contribuirConjugation
contribuir means to contribute.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: contribuyera, contribuyeras, contribuyera...
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive uses the 'y' stem from the 'yo' form: contribuya, contribuyas, contribuya...
Imperative
Negative Imperative
All negative commands for contribuir use the 'y' stem: no contribuyas, no contribuya, no contribuyamos.
Imperative
Use 'contribuye' (tú) or 'contribuya' (usted) to tell someone to help out.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of contribuir is regular: añadir the endings -ía to the infinitive (contribuiría).
Preterite
In the preterite, contribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: contribuyó and contribuyeron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of contribuir is regular: contribuía, contribuías, contribuía, contribuíamos, contribuíais, contribuían.
Present
The present tense of contribuir adds a 'y' before endings: contribuyo, contribuyes, contribuye, contribuyen.
Future
The future tense of contribuir is regular: añadir the endings to the infinitive (contribuiré, contribuirás, etc.).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does contribuir mean in Spanish?
contribuir means "to contribute".
Is contribuir a regular or irregular verb?
contribuir is a irregular (spelling change) -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate contribuir in the present tense?
The present tense of contribuir is: yo contribuyo, tú contribuyes, él/ella/usted contribuye, nosotros contribuimos, vosotros contribuís, ellos/ellas/ustedes contribuyen.
How do you conjugate contribuir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of contribuir is: yo contribuí, tú contribuiste, él/ella/usted contribuyó, nosotros contribuimos, vosotros contribuisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes contribuyeron.
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