contactar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
contactar — to contact
The imperfect subjunctive of contactar is regular: contactara, contactaras, contactara, contactáramos, contactarais, contactaran.
contactar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I contacted them...') or when a past request/wish was made for someone to get in touch.
Notes on contactar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Contactar is regular here. The forms are derived from the 'ellos' preterite (contactaron) by dropping 'on' and adding the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo contactara con ella, me sentiría mejor.
If I were to contact her, I would feel better.
yo
Me pidieron que contactáramos con la oficina.
They asked me that we contact the office.
nosotros
Si tú contactaras con el abogado, tendríamos más información.
If you contacted the lawyer, we would have more information.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: contactaramos (without accent)
Correct: contactáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: contacta
The imperative of contactar gives commands: contacta (tú), contactad (vosotros), contacte (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no contactes
The negative imperative of contactar uses present subjunctive forms: no contactes, no contacte, no contactéis.