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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 40: 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 hire
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 was hiring
tú contratabas you were hiring
él/ella contrataba he/she was hiring
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 would hire
tú contrataras/contratases you would hire
él/ella contratara/contratase he would hire
nosotros/nosotras contratáramos/contratásemos we hired
vosotros/vosotras contratarais/contrataseis You all would hire
ellos/ellas contrataran/contratasen they hired

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese contratado I would have hired
tú hubieras/hubieses contratado you had hired
él/ella hubiera/hubiese contratado he had hired
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos contratado we would have 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 had hired
nosotros/nosotras hubimos contratado we had hired
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis contratado you had hired
ellos/ellas hubieron contratado they had hired

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo contratare I will hire
tú contratares you will hire
él/ella contratare he 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 will 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 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.