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.
retractar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to retract · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | retracto |
| tú | retractas |
| él/ella/Ud. | retracta |
| nosotros | retractamos |
| vosotros | retractáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retractan |
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 |
| tú | retractaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | retractó |
| nosotros | retractamos |
| vosotros | retractasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retractaron |
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 |
| tú | retractabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | retractaba |
| nosotros | retractábamos |
| vosotros | retractabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retractaban |
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 |
| tú | retractarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | retractará |
| nosotros | retractaremos |
| vosotros | retractaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retractarán |
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 |
| tú | retractarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | retractaría |
| nosotros | retractaríamos |
| vosotros | retractaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retractarían |
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 |
| tú | retractes |
| él/ella/Ud. | retracte |
| nosotros | retractemos |
| vosotros | retractéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retracten |
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 | - |
| tú | retracta |
| él/ella/Ud. | retracte |
| nosotros | retractemos |
| vosotros | retractad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | retracten |
¡Retracta!
Retract!
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Example sentences
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El político se retractó de sus declaraciones polémicas.
The politician retracted his controversial statements.
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No me retracto de lo que dije.
I do not retract what I said.
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La empresa tuvo que retractarse públicamente.
The company had to publicly retract its statement.
Common phrases with retractar
- retractarse de lo dicho to take back what was said
- retractarse públicamente to publicly retract
- negarse a retractarse to refuse to retract