Contorsionar means to twist or bend a part of the body or an object into unusual or awkward shapes. It is often used to describe physical movements or distortions.
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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 |
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Yo | me contorsiono | Yo me contorsiono por el dolor. I contort myself because of the pain. | |
Tú | te contorsionas | Tú te contorsionas al ver la película de miedo. You contort yourself when watching the scary movie. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se contorsiona | Ella se contorsiona durante el ejercicio. She contorts herself during the workout. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos contorsionamos | Nosotros nos contorsionamos por la risa. We contort ourselves from laughter. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os contorsionáis | Vosotros os contorsionáis en la clase de yoga. You all contort yourselves in the yoga class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se contorsionan | Ellos se contorsionan por el ejercicio intenso. They contort themselves from intense exercise. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsioné | Ayer me contorsioné durante el entrenamiento. Yesterday I contorted myself during the workout. | |
Tú | contorsionaste | Tú te contorsionaste para evitar el golpe. You contorted yourself to avoid the hit. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionó | Él se contorsionó por el dolor. He contorted himself because of the pain. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionamos | Nosotros nos contorsionamos en el baile. We contorted ourselves in the dance. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionasteis | Vosotros os contorsionasteis en la actuación. You all contorted yourselves during the performance. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionaron | Ellos se contorsionaron por la risa. They contorted themselves from laughter. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsionaba | Yo contorsionaba mi cuerpo en la clase de yoga. I was contorting my body in the yoga class. | |
Tú | contorsionabas | Tú contorsionabas para hacer el ejercicio difícil. You were contorting yourself to do the difficult exercise. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionaba | Ella contorsionaba sus manos por el dolor. She was contorting her hands because of the pain. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionábamos | Nosotros contorsionábamos en la competencia de baile. We were contorting ourselves in the dance competition. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionabais | Vosotros contorsionabais mucho en el espectáculo. You all were contorting a lot in the show. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionaban | Ellos contorsionaban sus cuerpos en el circo. They were contorting their bodies in the circus. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me estoy contorsionando | Me estoy contorsionando por el dolor. I am contorting myself because of the pain. | |
Tú | te estás contorsionando | Te estás contorsionando en medio de la clase. You are contorting yourself in the middle of the class. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se está contorsionando | Ella se está contorsionando por la incomodidad. She is contorting herself because of the discomfort. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos contorsionando | Nos estamos contorsionando por el ejercicio. We are contorting ourselves due to the exercise. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis contorsionando | Vosotros os estáis contorsionando en el yoga. You all are contorting yourselves in yoga. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están contorsionando | Ellos se están contorsionando por la tensión. They are contorting themselves because of the tension. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me voy a contorsionar | Me voy a contorsionar en el yoga. I am going to contort myself in yoga. | |
Tú | te vas a contorsionar | Tú vas a contorsionar en la clase de danza. You are going to contort yourself in the dance class. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se va a contorsionar | Él se va a contorsionar durante la actuación. He is going to contort himself during the performance. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a contorsionar | Nosotros nos vamos a contorsionar en el espectáculo. We are going to contort ourselves in the show. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a contorsionar | Vosotros os vais a contorsionar en la clase de teatro. You all are going to contort yourselves in the theater class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a contorsionar | Ellos se van a contorsionar en la competencia. They are going to contort themselves in the competition. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsionaré | Yo me contorsionaré en la clase de yoga. I will contort myself in the yoga class. | |
Tú | contorsionarás | Tú te contorsionarás durante el entrenamiento. You will contort yourself during the workout. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionará | Ella se contorsionará en la actuación. She will contort herself in the performance. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionaremos | Nosotros nos contorsionaremos en la clase de danza. We will contort ourselves in the dance class. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionaréis | Vosotros os contorsionaréis en la competencia. You all will contort yourselves in the competition. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionarán | Ellos se contorsionarán en la obra de teatro. They will contort themselves in the play. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsionaría | Yo me contorsionaría si tuviera dolor. I would contort myself if I had pain. | |
Tú | contorsionarías | Tú te contorsionarías para evitar el dolor. You would contort yourself to avoid the pain. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionaría | Él se contorsionaría en esa situación. He would contort himself in that situation. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionaríamos | Nosotros nos contorsionaríamos si fuera necesario. We would contort ourselves if necessary. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionaríais | Vosotros os contorsionaríais para impresionar. You all would contort yourselves to impress. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionarían | Ellos se contorsionarían en esa competencia. They would contort themselves in that competition. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me he contorsionado | Me he contorsionado la espalda hoy. I have contorted my back today. | |
Tú | te has contorsionado | ¿Te has contorsionado alguna vez? Have you ever contorted yourself? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se ha contorsionado | Él se ha contorsionado durante el entrenamiento. He has contorted himself during the workout. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos contorsionado | Nos hemos contorsionado intentando arreglarlo. We have contorted ourselves trying to fix it. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis contorsionado | ¿Os habéis contorsionado en el yoga? Have you all contorted yourselves in yoga? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han contorsionado | Se han contorsionado por el dolor. They have contorted themselves because of the pain. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me había contorsionado | Me había contorsionado después del entrenamiento. I had contorted myself after the training. | |
Tú | te habías contorsionado | Te habías contorsionado durante el accidente. You had contorted yourself during the accident. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se había contorsionado | Se había contorsionado por el dolor. He/She had contorted himself/herself because of the pain. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habíamos contorsionado | Nos habíamos contorsionado en la clase de yoga. We had contorted ourselves in the yoga class. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os habíais contorsionado | Os habíais contorsionado en la competencia. You all had contorted yourselves in the competition. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habían contorsionado | Se habían contorsionado por el ejercicio intenso. They had contorted themselves due to the intense exercise. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me habré contorsionado | Para entonces, me habré contorsionado mucho. By then, I will have contorted myself a lot. | |
Tú | te habrás contorsionado | Seguramente te habrás contorsionado en la clase. Surely, you will have contorted yourself in class. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se habrá contorsionado | Ella se habrá contorsionado antes del entrenamiento. She will have contorted herself before the training. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habremos contorsionado | Nosotros nos habremos contorsionado mucho en la actuación. We will have contorted ourselves a lot in the performance. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os habréis contorsionado | Vosotros os habréis contorsionado en el yoga. You all will have contorted yourselves in yoga. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrán contorsionado | Ellos se habrán contorsionado antes de la competencia. They will have contorted themselves before the competition. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me habría contorsionado | Me habría contorsionado si hubiera visto eso. I would have contorted myself if I had seen that. | |
Tú | te habrías contorsionado | Tú te habrías contorsionado con esa noticia. You would have contorted yourself with that news. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se habría contorsionado | Él se habría contorsionado por el dolor. He would have contorted himself from the pain. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos contorsionado | Nosotros nos habríamos contorsionado si hubiéramos visto eso. We would have contorted ourselves if we had seen that. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais contorsionado | Vosotros os habríais contorsionado con esa noticia. You all would have contorted yourselves with that news. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían contorsionado | Ellos se habrían contorsionado por la sorpresa. They would have contorted themselves from the surprise. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsione | Espero que yo contorsione bien el tobillo. I hope I twist my ankle well. | |
Tú | contorsiones | Es importante que tú contorsiones la espalda correctamente. It's important that you twist your back correctly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsione | Es posible que él contorsione la pierna. It's possible that he twists his leg. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionemos | Queremos que nosotros contorsionemos los músculos. We want us to stretch the muscles. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionéis | Es necesario que vosotros contorsionéis el cuerpo. It's necessary that you all twist your bodies. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionen | Dudo que ellos contorsionen en la competencia. I doubt that they twist in the competition. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsionara | Esperaba que él contorsionara la cuerda. I hoped that he would contort the rope. | |
Tú | contorsionaras | Dudaba que tú contorsionaras la figura. I doubted that you would contort the figure. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionara | No creía que ella contorsionara el cuerpo así. I didn't believe that she would contort her body like that. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionáramos | Queríamos que nosotros contorsionáramos las ramas. We wanted us to contort the branches. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionarais | Era posible que vosotros contorsionarais el material. It was possible that you all would contort the material. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionaran | No pensaba que ellos contorsionaran la estructura. I didn't think that they would contort the structure. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsionare | Si te lesionares, te contorsionare el tobillo. If you get injured, I will twist your ankle. | |
Tú | contorsionares | Cuando te lesionares, te contorsionares el brazo. When you get injured, you will twist your arm. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsionare | Si ella se lesionare, se contorsionare la pierna. If she gets injured, she will twist her leg. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionáremos | Si nos lesionáremos, nos contorsionáremos la espalda. If we get injured, we will twist our back. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionareis | En caso de lesionaros, os contorsionareis el cuello. In case you get injured, you will twist your neck. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionaren | Si se lesionaren, se contorsionaren las manos. If they get injured, they will twist their hands. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya contorsionado | Espero que haya contorsionado bien su tobillo. I hope he has twisted his ankle well. | |
Tú | hayas contorsionado | Es posible que hayas contorsionado tu espalda. It's possible that you have twisted your back. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya contorsionado | Es importante que él haya contorsionado el músculo. It's important that he has twisted the muscle. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos contorsionado | Nos alegra que hayamos contorsionado menos ayer. We are glad that we have twisted less yesterday. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis contorsionado | No creo que hayáis contorsionado tanto. I don't think that you have twisted so much. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan contorsionado | Me sorprende que hayan contorsionado esa parte. I'm surprised that they have twisted that part. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera contorsionado | Esperaba que hubiera contorsionado mejor. I hoped that I had contorted better. | |
Tú | hubieras contorsionado | No creía que hubieras contorsionado tanto. I didn't think you had contorted so much. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera contorsionado | Pensaba que él hubiera contorsionado antes. I thought that he had contorted before. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos contorsionado | Si hubiéramos contorsionado, habría sido impresionante. If we had contorted, it would have been impressive. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais contorsionado | Me sorprendió que vosotros hubierais contorsionado tanto. It surprised me that you all had contorted so much. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran contorsionado | No creía que ellos hubieran contorsionado así. I didn't believe that they had contorted like that. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | me hubiere contorsionado | Para entonces, ya me hubiere contorsionado mucho. By then, I will have contorted myself a lot. | |
Tú | te hubieres contorsionado | Es posible que te hubieres contorsionado en la competencia. You might have contorted yourself in the competition. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se hubiere contorsionado | Es probable que se hubiere contorsionado durante el ejercicio. He/She/You formal will have contorted himself/herself during the exercise. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hubiéremos contorsionado | Para mañana, nos hubiéremos contorsionado mucho. By tomorrow, we will have contorted ourselves a lot. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os hubiereis contorsionado | Quizá os hubiereis contorsionado en la clase de yoga. Maybe you all will have contorted yourselves in the yoga class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se hubieren contorsionado | Es posible que se hubieren contorsionado en la competencia. They/You all formal will have contorted themselves in the competition. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | contorsiona | Contorsiona la pierna con cuidado. Contort your leg carefully. | |
Tú | contorsiona | Contorsiona el cuerpo para el ejercicio. Contort your body for the exercise. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | contorsione | Contorsione la mano si duele. Contort your hand if it hurts. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | contorsionemos | Contorsionemos los músculos antes de correr. Let's contort the muscles before running. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | contorsionad | Contorsionad el cuerpo lentamente. Contort your bodies slowly. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | contorsionen | Contorsionen las articulaciones con cuidado. Contort the joints carefully. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no me contorsiones | No me contorsiones durante el ejercicio. Don't contort yourself during the exercise. | |
Tú | no te contorsiones | No te contorsiones al levantar peso. Don't contort yourself when lifting weight. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no se contorsione | Por favor, no se contorsione en esa posición. Please, don't contort yourself in that position. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos contorsionemos | No nos contorsionemos al bailar. Let's not contort ourselves while dancing. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no os contorsionéis | No os contorsionéis durante la clase de yoga. Don't contort yourselves during yoga class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se contorsionen | No se contorsionen en esa postura. Don't contort yourselves in that posture. |
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