contradecir Future Conjugation
contradecir — to contradict
The future tense is regular for contradecir: contradeciré, contradecirás, contradecirá.
contradecir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that facts will conflict or to state that you will challenge someone's statement later.
Notes on contradecir in the Future
While the base verb 'decir' has an irregular future stem (dir-), the compound verb 'contradecir' is regular and uses the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Los resultados contradecirán tu teoría.
The results will contradict your theory.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No te contradeciré en la reunión de mañana.
I will not contradict you in tomorrow's meeting.
yo
Si mientes, los hechos te contradecirán.
If you lie, the facts will contradict you.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contradigo
Contradecir is highly irregular in the present, following the pattern of 'decir' with a 'g' in the 'yo' form and an e-to-i stem change.
Preterite
yo: contradije
The preterite of contradecir uses the irregular 'j' stem: contradije, contradijiste, contradijo.
Imperfect
yo: contradecía
Contradecir is regular in the imperfect: contradecía, contradecías, contradecía.
Conditional
yo: contradeciría
The conditional is regular: contradeciría, contradecirías, contradeciría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contradiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'contradiga-' stem, derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contradijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'contradije-' stem: contradijera, contradijeras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: contradice
The imperative uses 'contradice' (tú) and 'contradiga' (usted) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no contradigas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no contradigas, no contradiga.