Ella Verbsatraer to 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. Yo adds ig (atraigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (atraje), subjunctive, gerund (atrayendo) and past participle (atraído).

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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 |
How it’s built: Yo adds ig (atraigo); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Irregular stem atraj- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron; ellas/ellos drops the i (atrajeron).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Regular: stem atra- plus the -er endings.
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 |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund atrayendo.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive atraer.
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 |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atraer plus the future endings.
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 |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive atraer plus the conditional endings.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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 |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, atraigo (atraiga, atraigas, atraiga, atraigamos, atraigáis, atraigan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, atrajeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (atrajéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, atrajeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (atrajéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle atraído.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (atrae); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (atraiga, atraigamos, atraigan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (atraed).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no atraigas, no atraiga, no atraigamos, no atraigáis, no atraigan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Atraer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds ig (atraigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (atraje), subjunctive, gerund (atrayendo) and past participle (atraído).
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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