-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate retractar in Spanish

to retract

retractar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1715 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El político se retractó de sus declaraciones polémicas." (The politician retracted his controversial statements.). 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 retracto
retractas
él/ella/Ud. retracta
nosotros retractamos
vosotros retractáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retractan
Example

No me retracto de lo que dije.

I do not retract what I said.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retracté
retractaste
él/ella/Ud. retractó
nosotros retractamos
vosotros retractasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retractaron
Example

Ayer yo retracté.

Yesterday I retract.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retractaba
retractabas
él/ella/Ud. retractaba
nosotros retractábamos
vosotros retractabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retractaban
Example

Antes yo retractaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to retract often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retractaré
retractarás
él/ella/Ud. retractará
nosotros retractaremos
vosotros retractaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retractarán
Example

Mañana yo retractaré.

Tomorrow I will retract.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retractaría
retractarías
él/ella/Ud. retractaría
nosotros retractaríamos
vosotros retractaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retractarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo retractaría.

If I could, I would retract.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo retracte
retractes
él/ella/Ud. retracte
nosotros retractemos
vosotros retractéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. retracten
Example

Espero que tú retractes.

I hope that you retract.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
retracta
él/ella/Ud. retracte
nosotros retractemos
vosotros retractad
ellos/ellas/Uds. retracten
Example

¡Retracta!

Retract!

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