How to conjugate contaminir in Spanish
contaminir in Spanish means to contaminate
contaminir is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb contaminir so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
contaminir in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb contaminir is regular in the present tense.
The verb contaminir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ir
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the indicative present tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contamino | I contaminate |
Tú | contamines | you contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contamine | he/she contaminates, you (formal) contaminates |
Nosotros (as) | contaminimos | we contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminís | you (plural) Spain contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminen | they contaminate, you (plural) contaminate |
contaminir in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb contaminir is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ir verbs in the preterite. To review -ir verbs watch my -ir verbs video: Preterite tense er & ir Verbs Spanish- [FREE PDF Handout] Spanish Past Tense (2020)
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the preterite tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminí | I contaminated |
Tú | contaministe | you contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminió | he/she contaminated, you (formal) contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | contaminimos | we contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | contaministeis | you (plural) Spain contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminieron | they contaminated, you (plural) contaminated |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
la semana pasada | last week |
el mes pasado | last month |
el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
el año pasado | last year |
ayer | yesterday |
anteayer | the day before yesterday |
anoche | last night |
contaminir in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb contaminir is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb contaminir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. Regular -ir verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ir
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the imperfect tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminía | I used to contaminate |
Tú | contaminías | you used to contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminía | he/she used to contaminate, you (formal) used to contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminíamos | we used to contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminíais | you (plural) Spain used to contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminían | they used to contaminate, you (plural) used to contaminate |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
a menudo | often |
usualmente | usually |
todos los días | every day |
todos los meses | every month |
todos los años | every year |
casi siempre | almost always |
a veces | sometimes |
de niño/niña | as a child … |
siempre | always |
normalmente | normally |
contaminir in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb contaminir is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb contaminir is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb contaminir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate contaminir in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case contaminir.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
Yo | iré |
Tú | irás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | irá |
Nosotros (as) | iremos |
Vosotros (as) | iréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | irán |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir using the future tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminiré | I will contaminate |
Tú | contaminirás | you will contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminirá | he/she will contaminate, you (formal) will contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminiremos | we will contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminiréis | you (plural) Spain will contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminirán | they will contaminate, you (plural) will contaminate |
contaminir in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb contaminir is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a contaminir
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
Yo | voy |
Tú | vas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
Nosotros (as) | vamos |
Vosotros (as) | vais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir using the informal future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | voy a contaminir | I will contaminate |
Tú | vas a contaminir | you will contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a contaminir | he/she will contaminate, you (formal) will contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | vamos a contaminir | we will contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | vais a contaminir | you (plural) Spain will contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a contaminir | they will contaminate, you (plural) will contaminate |
contaminir in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb contaminir is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ir, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
Yo | estoy |
Tú | estás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
Nosotros (as) | estamos |
Vosotros (as) | estáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb contaminir is: abandonando
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir using the present progressive:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | estoy contaminiendo | I am contaminating |
Tú | estás contaminiendo | you are contaminating |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está contaminiendo | he/she is contaminating, you (formal) are contaminating |
Nosotros (as) | estamos contaminiendo | we are contaminating |
Vosotros (as) | estáis contaminiendo | you (plural) Spain are contaminating |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están contaminiendo | they are contaminating, you (plural) are contaminating |
contaminir in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb contaminir is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb contaminir is what we call an -ir verb. -ir verbs are verbs that end in -ir. To conjugate contaminir in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case contaminir.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
Yo | ía |
Tú | ías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
Nosotros (as) | íamos |
Vosotros (as) | íais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb contaminir is contaminir.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir using the conditional tense:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminía | I would contaminate |
Tú | contaminías | you would contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminía | he/she would contaminate, you (formal) would contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminíamos | we would contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminíais | you (plural) Spain would contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminían | they would contaminate, you (plural)would contaminate |
contaminir in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb contaminir is regular in the Present Perfect tense.
To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
Yo | he |
Tú | has |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
Nosotros (as) | hemos |
Vosotros (as) | habéis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the present perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | he contaminido | I have contaminated |
Tú | has contaminido | you have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha contaminido | he/she have contaminated, you (formal) have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | hemos contaminido | we have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | habéis contaminido | you (plural) Spain have contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han contaminido | they have contaminated, you (plural) have contaminated |
contaminir in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb contaminir is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
Yo | había |
Tú | habías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
Vosotros (as) | habíais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case contaminir.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the past perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | había contaminido | I had contaminated |
Tú | habías contaminido | you had contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había contaminido | he/she had contaminated, you (formal) had contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | habíamos contaminido | we had contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | habíais contaminido | you (plural) Spain had contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habíain contaminido | they had contaminated, you (plural) had contaminated |
contaminir in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb contaminir is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
Yo | habré |
Tú | habrás |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
Nosotros (as) | habremos |
Vosotros (as) | habréis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case contaminir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the future perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habré contaminido | I will have contaminated |
Tú | habrás contaminido | you will have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá contaminido | he/she will have contaminated, you (formal) will have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | habremos contaminido | we will have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | habréis contaminido | you (plural) Spain will have contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán contaminido | they will have contaminated, you (plural) will have contaminated |
contaminir in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb contaminir is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
Yo | habría |
Tú | habrías |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
Vosotros (as) | habríais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case contaminir. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the conditional perfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | habría contaminido | I would have contaminated |
Tú | habrías contaminido | you would have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría contaminido | he/she would have contaminated, you (formal) would have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | habríamos contaminido | we would have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | habríais contaminido | you (plural) Spain will would contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían contaminido | they would have contaminated, you (plural) would have contaminated |
contaminir in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb contaminir is Regular in the subjunctive present form.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos |
Vosotros (as) | éis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
Yo | a |
Tú | as |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
Nosotros (as) | amos |
Vosotros (as) | áis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the subjunctive present:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contamina | I may contaminate |
Tú | contaminas | you may contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contamina | he/she may contaminate, you (formal) may contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminamos | we may contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contamináis | you (plural) Spain may contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminan | they may contaminate, you (plural) may contaminate |
contaminir in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb contaminir is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -iron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
Yo | iera |
Tú | ieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
Vosotros (as) | ierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
Yo | iese |
Tú | ieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- contaminir
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: contaminir – contaminieron
- Now remove -ieron and you are left with contaminie
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the subjunctive imperfect:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminiera | I might contaminate |
Tú | contaminieras | you might contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminiera | he/she might contaminate, you (formal) might contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminiéramos | we might contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminierais | you (plural) Spain might contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminieran | they might contaminate, you (plural) might contaminate |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminiría | I might contaminate |
Tú | contaminirías | you might contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminiría | he/she might contaminate, you (formal) might contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminiríamos | we might contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminiríais | you (plural) Spain might contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminirían | they might contaminate, you (plural) might contaminate |
contaminir in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb contaminir is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like contaminir the endings are:
Yo | e |
Tú | es |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
Vosotros (as) | eis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
Yo | iere |
Tú | ieres |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
Vosotros (as) | iereis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the subjunctive future:
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | contaminiere | I will contaminate |
Tú | contaminieres | you will contaminate |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | contaminiere | he/she will contaminate, you (formal) will contaminate |
Nosotros (as) | contaminiéremos | we will contaminate |
Vosotros (as) | contaminiereis | you (plural) Spain will contaminate |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | contaminieren | they will contaminate, you (plural) will contaminate |
contaminir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb contaminir is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
Yo | haya |
Tú | hayas |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb contaminir is: contaminido
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the subjunctive present perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | haya contaminido | I may have contaminated |
Tú | hayas contaminido | you may have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya contaminido | he/she may have contaminated, you (formal) may have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | hayamos contaminido | we may have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | hayáis contaminido | you (plural) Spain may have contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan contaminido | they may have contaminated, you (plural) may have contaminated |
contaminir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb contaminir is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
Yo | hubiera |
Tú | hubieras |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
Yo | hubiese |
Tú | hubieses |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to contaminir:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (contaminir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (contamin)
- Add -ido for -ir verbs = (contaminido)
The past participle of the verb contaminir is contaminido.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb contaminir in the subjunctive past perfect.
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiese contaminido | I might have contaminated |
Tú | hubieses contaminido | you might have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese contaminido | he/she might have contaminated, you (formal) might have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos contaminido | we might have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | hubiésemos contaminido | you (plural) Spain might have contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen contaminido | they might have contaminated, you (plural) might have contaminated |
OR
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
Yo | hubiera contaminido | I might have contaminated |
Tú | hubieras contaminido | you might have contaminated |
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera contaminido | he/she might have contaminated, you (formal) might have contaminated |
Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos contaminido | we might have contaminated |
Vosotros (as) | hubierais contaminido | you (plural) Spain might have contaminated |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran contaminido | they might have contaminated, you (plural) might have contaminated |
contaminir as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
contaminir is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb contaminir would be contamine.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (contamines)
- Take off the “s”. (contamine)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (contamine)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | !contamine! | contaminate! |
Usted (Ud.) | !contamina! | contaminate! |
Nosotros (as) | !contaminamos! | contaminate! |
Vosotros (as) | !contaminid! | contaminate! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | !contaminan! | contaminate! |
contaminir as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
contaminir is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s an -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tú | ¡no contaminas! | Don’t contaminate! |
Usted (Ud.) | ¡no contamina! | Don’t contaminate! |
Nosotros (as) | ¡no contaminamos! | Don’t contaminate! |
Vosotros (as) | ¡no contamináis! | Don’t contaminate! |
Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡no contaminan! | Don’t contaminate! |