How to conjugate contraer in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

contraer
to contract
irregular verb

Contraer means to contract, acquire, or develop something, often used in contexts related to diseases, obligations, or physical contractions.

How to conjugate contraer in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
contraía
Tú
contraías
Él / Ella / Usted
contraía
Nosotros / Nosotras
contraíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
contraíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
contraían

Examples of contraer in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo contraía deudas cuando era joven.
I used to incur debts when I was young.
Tú
Tú contraías muchas responsabilidades.
You used to take on many responsibilities.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella contraía una amistad con facilidad.
She used to form friendships easily.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros contraíamos compromisos frecuentes.
We used to make frequent commitments.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros contraíais muchas deudas entonces.
You all used to incur many debts back then.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos contraían obligaciones legales.
They used to incur legal obligations.

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Yo contraía deudas cuando era joven.

Other conjugations of contraer

All conjugations
Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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