How to conjugate Contemplar in Spanish
To contemplate Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Contemplar
- Contemplar in the Indicative Present
- Contemplar in the Indicative Preterite
- Contemplar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Contemplar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Contemplar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Contemplar in the Indicative Future
- Contemplar in the Indicative Conditional
- Contemplar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Contemplar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Contemplar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Contemplar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Contemplar
- Imperative tenses of Contemplar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Contemplar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Contemplar is the Spanish verb for "to contemplate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | contemplar | to contemplate |
| Past participle | contemplado | contemplated |
| Gerund | contemplando | contemplating |
Indicative Tenses of Contemplar
Contemplar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of contemplar 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, "contemplo", meaning "I contemplate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplo | I contemplate |
| Tú | contemplas | you contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contempla | s/he contemplates, you (formal) contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplamos | we contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contempláis | you (plural) contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplan | they contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of contemplar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "contemplé", meaning "I contemplated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplé | I contemplated |
| Tú | contemplaste | you contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contempló | s/he contemplated, you (formal) contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplamos | we contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplasteis | you (plural) contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplaron | they contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of contemplar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "contemplaba", meaning "I used to contemplate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplaba | I used to contemplate |
| Tú | contemplabas | you used to contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemplaba | s/he used to contemplate, you (formal) used to contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplábamos | we used to contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplabais | you (plural) used to contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplaban | they used to contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of contemplar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy contemplando", meaning "I am contemplating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy contemplando | I am contemplating |
| Tú | estás contemplando | you are contemplating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está contemplando | s/he is contemplating, you (formal) are contemplating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos contemplando | we are contemplating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis contemplando | you (plural) are contemplating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están contemplando | they are contemplating, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of contemplar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a contemplar", meaning "I am going to contemplate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a contemplar | I am going to contemplate |
| Tú | vas a contemplar | you are going to contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a contemplar | s/he is going to contemplate, you (formal) are going to contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a contemplar | we are going to contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a contemplar | you (plural) are going to contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a contemplar | they are going to contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of contemplar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "contemplaré", meaning "I will contemplate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplaré | I will contemplate |
| Tú | contemplarás | you will contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemplará | s/he will contemplate, you (formal) will contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplaremos | we will contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplaréis | you (plural) will contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplarán | they will contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of contemplar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "contemplaría", meaning "I would contemplate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplaría | I would contemplate |
| Tú | contemplarías | you would contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemplaría | s/he would contemplate, you (formal) would contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplaríamos | we would contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplaríais | you (plural) would contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplarían | they would contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of contemplar 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 contemplado", meaning "I have contemplated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he contemplado | I have contemplated |
| Tú | has contemplado | you have contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha contemplado | s/he has contemplated, you (formal) have contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos contemplado | we have contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis contemplado | you (plural) have contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han contemplado | they have contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of contemplar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había contemplado", meaning "I had contemplated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había contemplado | I had contemplated |
| Tú | habías contemplado | you had contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había contemplado | s/he had contemplated, you (formal) had contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos contemplado | we had contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais contemplado | you (plural) had contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían contemplado | they had contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of contemplar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré contemplado", meaning "I will have contemplated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré contemplado | I will have contemplated |
| Tú | habrás contemplado | you will have contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá contemplado | s/he will have contemplated, you (formal) will have contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos contemplado | we will have contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis contemplado | you (plural) will have contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán contemplado | they will have contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of contemplar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría contemplado", meaning "I would have contemplated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría contemplado | I would have contemplated |
| Tú | habrías contemplado | you would have contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría contemplado | s/he would have contemplated, you (formal) would have contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos contemplado | we would have contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais contemplado | you (plural) would have contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían contemplado | they would have contemplated, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Contemplar
Contemplar in the Subjunctive Present
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, "contemple", meaning "I contemplate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemple | I contemplate |
| Tú | contemples | you contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemple | s/he contemplates, you (formal) contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplemos | we contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contempléis | you (plural) contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplen | they contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, "contemplara", meaning "I contemplated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplara | I contemplated |
| Tú | contemplaras | you contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemplara | s/he contemplated, you (formal) contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contempláramos | we contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplarais | you (plural) contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplaran | they contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "contemplare", meaning "I will contemplate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | contemplare | I will contemplate |
| Tú | contemplares | you will contemplate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemplare | s/he will contemplate, you (formal) will contemplate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contempláremos | we will contemplate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplareis | you (plural) will contemplate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplaren | they will contemplate, |
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Contemplar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 contemplado", meaning "I have contemplated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya contemplado | I have contemplated |
| Tú | hayas contemplado | you have contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya contemplado | s/he has contemplated, you (formal) have contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos contemplado | we have contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis contemplado | you (plural) have contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan contemplado | they have contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 contemplado", meaning "I had contemplated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera contemplado | I had contemplated |
| Tú | hubieras contemplado | you had contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera contemplado | s/he had contemplated, you (formal) had contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos contemplado | we had contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais contemplado | you (plural) had contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran contemplado | they had contemplated, |
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Contemplar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 contemplado", meaning "I will have contemplated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere contemplado | I will have contemplated |
| Tú | hubieres contemplado | you will have contemplated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere contemplado | s/he will have contemplated, you (formal) will have contemplated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos contemplado | we will have contemplated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis contemplado | you (plural) will have contemplated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren contemplado | they will have contemplated, |
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Imperative Tenses of Contemplar
Contemplar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "contemple", meaning "(to you formal) contemplate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | contempla | (to you) contemplate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | contemple | (to you formal) contemplate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | contemplemos | let's contemplate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | contemplad | (to you plural) contemplate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | contemplen | (to you plural formal) contemplate! |
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Contemplar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no contemple", meaning "(to you formal) don't contemplate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no contemples | (to you) don't contemplate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no contemple | (to you formal) don't contemplate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no contemplemos | let's not contemplate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no contempléis | (to you plural) don't contemplate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no contemplen | (to you plural formal) don't contemplate! |
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