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contratar
to hire
verb
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How to conjugate contratar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | contrato I hire / I am hiring | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contratas you hire / you are hiring | |
| él/ella | contrata he/she hires / he/she is hiring / you hire (formal) / you are hiring (formal) | |
| nosotros | contratamos we hire / we are hiring | |
| ellos/ellas | contratan they hire / they are hiring / you all hire / you all are hiring |
Preterite
| yo | contraté I hired | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contrataste you hired | |
| él/ella | contrató he/she hired / you hired (formal) | |
| nosotros | contratamos we hired | |
| ellos/ellas | contrataron they hired / you all hired |
Imperfect
| yo | contrataba I was hiring / I used to hire | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contratabas you were hiring / you used to hire | |
| él/ella | contrataba he/she was hiring / he/she used to hire / you were hiring (formal) / you used to hire (formal) | |
| nosotros | contratábamos we were hiring / we used to hire | |
| ellos/ellas | contrataban they were hiring / they used to hire / you all were hiring / you all used to hire |
Future
| yo | contrataré I will hire | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contratarás you will hire | |
| él/ella | contratará he/she will hire / you will hire (formal) | |
| nosotros | contrataremos we will hire | |
| ellos/ellas | contratarán they will hire / you all will hire |
In a sentence
La empresa contrató a cinco personas nuevas.
The company hired five new people.
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