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contemplar

to gaze at

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The Spanish verb “contemplar” means “to gaze at”.

Present tense:

yocontemplo
túcontemplas
él/ella/ustedcontempla
nosotroscontemplamos
vosotroscontempláis
ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplaran
yocontemplara
túcontemplaras
vosotroscontemplarais
nosotroscontempláramos
él/ella/ustedcontemplara

The imperfect subjunctive of contemplar describes past hypothetical situations or wishes: contemplara, contemplaras, contemplara, contempláramos, contemplarais, contemplaran.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplen
yocontemple
túcontemples
vosotroscontempléis
nosotroscontemplemos
él/ella/ustedcontemple

The present subjunctive of contemplar expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions: contemple, contemples, contemple, contemplemos, contempléis, contemplen.

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imperative

negative

túno contemples
vosotrosno contempléis
ustedesno contemplen
nosotrosno contemplemos
ustedno contemple

Negative commands for contemplar use the present subjunctive: ¡no contemples!, ¡no contemple!, ¡no contemplemos!, ¡no contempléis!, ¡no contemplen!.

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affirmative

túcontempla
vosotroscontemplad
ustedescontemplen
nosotroscontemplemos
ustedcontemple

The imperative of contemplar gives direct commands: ¡contempla!, ¡contemple!, ¡contemplemos!, ¡contemplad!, ¡contemplen!.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplarían
yocontemplaría
túcontemplarías
vosotroscontemplaríais
nosotroscontemplaríamos
él/ella/ustedcontemplaría

The conditional of contemplar expresses hypothetical actions or polite requests: contemplaría, contemplarías, contemplaría, contemplaríamos, contemplaríais, contemplarían.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplaron
yocontemplé
túcontemplaste
vosotroscontemplasteis
nosotroscontemplamos
él/ella/ustedcontempló

The preterite of contemplar describes completed past actions: contemplé, contemplaste, contempló, contemplamos, contemplasteis, contemplaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplaban
yocontemplaba
túcontemplabas
vosotroscontemplabais
nosotroscontemplábamos
él/ella/ustedcontemplaba

The imperfect of contemplar describes ongoing or habitual past actions: contemplaba, contemplabas, contemplaba, contemplábamos, contemplabais, contemplaban.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplan
yocontemplo
túcontemplas
vosotroscontempláis
nosotroscontemplamos
él/ella/ustedcontempla

The present tense of contemplar describes current actions or habits: contemplo, contemplas, contempla, contemplamos, contempláis, contemplan.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedescontemplarán
yocontemplaré
túcontemplarás
vosotroscontemplaréis
nosotroscontemplaremos
él/ella/ustedcontemplará

The future tense of contemplar expresses what will happen: contemplaré, contemplarás, contemplará, contemplaremos, contemplaréis, contemplarán.

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