Contaminar conjugation
to pollute, contaminate
Past participlecontaminado
Gerundcontaminando
Future stemcontaminar-
Preterite (yo)contaminé
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Contaminar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo contamino |
| tú contaminas |
| él/ella/usted contamina |
| nosotros/as contaminamos |
| vosotros/as contamináis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo contaminé |
| tú contaminaste |
| él/ella/usted contaminó |
| nosotros/as contaminamos |
| vosotros/as contaminasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo contaminaba |
| tú contaminabas |
| él/ella/usted contaminaba |
| nosotros/as contaminábamos |
| vosotros/as contaminabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a contaminar |
| tú vas a contaminar |
| él/ella/usted va a contaminar |
| nosotros/as vamos a contaminar |
| vosotros/as vais a contaminar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a contaminar |
Futuro simple future
| yo contaminaré |
| tú contaminarás |
| él/ella/usted contaminará |
| nosotros/as contaminaremos |
| vosotros/as contaminaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo contaminaría |
| tú contaminarías |
| él/ella/usted contaminaría |
| nosotros/as contaminaríamos |
| vosotros/as contaminaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he contaminado |
| tú has contaminado |
| él/ella/usted ha contaminado |
| nosotros/as hemos contaminado |
| vosotros/as habéis contaminado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han contaminado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy contaminando |
| tú estás contaminando |
| él/ella/usted está contaminando |
| nosotros/as estamos contaminando |
| vosotros/as estáis contaminando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están contaminando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) contamina |
| (usted) contamine |
| (vosotros/as) contaminad |
| (ustedes) contaminen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había contaminado |
| tú habías contaminado |
| él/ella/usted había contaminado |
| nosotros/as habíamos contaminado |
| vosotros/as habíais contaminado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían contaminado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo contamine |
| tú contamines |
| él/ella/usted contamine |
| nosotros/as contaminemos |
| vosotros/as contaminéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contaminen |
Quick questions about contaminar
Is contaminar regular or irregular?
Contaminar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of contaminar?
In the preterite, yo contaminé and él/ella/usted contaminó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of contaminar?
The past participle of contaminar is contaminado, as in yo he contaminado.
What is the gerund of contaminar?
The gerund (-ing form) of contaminar is contaminando, as in yo estoy contaminando.
What is the future stem of contaminar?
The future and conditional stem of contaminar is contaminar-: yo contaminaré, yo contaminaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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