contactar Present Conjugation
contactar — to contact
Contactar is regular in the present: contacto, contactas, contacta, contactamos, contactáis, contactan.
contactar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about your current communication habits or when you are reaching out to someone right now. It is common for business emails or describing how you usually stay in touch with friends.
Notes on contactar in the Present
Contactar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts to worry about.
Example Sentences
Yo contacto con mis clientes por correo electrónico.
I contact my clients by email.
yo
Él contacta con el soporte técnico cada vez que hay un fallo.
He contacts technical support every time there is a glitch.
él/ella/usted
¿Cómo contactan ustedes con la oficina central?
How do you all contact the main office?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'contaco' instead of 'contacto'.
Correct: contacto
Why: Learners sometimes drop the 't' in the middle of the word by mistake.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.