Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | contemporizar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | contemporizando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar contemporizando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Contemporizar conjugation
contemporizar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning play for time. In the present tense: yo contemporizo, tú contemporizas, él/ella contemporiza, nosotros contemporizamos, vosotros contemporizáis, ellos contemporizan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2230-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- contemporizar
- Gerundio
- contemporizando
- Meaning
- play for time
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Contemporizar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizo | Yo contemporizo hasta que llegue Ana.I play for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporizas | Normalmente, tú contemporizas mientras lees otra vez el contrato.You usually play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporiza | Hoy, el portavoz del club contemporiza antes de dar la respuesta final.Today, the club spokesman plays for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporizamos | A veces, nosotros contemporizamos hasta que bajen los gritos.At times, we play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizáis | Ahora, vosotros contemporizáis durante la reunión más tensa.Right now, you all play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporizan | Casi siempre, los jefes del comité contemporizan para no votar hoy.Most of the time, the heads of the committee play for time so they do not vote today. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he contemporizado | Este año, yo he contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana.This year, I have played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | has contemporizado | Últimamente, tú has contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Lately, you have played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | ha contemporizado | En estos meses, el portavoz del club ha contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final.In these months, the club spokesman has played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | hemos contemporizado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos.So far, we have played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | habéis contemporizado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa.This term, you all have played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | han contemporizado | En este tiempo, los jefes del comité han contemporizado para no votar hoy.During this time, the heads of the committee have played for time so they do not vote today. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporicé | Ayer, yo contemporicé hasta que llegue Ana.Yesterday, I played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporizaste | Hace un rato, tú contemporizaste mientras lees otra vez el contrato.A little while ago, you played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporizó | Esta mañana, el portavoz del club contemporizó antes de dar la respuesta final.This morning, the club spokesman played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporizamos | Anoche, nosotros contemporizamos hasta que bajen los gritos.Last night, we played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizasteis | El sábado, vosotros contemporizasteis durante la reunión más tensa.On Saturday, you all played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporizaron | Hace poco, los jefes del comité contemporizaron para no votar hoy.Not long ago, the heads of the committee played for time so they do not vote today. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizaba | Antes, yo contemporizaba hasta que llegue Ana.Before, I used to play for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporizabas | Por entonces, tú contemporizabas mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Back then, you used to play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporizaba | En esa época, el portavoz del club contemporizaba antes de dar la respuesta final.At that time, the club spokesman used to play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporizábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros contemporizábamos hasta que bajen los gritos.When that was normal, we used to play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizabais | Hace años, vosotros contemporizabais durante la reunión más tensa.Years ago, you all used to play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporizaban | En aquellos días, los jefes del comité contemporizaban para no votar hoy.In those days, the heads of the committee used to play for time so they do not vote today. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había contemporizado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana.When you arrived, I had already played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | habías contemporizado | Para entonces, tú ya habías contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato.By then, you had already played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | había contemporizado | Al volver, el portavoz del club ya había contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final.When we came back, the club spokesman had already played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | habíamos contemporizado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos.Before talking it through, we had already played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | habíais contemporizado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa.When you looked again, you all had already played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | habían contemporizado | Para ese momento, los jefes del comité ya habían contemporizado para no votar hoy.By that moment, the heads of the committee had already played for time so they do not vote today. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube contemporizado | Apenas yo hube contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana, todo cambió.As soon as I had played for time until Ana arrives, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste contemporizado | En cuanto tú hubiste contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato, se notó.The moment you had played for time while you read the contract again, it showed. |
| él | hubo contemporizado | No bien el portavoz del club hubo contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final, hubo ruido.As soon as the club spokesman had played for time before giving the final answer, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos contemporizado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos, seguimos adelante.Once we had played for time until the shouting dies down, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis contemporizado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had played for time during the most tense meeting, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron contemporizado | En cuanto los jefes del comité hubieron contemporizado para no votar hoy, el ambiente cambió.The moment the heads of the committee had played for time so they do not vote today, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizaré | Mañana, yo contemporizaré hasta que llegue Ana.Tomorrow, I will play for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporizarás | Dentro de poco, tú contemporizarás mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Soon, you will play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporizará | Esta tarde, el portavoz del club contemporizará antes de dar la respuesta final.This afternoon, the club spokesman will play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporizaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros contemporizaremos hasta que bajen los gritos.Next week, we will play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizaréis | Pronto, vosotros contemporizaréis durante la reunión más tensa.Before long, you all will play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporizarán | Más adelante, los jefes del comité contemporizarán para no votar hoy.Later on, the heads of the committee will play for time so they do not vote today. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré contemporizado | Para entonces, yo ya habré contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana.By then, I will already have played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | habrás contemporizado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Before closing time, you will already have played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | habrá contemporizado | Al final del día, el portavoz del club ya habrá contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final.By the end of the day, the club spokesman will already have played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | habremos contemporizado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos.By tomorrow, we will already have played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | habréis contemporizado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa.Before leaving, you all will already have played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | habrán contemporizado | Para esa hora, los jefes del comité ya habrán contemporizado para no votar hoy.By that hour, the heads of the committee will already have played for time so they do not vote today. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizaría | En un caso así, yo contemporizaría hasta que llegue Ana.In a case like that, I would play for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporizarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú contemporizarías mientras lees otra vez el contrato.With a little more time, you would play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporizaría | En esa situación, el portavoz del club contemporizaría antes de dar la respuesta final.In that situation, the club spokesman would play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporizaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros contemporizaríamos hasta que bajen los gritos.With that outlook, we would play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros contemporizaríais durante la reunión más tensa.If it came to that, you all would play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporizarían | En un día así, los jefes del comité contemporizarían para no votar hoy.On a day like that, the heads of the committee would play for time so they do not vote today. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría contemporizado | En otro momento, yo habría contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana.At another moment, I would have played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | habrías contemporizado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato.With a little more margin, you would have played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | habría contemporizado | A esas alturas, el portavoz del club habría contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final.By then, the club spokesman would have played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | habríamos contemporizado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos.With that turn, we would have played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | habríais contemporizado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa.At that point, you all would have played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | habrían contemporizado | En ese punto, los jefes del comité habrían contemporizado para no votar hoy.From there, the heads of the committee would have played for time so they do not vote today. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporice | Es mejor que yo contemporice hasta que llegue Ana.It is better that I play for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | contemporices | Hace falta que tú contemporices mientras lees otra vez el contrato.It is necessary that you play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporice | Conviene que el portavoz del club contemporice antes de dar la respuesta final.It is wise that the club spokesman play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporicemos | Importa que nosotros contemporicemos hasta que bajen los gritos.It matters that we play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporicéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros contemporicéis durante la reunión más tensa.It may help if you all play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporicen | Es posible que los jefes del comité contemporicen para no votar hoy.It is possible that the heads of the committee play for time so they do not vote today. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya contemporizado | Ojalá yo haya contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana.Hopefully I have played for time until Ana arrives. |
| tú | hayas contemporizado | Puede que tú ya hayas contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Maybe you already have played for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | haya contemporizado | Tal vez el portavoz del club haya contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final.Perhaps the club spokesman has played for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | hayamos contemporizado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos.Maybe we already have played for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | hayáis contemporizado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa.It is likely that you all have played for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | hayan contemporizado | Puede ser que los jefes del comité ya hayan contemporizado para no votar hoy.It may be that the heads of the committee already have played for time so they do not vote today. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizara | Si yo contemporizara hasta que llegue Ana, se notaría enseguida.If I played for time until Ana arrives, it would show right away. |
| tú | contemporizaras | Si tú contemporizaras mientras lees otra vez el contrato, costaría ocultarlo.If you played for time while you read the contract again, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | contemporizara | Si el portavoz del club contemporizara antes de dar la respuesta final, daría mucho que hablar.If the club spokesman played for time before giving the final answer, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | contemporizáramos | Si nosotros contemporizáramos hasta que bajen los gritos, todo iría por otro lado.If we played for time until the shouting dies down, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | contemporizarais | Si vosotros contemporizarais durante la reunión más tensa, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all played for time during the most tense meeting, the mood would change. |
| ellos | contemporizaran | Si los jefes del comité contemporizaran para no votar hoy, la escena sería otra.If the heads of the committee played for time so they do not vote today, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera contemporizado | Si yo hubiera contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana, aún se recordaría.If I had played for time until Ana arrives, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras contemporizado | Si tú hubieras contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato, eso habría dejado marca.If you had played for time while you read the contract again, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera contemporizado | Si el portavoz del club hubiera contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the club spokesman had played for time before giving the final answer, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos contemporizado | Si nosotros hubiéramos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had played for time until the shouting dies down, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais contemporizado | Si vosotros hubierais contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had played for time during the most tense meeting, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran contemporizado | Si los jefes del comité hubieran contemporizado para no votar hoy, nada habría quedado igual.If the heads of the committee had played for time so they do not vote today, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contemporizare | Si yo contemporizare hasta que llegue Ana, se notará enseguida.If I play for time until Ana arrives, it will show right away. |
| tú | contemporizares | Si tú contemporizares mientras lees otra vez el contrato, costará ignorarlo.If you play for time while you read the contract again, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | contemporizare | Si el portavoz del club contemporizare antes de dar la respuesta final, dará mucho que hablar.If the club spokesman plays for time before giving the final answer, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | contemporizáremos | Si nosotros contemporizáremos hasta que bajen los gritos, todo irá por otro camino.If we play for time until the shouting dies down, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | contemporizareis | Si vosotros contemporizareis durante la reunión más tensa, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all play for time during the most tense meeting, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | contemporizaren | Si los jefes del comité contemporizaren para no votar hoy, la escena será distinta.If the heads of the committee play for time so they do not vote today, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere contemporizado | Cuando yo hubiere contemporizado hasta que llegue Ana, ya se notará.When I have played for time until Ana arrives, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres contemporizado | En cuanto tú hubieres contemporizado mientras lees otra vez el contrato, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have played for time while you read the contract again, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere contemporizado | Cuando el portavoz del club hubiere contemporizado antes de dar la respuesta final, se verá de inmediato.When the club spokesman has played for time before giving the final answer, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos contemporizado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos contemporizado hasta que bajen los gritos, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have played for time until the shouting dies down, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis contemporizado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis contemporizado durante la reunión más tensa, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have played for time during the most tense meeting, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren contemporizado | En cuanto los jefes del comité hubieren contemporizado para no votar hoy, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the heads of the committee have played for time so they do not vote today, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | contemporiza | contemporiza mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | contemporice | Que el portavoz del club contemporice antes de dar la respuesta final.Let the club spokesman play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | contemporicemos | contemporicemos hasta que bajen los gritos.Play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | contemporizad | contemporizad durante la reunión más tensa.Play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | contemporicen | Que los jefes del comité contemporicen para no votar hoy.Let the heads of the committee play for time so they do not vote today. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no contemporices | No no contemporices mientras lees otra vez el contrato.Do not play for time while you read the contract again. |
| él | no contemporice | Que el portavoz del club no no contemporice antes de dar la respuesta final.Let the club spokesman not play for time before giving the final answer. |
| nosotros | no contemporicemos | No no contemporicemos hasta que bajen los gritos.Let us not play for time until the shouting dies down. |
| vosotros | no contemporicéis | No no contemporicéis durante la reunión más tensa.Do not play for time during the most tense meeting. |
| ellos | no contemporicen | Que los jefes del comité no no contemporicen para no votar hoy.Let the heads of the committee not play for time so they do not vote today. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ hasta que llegue Ana.
I play for time until Ana arrives.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'contemporizar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'contemporizar' means to play for time. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is contemporizar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, contemporizar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate contemporizar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of contemporizar: yo contemporizo, tú contemporizas, él/ella/usted contemporiza, nosotros contemporizamos, vosotros contemporizáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes contemporizan.
- How do you conjugate contemporizar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of contemporizar: yo contemporicé, tú contemporizaste, él/ella/usted contemporizó, nosotros contemporizamos, vosotros contemporizasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes contemporizaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of contemporizar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of contemporizar: yo contemporizaba, tú contemporizabas, él/ella/usted contemporizaba, nosotros contemporizábamos, vosotros contemporizabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes contemporizaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of contemporizar?
- The past participle of contemporizar is 'contemporizado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he contemporizado' (I have play for timeed), 'has contemporizado', 'ha contemporizado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of contemporizar?
- The gerundio of contemporizar is 'contemporizando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy contemporizando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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