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Contratar (to hire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of contratar (to hire) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Contratar (to hire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 38: Entrevista de trabajo (Job interview)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Contratar (to hire) Contratando (Hiring) Contratado (Hired)

Contratar (to hire): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) contrato I hire
(tú) contratas You hire
(él/ella) contrata he/she hires
(nosotros/nosotras) contratamos we hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratáis You hire
(ellos/ellas) contratan they hire

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he contratado I have hired
(tú) has contratado You have hired
(él/ella) ha contratado he/she has hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos contratado We have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis contratado You have hired
(ellos/ellas) han contratado They have hired

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) contrate I hire
(tú) contrates You hire
(él/ella) contrate he/she hires
(nosotros/nosotras) contratemos we hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratéis You hire
(ellos/ellas) contraten they hire

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya contratado I have hired
(tú) hayas contratado you have hired
(él/ella) haya contratado he/she has hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos contratado we have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis contratado You have hired
(ellos/ellas) hayan contratado they have hired

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataba I used to hire
(tú) contratabas You used to hire
(él/ella) contrataba he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratábamos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratabais you were hiring
(ellos/ellas) contrataban they hired

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había contratado I had hired
(tú) habías contratado You had hired
(él/ella) había contratado he/she had hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais contratado you had hired
(ellos/ellas) habían contratado they had hired

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) contratara/contratase I were to hire
(tú) contrataras/contratases You hired/hired
(él/ella) contratara/contratase he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratáramos/contratásemos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratarais/contrataseis You would hire
(ellos/ellas) contrataran/contratasen they would hire

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese contratado I had hired
(tú) hubieras/hubieses contratado you had hired
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese contratado he/she would have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis contratado you would have hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen contratado they had hired

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) contraté I hired
(tú) contrataste You hired
(él/ella) contrató he/she hired
(nosotros/nosotras) contratamos we hired
(vosotros/vosotras) contratasteis you hired
(ellos/ellas) contrataron they hired

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube contratado I had hired
(tú) hubiste contratado You had hired
(él/ella) hubo contratado he/she had hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos contratado we had hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis contratado You hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieron contratado (they) had hired

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contratare I will hire
(tú) contratares You hire
(él/ella) contratare he/she will hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contratáramos we would hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contratareis You will hire
(ellos/ellas) contrataren they would hire

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere contratado I will have hired
(tú) hubieres contratado you will have hired
(él/ella) hubiere contratado he/she will have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos contratado we will have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis contratado You would have hired
(ellos/ellas) hubieren contratado they will have hired

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataré I will hire
(tú) contratarás You will hire
(él/ella) contratará he/she will hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contrataremos we will hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contrataréis You will hire
(ellos/ellas) contratarán they will hire

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré contratado I will have hired
(tú) habrás contratado You will have hired
(él/ella) habrá contratado he/she will have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos contratado we will have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis contratado you will have hired
(ellos/ellas) habrán contratado They will have hired
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Contrata! You hire!
¡Contrate! Hire!
¡Contratemos! Let's hire!
¡Contratad! You hire
¡Contraten! Hire!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No contrates! You do not hire
¡No contrate! He/She do not hire
¡No contratemos! Let's not hire!
¡No contratéis! You (pl.) do not hire.
¡No contraten! They do not hire!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) contrataría I would hire
(tú) contratarías You would hire
(él/ella) contrataría he/she would hire
(nosotros/nosotras) contrataríamos we would hire
(vosotros/vosotras) contrataríais You would hire
(ellos/ellas) contratarían they would hire

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría contratado I would have hired
(tú) habrías contratado You would have hired
(él/ella) habría contratado he/she would have hired
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos contratado we would have hired
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais contratado You would have hired
(ellos/ellas) habrían contratado they would have hired

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We hire a pilot for the flight.
Nosotros contratamos a un piloto para el vuelo.
2. I hire the hotel receptionist.
Yo contrato al recepcionista del hotel.
3. They will hire a pilot for the flight.
Ellos contratarán a un piloto para el vuelo.
4. He hires a tour guide for the trip.
Él contrata a una guía turística para el viaje.
5. I will hire a tour guide for the trip.
Yo contrataré a un guía turístico para el viaje.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were hiring a very friendly receptionist at the hostel.
Vosotros contratabais a un recepcionista muy amable en el hostal.
2. We hired the stewardess to help us with the flight.
Nosotros contratábamos a la azafata para que nos ayudara con el vuelo.
3. They have hired a receptionist for the hotel.
Han contratado a un recepcionista para el hotel.
4. I hired a tourist guide to visit the desert.
Yo contraté un guía turístico para visitar el desierto.
5. I have hired a tour guide to visit the forest.
He contratado a un guía turístico para visitar el bosque.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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contrataran/contratasen, contratéis, contratáramos/contratásemos, contratarais/contrataseis, contratemos

1.
Si vosotros ... a más personal, el servicio mejoraría.
(If you were to hire more staff, the service would improve.)
2.
Me sorprendió que ellos ... a un guía tan bien informado.
(I was surprised that they hired such a well-informed guide.)
3.
Dudo que nosotros ... a ese guía turístico.
(I doubt that we hire that tour guide.)
4.
No creo que vosotros ... ese servicio.
(I don't think that you (pl.) hire that service.)
5.
Sería bueno que nosotros ... a alguien para alimentar a los animales en la granja.
(It would be good if we hired someone to feed the animals on the farm.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If we had hired a trip to the forest, we would have had a lot of fun.
Si hubiéramos/hubiésemos contratado una excursión al bosque, nos habríamos divertido mucho.
2. I am surprised that you have hired a person to check the key.
Me sorprende que hayáis contratado a una persona para comprobar la llave.
3. I don't think they have hired a tour guide for the countryside.
No creo que hayan contratado un guía turístico para el campo.
4. If you had hired the rental car, we would have visited more places.
Si hubierais/hubieseis contratado el coche de alquiler, habríamos visitado más lugares.
5. I would have hired a mountain excursion.
Yo habría contratado una excursión por la montaña.