-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate contratar in Spanish

to hire, to contract

contratar is a regular -ar verb ranked #2078 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Contrataron a veinte nuevos empleados." (They hired twenty new employees.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contrato
contratas
él/ella/Ud. contrata
nosotros contratamos
vosotros contratáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. contratan
Example

Yo contrato todos los días.

I hire, to contract every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contraté
contrataste
él/ella/Ud. contrató
nosotros contratamos
vosotros contratasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. contrataron
Example

Contrataron a veinte nuevos empleados.

They hired twenty new employees.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contrataba
contrataba s
él/ella/Ud. contrataba
nosotros contratábamos
vosotros contratavais
ellos/ellas/Uds. contrataban
Example

Antes yo contrataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to hire, to contract often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contrataré
contratarás
él/ella/Ud. contratará
nosotros contrataremos
vosotros contrataréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. contratarán
Example

Mañana yo contrataré.

Tomorrow I will hire, to contract.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contrataría
contratarías
él/ella/Ud. contrataría
nosotros contrataríamos
vosotros contrataríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. contratarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo contrataría.

If I could, I would hire, to contract.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo contrate
contrates
él/ella/Ud. contrate
nosotros contratemos
vosotros contrateís
ellos/ellas/Uds. contraten
Example

Espero que tú contrates.

I hope that you hire, to contract.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
contrata
él/ella/Ud. contrate
nosotros contratemos
vosotros contratad
ellos/ellas/Uds. contraten
Example

¡Contrata!

Hire, to contract!

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