Contagiar means to transmit or spread a disease, emotion, or influence from one person or thing to another. It is used both literally and figuratively.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagio | Yo contagio a mis amigos con mi entusiasmo. I infect my friends with my enthusiasm. | |
| Tú | contagias | Tú contagias a todos con tu risa. You infect everyone with your laughter. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagia | Ella contagia su alegría a la clase. She infects the class with her joy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiamos | Nosotros contagiamos entusiasmo en el equipo. We infect the team with enthusiasm. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiáis | Vosotros contagiáis energía en la fiesta. You all infect the party with energy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagian | Ellos contagian su pasión por el deporte. They infect their passion for sports. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagié | Ayer contagié a mis amigos. Yesterday I infected my friends. | |
| Tú | contagiaste | Tú contagiaste a todos en la fiesta. You infected everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagió | Ella contagió a sus colegas rápidamente. She infected her colleagues quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiamos | Nosotros contagimos a la familia en Navidad. We infected the family at Christmas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiasteis | Vosotros contagiasteis a todos en la reunión. You all infected everyone at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiaron | Los niños contagieron a sus amigos. The children infected their friends. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagiaba | Yo contagIaba a mis amigos en la escuela. I used to infect my friends at school. | |
| Tú | contagiabas | Tú contagIabas a todos en la fiesta. You used to infect everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagiaba | Ella contagIaba a sus compañeros de trabajo. She used to infect her coworkers. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiábamos | Nosotros contagIábamos a los niños en la guardería. We used to infect the children at the daycare. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiabais | Vosotros contagIabais a todos en la clase. You all used to infect everyone in the class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiaban | Ellos contagIaban a sus amigos frecuentemente. They used to infect their friends frequently. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy contagiando | Estoy contagiando a mis amigos. I am infecting my friends. | |
| Tú | estás contagiando | Estás contagiando a todos en la oficina. You are infecting everyone in the office. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está contagiando | Ella está contagiando a sus compañeros. She is infecting her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos contagiando | Estamos contagiando a la comunidad. We are infecting the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis contagiando | Vosotros estáis contagiando a todos aquí. You all are infecting everyone here. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están contagiando | Ellos están contagiando a los niños. They are infecting the children. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a contagiar | Voy a contagiar a mis amigos. I am going to infect my friends. | |
| Tú | vas a contagiar | ¿Vas a contagiar a todos? Are you going to infect everyone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a contagiar | Ella va a contagiar a sus colegas. She is going to infect her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a contagiar | Vamos a contagiar a la familia. We are going to infect the family. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a contagiar | Vosotros vais a contagiar a todos. You all are going to infect everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a contagiar | Ellos van a contagiar a sus amigos. They are going to infect their friends. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagiaré | El virus contagiaré a muchas personas. The virus will infect many people. | |
| Tú | contagiarás | Tú contagiarás a tus amigos. You will infect your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagiará | Ella contagiará a sus colegas. She will infect her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiaremos | Nosotros contagiaremos a la comunidad. We will infect the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiaréis | Vosotros contagiaréis a todos. You all will infect everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiarán | Ellos contagiarán a sus familias. They will infect their families. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagiaría | Yo contagiaría la enfermedad si no tuviera cuidado. I would spread the disease if I weren't careful. | |
| Tú | contagiarías | Tú contagiarías a todos si no te aislas. You would spread it to everyone if you don't isolate yourself. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagiaría | Él contagiaría a sus amigos sin querer. He would infect his friends unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiaríamos | Nosotros contagiaríamos la noticia si la supiéramos. We would spread the news if we knew it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiaríais | Vosotros contagiaríais la gripe en invierno. You all would spread the flu in winter. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiarían | Ellos contagiarían la infección si no se cuidan. They would spread the infection if they don't take care. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he contagiado | Yo he contagiado a mis amigos. I have infected my friends. | |
| Tú | has contagiado | Tú has contagiado a todos en la oficina. You have infected everyone in the office. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha contagiado | Ella ha contagiado a su familia. She has infected her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos contagiado | Nosotros hemos contagiado a varios pacientes. We have infected several patients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis contagiado | Vosotros habéis contagiado a muchos amigos. You all have infected many friends. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han contagiado | Ellos han contagiado a sus colegas. They have infected their colleagues. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había contagiado | Yo había contagiado a mis amigos antes de saberlo. I had infected my friends before knowing it. | |
| Tú | habías contagiado | Tú habías contagiado a todos en la fiesta. You had infected everyone at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había contagiado | Ella había contagiado a su familia sin querer. She had infected her family unintentionally. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos contagiado | Nosotros habíamos contagiado a los pacientes antes de la cuarentena. We had infected the patients before the quarantine. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais contagiado | Vosotros habíais contagiado a todos en la escuela. You all had infected everyone at school. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían contagiado | Ellos habían contagiado a sus colegas en la oficina. They had infected their colleagues at the office. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré contagiado | Para entonces, ya habré contagiado a todos. By then, I will have infected everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás contagiado | Para mañana, habrás contagiado a tus amigos. By tomorrow, you will have infected your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá contagiado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá contagiado a todos. When you arrive, he will have already infected everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos contagiado | Para el fin de semana, habremos contagiado a la mayoría. By the weekend, we will have infected most. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis contagiado | Para entonces, habréis contagiado a todos en la fiesta. By then, you all will have infected everyone at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán contagiado | Para el próximo mes, habrán contagiado a muchas personas. By next month, they will have infected many people. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría contagiado | Yo habría contagiado a todos en la fiesta. I would have infected everyone at the party. | |
| Tú | habrías contagiado | Tú habrías contagiado a tus amigos. You would have infected your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría contagiado | Él habría contagiado a su familia. He would have infected his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos contagiado | Nosotros habríamos contagiado a todos en la reunión. We would have infected everyone at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais contagiado | Vosotros habríais contagiado a los vecinos. You all would have infected the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían contagiado | Ellos habrían contagiado a sus colegas. They would have infected their colleagues. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagie | Espero que yo contagie a todos con mi entusiasmo. I hope I infect everyone with my enthusiasm. | |
| Tú | contagies | Es importante que tú contagies tu energía. It's important that you infect your energy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagie | Es posible que ella contagie a sus amigos. It's possible that she infects her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiemos | Queremos que nosotros contagiemos alegría. We want us to spread joy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiéis | Espero que vosotros contagiéis entusiasmo. I hope that you all infect enthusiasm. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagien | Es importante que ellos contagien confianza. It's important that they spread confidence. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagiara | Esperaba que él contagiera a todos. I hoped that he would infect everyone. | |
| Tú | contagiaras | No creía que tú contagiaras a nadie. I didn't believe that you would infect anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagiara | Pensé que ella contagiera a su familia. I thought that she would infect her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros contagáramos la enfermedad. We wished that we would infect the disease. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiarais | No sabíamos que vosotros contagiarais a otros. We didn't know that you would infect others. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiaran | Era posible que ellos contagiaran a más personas. It was possible that they would infect more people. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagiare | Si te contagiare la gripe, te avisaré. If I catch the flu, I will inform you. | |
| Tú | contagiare | ¿Qué harás si contagiare la enfermedad? What will you do if you catch the disease? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contagiare | Es posible que contagiare a todos en la fiesta. It is possible that he will infect everyone at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiare | Nosotros contagiare a los visitantes si no tenemos cuidado. We will infect the visitors if we are not careful. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiare | ¿Contagiare vosotros a los vecinos con esa enfermedad? Will you infect the neighbors with that illness? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagiare | Es probable que contagiare a todos en el evento. They will probably infect everyone at the event. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya contagiado | Espero que haya contagiado a todos. I hope I have infected everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas contagiado | Es posible que hayas contagiado a alguien. It's possible that you have infected someone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya contagiado | Es probable que él haya contagiado a su familia. It's likely that he has infected his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos contagiado | Creemos que hayamos contagiado a varios pacientes. We believe that we have infected several patients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis contagiado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis contagiado a alguien. I'm not sure that you have infected anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan contagiado | Es posible que hayan contagiado a muchas personas. It's possible that they have infected many people. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera contagiado | Si hubiera contagiado a más personas, habría sido peor. If I had infected more people, it would have been worse. | |
| Tú | hubieras contagiado | Es posible que tú hubieras contagiado a alguien sin saber. Maybe you had infected someone unknowingly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera contagiado | Ella hubiera contagiado a todos en la oficina. She had infected everyone in the office. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos contagiado | Nosotros hubiéramos contagiado si no hubiéramos tomado precauciones. We would have infected if we hadn't taken precautions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais contagiado | Vosotros hubierais contagiado sin querer en la fiesta. You all had infected unintentionally at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran contagiado | Ellos hubieran contagiado a todos si no se hubieran cuidado. They would have infected everyone if they hadn't been careful. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere contagiado | Para entonces, ya hubiere contagiado a todos. By then, I will have already infected everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres contagiado | Si llegares tarde, ya hubieres contagiado a todos. If you arrive late, you will have already infected everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere contagiado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere contagiado a todos. When he arrives, he will have already infected everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos contagiado | Para entonces, ya hubiéremos contagiado a todos. By then, we will have already infected everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis contagiado | Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis contagiado a todos. When you all arrive, you will have already infected everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren contagiado | Para entonces, ya hubieren contagiado a todos. By then, they will have already infected everyone. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contagio | No se usa en imperativo para tú. It is not used in imperative for you. | |
| Tú | contagia | ¡Contagia la información a todos! Spread the information to everyone! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contague | Contague a sus amigos con cuidado. He/She/You (formal) spread it carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contagiemos | Contagiemos alegría en la fiesta. Let's spread joy at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contagiad | Contagiad entusiasmo en la reunión. Spread enthusiasm at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contagien | Contagien su entusiasmo a todos. They/You all spread their enthusiasm to everyone. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no contagie | No contagie a sus amigos. Don't infect your friends. | |
| Tú | no contagies | No contagies a nadie en la escuela. Don't infect anyone at school. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no contagie | Por favor, no contagie a los pacientes. Please, don't infect the patients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no contagiemos | No contagiemos a los demás sin querer. Let's not infect others unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no contagiéis | No contagiéis a los niños en la guardería. Don't infect the children in the nursery. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no contagien | Deben evitar que contagien a otros. They must prevent them from infecting others. |
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