How to conjugate contratar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

contratar
to hire
regular verb

Contratar means to hire or employ someone for a job or service. It is used in contexts related to employment, services, or agreements.

How to conjugate contratar 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
contrataba
contratabas
Él / Ella / Usted
contrataba
Nosotros / Nosotras
contratábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
contratabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
contrataban

Examples of contratar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo contrataba a nuevos empleados cada año.
I used to hire new employees every year.
Tú contratabas a los mejores candidatos.
You used to hire the best candidates.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella contrataba personal con experiencia.
She used to hire experienced staff.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros contratábamos más personal en verano.
We used to hire more staff in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros contratabais a muchos estudiantes.
You all used to hire many students.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos contrataban a varios empleados cada mes.
They used to hire several employees each month.

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Yo contrataba a nuevos empleados cada año.

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