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contratar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to hire, to contract

The imperfect conjugation of contratar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2078). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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

Example sentence

Antes yo contrataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to hire, to contract often.

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