contraer
to contract, to get, to catch
Contrajo la enfermedad en el viaje.
He contracted the illness on the trip.
contraer present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
contraer present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
contraer preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
contraer imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
contraer present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
contraer future
Actions yet to happen.
contraer informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
contraer future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
contraer conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
contraer conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
contraer pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
contraer subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
contraer subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
contraer subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
contraer subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
contraer imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
contraer imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.