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contentar

to please

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb contentar means to please.

Present tense:

yocontento
contentas
él/ella/ustedcontenta
nosotroscontentamos
vosotroscontentáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescontentan

Complete Conjugation Tables

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentaran
yocontentara
contentaras
vosotroscontentarais
nosotroscontentáramos
él/ella/ustedcontentara

Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'contentara' or 'contentase' for past hypothetical situations or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescontenten
yocontente
contentes
vosotroscontentéis
nosotroscontentemos
él/ella/ustedcontente

Use present subjunctive forms like 'contente' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'contentes' (tú) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.

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imperative

negative

no contentes
vosotrosno contentéis
ustedesno contenten
nosotrosno contentemos
ustedno contente

Use 'no' plus the present subjunctive, like 'no contentes' (tú) and 'no contente' (usted), for negative commands.

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affirmative

contenta
vosotroscontentad
ustedescontenten
nosotroscontentemos
ustedcontente

Use imperative forms like 'contenta' (tú) and 'contente' (usted) for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentarían
yocontentaría
contentarías
vosotroscontentaríais
nosotroscontentaríamos
él/ella/ustedcontentaría

Use conditional forms like 'contentaría' (yo) and 'contentaría' (él/ella/usted) for hypothetical situations ('would please') or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentaron
yocontenté
contentaste
vosotroscontentasteis
nosotroscontentamos
él/ella/ustedcontentó

Use preterite forms like 'contenté' (yo) and 'contentó' (él/ella/usted) for completed actions of pleasing or becoming happy.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentaban
yocontentaba
contentabas
vosotroscontentabais
nosotroscontentábamos
él/ella/ustedcontentaba

Use imperfect forms like 'contentaba' (yo) and 'contentaba' (él/ella/usted) for ongoing or habitual past actions of pleasing.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentan
yocontento
contentas
vosotroscontentáis
nosotroscontentamos
él/ella/ustedcontenta

Use present forms like 'contento' (yo) and 'contenta' (él/ella/usted) for current actions or general truths about pleasing.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedescontentarán
yocontentaré
contentarás
vosotroscontentaréis
nosotroscontentaremos
él/ella/ustedcontentará

Use future forms like 'contentaré' (yo) and 'contentará' (él/ella/usted) for actions that will happen.

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