contactar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
contactar — to contact
The imperative of contactar gives commands: contacta (tú), contactad (vosotros), contacte (usted).
contactar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to get in touch with a person or department. It's very common in instructions or call-to-action buttons online.
Notes on contactar in the Affirmative Imperative
Contactar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative 'él' form, and 'vosotros' simply changes the final 'r' to 'd'.
Example Sentences
Contacta con el equipo si tienes dudas.
Contact the team if you have doubts.
tú
Contacte con nosotros para más información.
Contact us for more information.
usted
Contactad con el guía al llegar al hotel.
Contact the guide upon arriving at the hotel.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: contactar (as a command for tú)
Correct: contacta
Why: Learners often use the infinitive instead of the proper imperative form for commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contacto
Contactar is regular in the present: contacto, contactas, contacta, contactamos, contactáis, contactan.
Preterite
yo: contacté
The preterite of contactar is regular: contacté, contactaste, contactó, contactamos, contactasteis, contactaron.
Imperfect
yo: contactaba
Contactar is regular in the imperfect: contactaba, contactabas, contactaba, contactábamos, contactabais, contactaban.
Future
yo: contactaré
The future of contactar is regular: contactaré, contactarás, contactará, contactaremos, contactaréis, contactarán.
Conditional
yo: contactaría
The conditional of contactar is regular: contactaría, contactarías, contactaría, contactaríamos, contactaríais, contactarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contacte
The present subjunctive of contactar is regular: contacte, contactes, contacte, contactemos, contactéis, contacten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contactara
The imperfect subjunctive of contactar is regular: contactara, contactaras, contactara, contactáramos, contactarais, contactaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no contactes
The negative imperative of contactar uses present subjunctive forms: no contactes, no contacte, no contactéis.