Ella VerbsTo attract, to lure, to entice Irregular Verb
At a glance: Atraer (to attract, to lure, to entice) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: atraigo, atraes, atrae, atraemos, atraéis, atraen. Its irregularities include: Add ig for yo in the present indicative (also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add j in the indicative preterite (which also affects subjunctive imperfect) and I changes to í in the past participle and add y to the gerundio.
Atraer is the Spanish verb for "to attract, to lure, to entice". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to atraer include: seducir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | atraer | to attract, to lure, to entice |
| Past participle | atraído | attracted |
| Gerund | atrayendo | attracting |
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The Indicative Present of atraer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "atraigo", meaning "I attract".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraigo | I attract |
| Tú | atraes | you attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrae | s/he attracts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraemos | we attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraéis | you (plural) attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraen | they attract |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of atraer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "atraje", meaning "I attracted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraje | I attracted |
| Tú | atrajiste | you attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrajo | s/he attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrajimos | we attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrajisteis | you (plural) attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrajeron | they attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of atraer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "atraía", meaning "I used to attract".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraía | I used to attract |
| Tú | atraías | you used to attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraía | s/he used to attract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraíamos | we used to attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraíais | you (plural) used to attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraían | they used to attract |
The Indicative Present Continuous of atraer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy atrayendo", meaning "I am attracting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy atrayendo | I am attracting |
| Tú | estás atrayendo | you are attracting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está atrayendo | s/he is attracting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos atrayendo | we are attracting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis atrayendo | you (plural) are attracting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están atrayendo | they are attracting |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Informal Future of atraer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a atraer", meaning "I am going to attract".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a atraer | I am going to attract |
| Tú | vas a atraer | you are going to attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a atraer | s/he is going to attract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a atraer | we are going to attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a atraer | you (plural) are going to attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a atraer | they are going to attract |
The Indicative Future of atraer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "atraeré", meaning "I will attract".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraeré | I will attract |
| Tú | atraerás | you will attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraerá | s/he will attract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraeremos | we will attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraeréis | you (plural) will attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraerán | they will attract |
The Indicative Conditional of atraer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "atraería", meaning "I would attract".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraería | I would attract |
| Tú | atraerías | you would attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraería | s/he would attract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraeríamos | we would attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraeríais | you (plural) would attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraerían | they would attract |
The Indicative Present Perfect of atraer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he atraído", meaning "I have attracted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he atraído | I have attracted |
| Tú | has atraído | you have attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha atraído | s/he has attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos atraído | we have attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis atraído | you (plural) have attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han atraído | they have attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Past Perfect of atraer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había atraído", meaning "I had attracted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había atraído | I had attracted |
| Tú | habías atraído | you had attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había atraído | s/he had attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos atraído | we had attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais atraído | you (plural) had attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían atraído | they had attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Future Perfect of atraer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré atraído", meaning "I will have attracted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré atraído | I will have attracted |
| Tú | habrás atraído | you will have attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá atraído | s/he will have attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos atraído | we will have attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis atraído | you (plural) will have attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán atraído | they will have attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of atraer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría atraído", meaning "I would have attracted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría atraído | I would have attracted |
| Tú | habrías atraído | you would have attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría atraído | s/he would have attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos atraído | we would have attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais atraído | you (plural) would have attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían atraído | they would have attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "atraiga", meaning "I attract".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atraiga | I attract |
| Tú | atraigas | you attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraiga | s/he attracts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraigamos | we attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraigáis | you (plural) attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraigan | they attract |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "atrajera", meaning "I attracted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrajera | I attracted |
| Tú | atrajeras | you attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrajera | s/he attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrajéramos | we attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrajerais | you (plural) attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrajeran | they attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "atrajere", meaning "I will attract".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | atrajere | I will attract |
| Tú | atrajeres | you will attract |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atrajere | s/he will attract |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atrajéremos | we will attract |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atrajereis | you (plural) will attract |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atrajeren | they will attract |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya atraído", meaning "I have attracted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya atraído | I have attracted |
| Tú | hayas atraído | you have attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya atraído | s/he has attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos atraído | we have attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis atraído | you (plural) have attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan atraído | they have attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera atraído", meaning "I had attracted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera atraído | I had attracted |
| Tú | hubieras atraído | you had attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera atraído | s/he had attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos atraído | we had attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais atraído | you (plural) had attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran atraído | they had attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere atraído", meaning "I will have attracted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere atraído | I will have attracted |
| Tú | hubieres atraído | you will have attracted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere atraído | s/he will have attracted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos atraído | we will have attracted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis atraído | you (plural) will have attracted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren atraído | they will have attracted |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "atraiga", meaning "(to you formal) attract!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | atrae | (to you) attract! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | atraiga | (to you formal) attract! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | atraigamos | let's attract! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | atraed | (to you plural) attract! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | atraigan | (to you plural formal) attract! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no atraiga", meaning "(to you formal) don't attract!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no atraigas | (to you) don't attract! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no atraiga | (to you formal) don't attract! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no atraigamos | let's not attract! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no atraigáis | (to you plural) don't attract! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no atraigan | (to you plural formal) don't attract! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Atraer is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add ig for yo in the present indicative (also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add j in the indicative preterite (which also affects subjunctive imperfect) and I changes to í in the past participle and add y to the gerundio.
In the present tense (presente), atraer is conjugated as: yo atraigo, tú atraes, él/ella/usted atrae, nosotros atraemos, vosotros atraéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), atraer is conjugated as: yo atraje, tú atrajiste, él/ella/usted atrajo, nosotros atrajimos, vosotros atrajisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atrajeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), atraer is conjugated as: yo atraía, tú atraías, él/ella/usted atraía, nosotros atraíamos, vosotros atraíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), atraer is conjugated as: yo atraeré, tú atraerás, él/ella/usted atraerá, nosotros atraeremos, vosotros atraeréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), atraer is conjugated as: yo atraiga, tú atraigas, él/ella/usted atraiga, nosotros atraigamos, vosotros atraigáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes atraigan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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