Contentar means to please or satisfy someone. It is used when referring to making someone happy or content.
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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 | contento | Yo contento con los resultados. I am happy with the results. | |
| Tú | contentas | Tú contentas a tus amigos. You make your friends happy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contenta | Ella contenta con su trabajo. She is happy with her job. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentamos | Nosotros contentamos a los clientes. We satisfy the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentáis | Vosotros contentáis a la familia. You all make the family happy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentan | Ellos contentan a sus amigos. They make their friends happy. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contenté | Ayer me contenté con poco. Yesterday I was satisfied with little. | |
| Tú | contentaste | Tú te contentaste con el regalo. You were satisfied with the gift. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentó | Él se contentó con el resultado. He was satisfied with the result. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentamos | Nosotros nos contentamos con poco. We were satisfied with little. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentasteis | Vosotros os contentasteis con la noticia. You all were satisfied with the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentaron | Ellos se contentaron con el resultado. They were satisfied with the outcome. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contentaba | Yo contentaba a mis amigos siempre. I used to please my friends always. | |
| Tú | contentabas | Tú contentabas a tus padres con tu comportamiento. You used to please your parents with your behavior. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentaba | Ella contentaba a su hermana con regalos. She used to please her sister with gifts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentábamos | Nosotros contentábamos a los clientes regularmente. We used to please the clients regularly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentabais | Vosotros contentabais a los vecinos con ayuda. You all used to please the neighbors with help. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentaban | Ellos contentaban a todos en la fiesta. They used to please everyone at the party. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy contentando | Estoy contentando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am pleasing my friends right now. | |
| Tú | estás contentando | ¿Estás contentando a tu familia? Are you pleasing your family? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está contentando | Ella está contentando a todos en la fiesta. She is pleasing everyone at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos contentando | Estamos contentando a los clientes ahora. We are pleasing the clients now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis contentando | Vosotros estáis contentando a los invitados. You all are pleasing the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están contentando | Ellos están contentando a los niños en el parque. They are pleasing the children in the park. |
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 contentar | Voy a contentar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to please my friend tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a contentar | ¿Vas a contentar a tu hermana hoy? Are you going to please your sister today? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a contentar | Ella va a contentar a su jefe pronto. She is going to please her boss soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a contentar | Vamos a contentar a los clientes mañana. We are going to please the clients tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a contentar | Vosotros vais a contentar a los profesores. You all are going to please the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a contentar | Ellos van a contentar a los invitados. They are going to please the guests. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contentaré | Yo contentaré a todos mañana. I will please everyone tomorrow. | |
| Tú | contentarás | Tú contentarás a tu jefe pronto. You will please your boss soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentará | Él contentará a su familia con buenas noticias. He will please his family with good news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentaremos | Nosotros contentaremos a los clientes con el servicio. We will please the clients with the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentaréis | Vosotros contentaréis a todos en la fiesta. You all will please everyone at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentarán | Ellos contentarán a los invitados con regalos. They will please the guests with gifts. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contentaría | Yo contentaría a mis amigos si pudiera. I would please my friends if I could. | |
| Tú | contentarías | Tú contentarías a todos con esa decisión. You would please everyone with that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentaría | Ella contentaría a su familia con buenas noticias. She would please her family with good news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentaríamos | Nosotros contentaríamos a los clientes si mejoramos el servicio. We would please the customers if we improve the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentaríais | Vosotros contentaríais a todos con esa oferta. You all would please everyone with that offer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentarían | Ellos contentarían a los invitados con una fiesta. They would please the guests with a party. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he contentado | Me he contentado con el resultado. I have been pleased with the result. | |
| Tú | te has contentado | ¿Te has contentado con la noticia? Have you been pleased with the news? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha contentado | Él se ha contentado con el regalo. He has been pleased with the gift. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos contentado | Nos hemos contentado con el esfuerzo. We have been pleased with the effort. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis contentado | ¿Os habéis contentado con la decisión? Have you all been pleased with the decision? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han contentado | Se han contentado con el resultado final. They have been pleased with the final result. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había contentado | Yo había contentado a mis amigos antes de irme. I had pleased my friends before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías contentado | Tú habías contentado a todos con tu discurso. You had pleased everyone with your speech. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había contentado | Ella había contentado a su familia con la noticia. She had pleased her family with the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos contentado | Nosotros habíamos contentado a los clientes antes del cierre. We had pleased the clients before the closing. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais contentado | Vosotros habíais contentado a todos en la fiesta. You all had pleased everyone at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían contentado | Ellos habían contentado a los profesores con su trabajo. They had pleased the teachers with their work. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré contentado | Para entonces, ya habré contentado a todos. By then, I will have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás contentado | Cuando llegues, habrás contentado a tu jefe. When you arrive, you will have pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá contentado | Él habrá contentado a sus padres para entonces. He will have pleased his parents by then. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos contentado | Nosotros habremos contentado a todos antes del evento. We will have pleased everyone before the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis contentado | Vosotros habréis contentado a los invitados. You all will have pleased the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán contentado | Ellos habrán contentado a los clientes para entonces. They will have pleased the clients by then. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría contentado | Yo habría contentado a mi amigo. I would have pleased my friend. | |
| Tú | habrías contentado | Tú habrías contentado a tu hermana. You would have pleased your sister. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría contentado | Él habría contentado a su jefe. He would have pleased his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos contentado | Nosotros habríamos contentado a los invitados. We would have pleased the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais contentado | Vosotros habríais contentado a los clientes. You all would have pleased the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían contentado | Ellos habrían contentado a los niños. They would have pleased the children. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contento | Espero que yo contento con el resultado. I hope that I am happy with the result. | |
| Tú | contentes | Es importante que tú contentes a todos. It's important that you please everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contento | Me alegra que él contento con la decisión. I'm glad that he is happy with the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentemos | Queremos que nosotros contentemos a todos. We want to please everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentéis | Es necesario que vosotros contentéis a los clientes. It's necessary that you please the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contenten | Es bueno que ellos contenten a sus padres. It's good that they please their parents. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contentara | Esperaba que él contentara a todos. I hoped that he would please everyone. | |
| Tú | contentaras | Querías que tú contentaras a tus padres. You wanted to please your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentara | Era importante que ella contentara a su jefe. It was important that she pleased her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentáramos | Deseábamos que nosotros contentáramos a todos. We wished that we pleased everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentarais | Esperabais que vosotros contentarais a la familia. You all hoped that you would please the family. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentaran | Querían que ellos contentaran a los invitados. They wanted them to please the guests. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contentare | Si me contentare, te lo diré. If I am content, I will tell you. | |
| Tú | contentares | Cuando te contentares, celebraré contigo. When you are content, I will celebrate with you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contentare | Si ella contentare, será feliz. If she is content, she will be happy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentáremos | Cuando nos contentáremos, descansaremos. When we are content, we will rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentareis | Si vosotros contentareis, os lo diré. If you all are content, I will tell you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contentaren | Si ellos contentaren, celebrarán juntos. If they are content, they will celebrate together. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya contentado | Espero que haya contentado a todos. I hope I have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas contentado | Es posible que hayas contentado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya contentado | Es bueno que él haya contentado a su familia. It's good that he has pleased his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos contentado | Esperamos que hayamos contentado a todos. We hope we have pleased everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis contentado | Me alegra que hayáis contentado a los clientes. I'm glad that you all have pleased the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan contentado | Es importante que hayan contentado a los invitados. It's important that they have pleased the guests. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera contentado | Si hubiera contentado a todos, sería feliz. If I had pleased everyone, I would be happy. | |
| Tú | hubieras contentado | Si hubieras contentado a tus padres, estarías tranquilo. If you had pleased your parents, you would be calm. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera contentado | Si ella hubiera contentado a su jefe, habría conseguido el trabajo. If she had pleased her boss, she would have gotten the job. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos contentado | Si hubiéramos contentado a todos, la reunión habría sido un éxito. If we had pleased everyone, the meeting would have been a success. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais contentado | Si hubierais contentado a los clientes, habríais ganado más ventas. If you had pleased the clients, you would have gained more sales. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran contentado | Si hubieran contentado a los invitados, la fiesta habría sido perfecta. If they had pleased the guests, the party would have been perfect. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya contentado | Espero que haya contentado a todos. I hope I have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas contentado | Es posible que hayas contentado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya contentado | Quizá haya contentado a sus padres. Perhaps he has pleased his parents. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos contentado | Es probable que hayamos contentado a todos. It's likely that we have pleased everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis contentado | ¿Crees que hayáis contentado a todos? Do you think you have pleased everyone? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan contentado | Es posible que hayan contentado a los clientes. It's possible that they have pleased the clients. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | contento | No descontentes a tus amigos. Don't upset your friends. | |
| Tú | contenta | Contenta a tu hermana con regalos. Make your sister happy with gifts. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | contenta | Contenta a la audiencia con tu discurso. Please make the audience happy with your speech. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | contentemos | Contentemos a los clientes con buen servicio. Let's satisfy the customers with good service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | contentad | Contentad a los niños con juegos. Make the children happy with games. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contenten | Contenten a los invitados con buena comida. Please satisfy the guests with good food. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no contente | No contente a tu hermano con esas palabras. Don't upset your brother with those words. | |
| Tú | no contentes | No contentes a tu hermana con esa actitud. Don't upset your sister with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no contente | No contente a su jefe con esas excusas. Don't upset your boss with those excuses. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no contentemos | No contentemos a los clientes con mal servicio. Let's not upset the clients with poor service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no contentéis | No contentéis a los niños con promesas vacías. Don't upset the children with empty promises. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no contenten | No contenten a los invitados con malas noticias. Don't upset the guests with bad news. |
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