Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | contrariar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | contrariando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar contrariando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Contrariar conjugation
contrariar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning annoy. In the present tense: yo contrarío, tú contrarías, él/ella contraría, nosotros contrariamos, vosotros contrariáis, ellos contrarían. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- contrariar
- Gerundio
- contrariando
- Meaning
- annoy
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Contrariar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarío | Yo contrarío a mi hermana sin querer.I annoy my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contrarías | Normalmente, tú contrarías a todo el mundo con ese tono.You usually annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contraría | Hoy, la respuesta del alumno contraría al profe en plena clase.Today, the student's reply annoys the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariamos | A veces, nosotros contrariamos a mamá con tanto ruido.At times, we annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariáis | Ahora, vosotros contrariáis a los vecinos con la música alta.Right now, you all annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contrarían | Casi siempre, los comentarios del fondo contrarían a media mesa durante la cena.Most of the time, the remarks from the back annoy half the table during dinner. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he contrariado | Este año, yo he contrariado a mi hermana sin querer.This year, I have annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | has contrariado | Últimamente, tú has contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono.Lately, you have annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | ha contrariado | En estos meses, la respuesta del alumno ha contrariado al profe en plena clase.In these months, the student's reply has annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | hemos contrariado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido.So far, we have annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | habéis contrariado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta.This term, you all have annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | han contrariado | En este tiempo, los comentarios del fondo han contrariado a media mesa durante la cena.During this time, the remarks from the back have annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrarié | Ayer, yo contrarié a mi hermana sin querer.Yesterday, I annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contrariaste | Hace un rato, tú contrariaste a todo el mundo con ese tono.A little while ago, you annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | contrarió | Esta mañana, la respuesta del alumno contrarió al profe en plena clase.This morning, the student's reply annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariamos | Anoche, nosotros contrariamos a mamá con tanto ruido.Last night, we annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariasteis | El sábado, vosotros contrariasteis a los vecinos con la música alta.On Saturday, you all annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contrariaron | Hace poco, los comentarios del fondo contrariaron a media mesa durante la cena.Not long ago, the remarks from the back annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrariaba | Antes, yo contrariaba a mi hermana sin querer.Before, I used to annoy my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contrariabas | Por entonces, tú contrariabas a todo el mundo con ese tono.Back then, you used to annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contrariaba | En esa época, la respuesta del alumno contrariaba al profe en plena clase.At that time, the student's reply used to annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros contrariábamos a mamá con tanto ruido.When that was normal, we used to annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariabais | Hace años, vosotros contrariabais a los vecinos con la música alta.Years ago, you all used to annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contrariaban | En aquellos días, los comentarios del fondo contrariaban a media mesa durante la cena.In those days, the remarks from the back used to annoy half the table during dinner. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había contrariado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había contrariado a mi hermana sin querer.When you arrived, I had already annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | habías contrariado | Para entonces, tú ya habías contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono.By then, you had already annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | había contrariado | Al volver, la respuesta del alumno ya había contrariado al profe en plena clase.When we came back, the student's reply had already annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | habíamos contrariado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido.Before talking it through, we had already annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | habíais contrariado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta.When you looked again, you all had already annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | habían contrariado | Para ese momento, los comentarios del fondo ya habían contrariado a media mesa durante la cena.By that moment, the remarks from the back had already annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube contrariado | Apenas yo hube contrariado a mi hermana sin querer, todo cambió.As soon as I had annoyed my sister without meaning to, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste contrariado | En cuanto tú hubiste contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono, se notó.The moment you had annoyed everyone with that tone, it showed. |
| él | hubo contrariado | No bien la respuesta del alumno hubo contrariado al profe en plena clase, hubo ruido.As soon as the student's reply had annoyed the teacher in the middle of class, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos contrariado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido, seguimos adelante.Once we had annoyed mom with all that noise, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis contrariado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had annoyed the neighbors with loud music, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron contrariado | En cuanto los comentarios del fondo hubieron contrariado a media mesa durante la cena, el ambiente cambió.The moment the remarks from the back had annoyed half the table during dinner, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrariaré | Mañana, yo contrariaré a mi hermana sin querer.Tomorrow, I will annoy my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contrariarás | Dentro de poco, tú contrariarás a todo el mundo con ese tono.Soon, you will annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contrariará | Esta tarde, la respuesta del alumno contrariará al profe en plena clase.This afternoon, the student's reply will annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros contrariaremos a mamá con tanto ruido.Next week, we will annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariaréis | Pronto, vosotros contrariaréis a los vecinos con la música alta.Before long, you all will annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contrariarán | Más adelante, los comentarios del fondo contrariarán a media mesa durante la cena.Later on, the remarks from the back will annoy half the table during dinner. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré contrariado | Para entonces, yo ya habré contrariado a mi hermana sin querer.By then, I will already have annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | habrás contrariado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono.Before closing time, you will already have annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | habrá contrariado | Al final del día, la respuesta del alumno ya habrá contrariado al profe en plena clase.By the end of the day, the student's reply will already have annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | habremos contrariado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido.By tomorrow, we will already have annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | habréis contrariado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta.Before leaving, you all will already have annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | habrán contrariado | Para esa hora, los comentarios del fondo ya habrán contrariado a media mesa durante la cena.By that hour, the remarks from the back will already have annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrariaría | En un caso así, yo contrariaría a mi hermana sin querer.In a case like that, I would annoy my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contrariarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú contrariarías a todo el mundo con ese tono.With a little more time, you would annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contrariaría | En esa situación, la respuesta del alumno contrariaría al profe en plena clase.In that situation, the student's reply would annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros contrariaríamos a mamá con tanto ruido.With that outlook, we would annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros contrariaríais a los vecinos con la música alta.If it came to that, you all would annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contrariarían | En un día así, los comentarios del fondo contrariarían a media mesa durante la cena.On a day like that, the remarks from the back would annoy half the table during dinner. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría contrariado | En otro momento, yo habría contrariado a mi hermana sin querer.At another moment, I would have annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | habrías contrariado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono.With a little more margin, you would have annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | habría contrariado | A esas alturas, la respuesta del alumno habría contrariado al profe en plena clase.By then, the student's reply would have annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | habríamos contrariado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido.With that turn, we would have annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | habríais contrariado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta.At that point, you all would have annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | habrían contrariado | En ese punto, los comentarios del fondo habrían contrariado a media mesa durante la cena.From there, the remarks from the back would have annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contraríe | Es mejor que yo contraríe a mi hermana sin querer.It is better that I annoy my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | contraríes | Hace falta que tú contraríes a todo el mundo con ese tono.It is necessary that you annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contraríe | Conviene que la respuesta del alumno contraríe al profe en plena clase.It is wise that the student's reply annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariemos | Importa que nosotros contrariemos a mamá con tanto ruido.It matters that we annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros contrariéis a los vecinos con la música alta.It may help if you all annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contraríen | Es posible que los comentarios del fondo contraríen a media mesa durante la cena.It is possible that the remarks from the back annoy half the table during dinner. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya contrariado | Ojalá yo haya contrariado a mi hermana sin querer.Hopefully I have annoyed my sister without meaning to. |
| tú | hayas contrariado | Puede que tú ya hayas contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono.Maybe you already have annoyed everyone with that tone. |
| él | haya contrariado | Tal vez la respuesta del alumno haya contrariado al profe en plena clase.Perhaps the student's reply has annoyed the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | hayamos contrariado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido.Maybe we already have annoyed mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | hayáis contrariado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta.It is likely that you all have annoyed the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | hayan contrariado | Puede ser que los comentarios del fondo ya hayan contrariado a media mesa durante la cena.It may be that the remarks from the back already have annoyed half the table during dinner. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrariara | Si yo contrariara a mi hermana sin querer, se notaría enseguida.If I annoyed my sister without meaning to, it would show right away. |
| tú | contrariaras | Si tú contrariaras a todo el mundo con ese tono, costaría ocultarlo.If you annoyed everyone with that tone, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | contrariara | Si la respuesta del alumno contrariara al profe en plena clase, daría mucho que hablar.If the student's reply annoyed the teacher in the middle of class, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | contrariáramos | Si nosotros contrariáramos a mamá con tanto ruido, todo iría por otro lado.If we annoyed mom with all that noise, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | contrariarais | Si vosotros contrariarais a los vecinos con la música alta, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all annoyed the neighbors with loud music, the mood would change. |
| ellos | contrariaran | Si los comentarios del fondo contrariaran a media mesa durante la cena, la escena sería otra.If the remarks from the back annoyed half the table during dinner, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera contrariado | Si yo hubiera contrariado a mi hermana sin querer, aún se recordaría.If I had annoyed my sister without meaning to, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras contrariado | Si tú hubieras contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono, eso habría dejado marca.If you had annoyed everyone with that tone, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera contrariado | Si la respuesta del alumno hubiera contrariado al profe en plena clase, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the student's reply had annoyed the teacher in the middle of class, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos contrariado | Si nosotros hubiéramos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had annoyed mom with all that noise, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais contrariado | Si vosotros hubierais contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had annoyed the neighbors with loud music, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran contrariado | Si los comentarios del fondo hubieran contrariado a media mesa durante la cena, nada habría quedado igual.If the remarks from the back had annoyed half the table during dinner, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contrariare | Si yo contrariare a mi hermana sin querer, se notará enseguida.If I annoy my sister without meaning to, it will show right away. |
| tú | contrariares | Si tú contrariares a todo el mundo con ese tono, costará ignorarlo.If you annoy everyone with that tone, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | contrariare | Si la respuesta del alumno contrariare al profe en plena clase, dará mucho que hablar.If the student's reply annoys the teacher in the middle of class, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | contrariáremos | Si nosotros contrariáremos a mamá con tanto ruido, todo irá por otro camino.If we annoy mom with all that noise, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | contrariareis | Si vosotros contrariareis a los vecinos con la música alta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all annoy the neighbors with loud music, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | contrariaren | Si los comentarios del fondo contrariaren a media mesa durante la cena, la escena será distinta.If the remarks from the back annoy half the table during dinner, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere contrariado | Cuando yo hubiere contrariado a mi hermana sin querer, ya se notará.When I have annoyed my sister without meaning to, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres contrariado | En cuanto tú hubieres contrariado a todo el mundo con ese tono, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have annoyed everyone with that tone, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere contrariado | Cuando la respuesta del alumno hubiere contrariado al profe en plena clase, se verá de inmediato.When the student's reply has annoyed the teacher in the middle of class, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos contrariado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos contrariado a mamá con tanto ruido, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have annoyed mom with all that noise, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis contrariado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis contrariado a los vecinos con la música alta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have annoyed the neighbors with loud music, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren contrariado | En cuanto los comentarios del fondo hubieren contrariado a media mesa durante la cena, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the remarks from the back have annoyed half the table during dinner, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | contraría | contraría a todo el mundo con ese tono.Annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | contraríe | Que la respuesta del alumno contraríe al profe en plena clase.Let the student's reply annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | contrariemos | contrariemos a mamá con tanto ruido.Annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | contrariad | contrariad a los vecinos con la música alta.Annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | contraríen | Que los comentarios del fondo contraríen a media mesa durante la cena.Let the remarks from the back annoy half the table during dinner. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no contraríes | No no contraríes a todo el mundo con ese tono.Do not annoy everyone with that tone. |
| él | no contraríe | Que la respuesta del alumno no no contraríe al profe en plena clase.Let the student's reply not annoy the teacher in the middle of class. |
| nosotros | no contrariemos | No no contrariemos a mamá con tanto ruido.Let us not annoy mom with all that noise. |
| vosotros | no contrariéis | No no contrariéis a los vecinos con la música alta.Do not annoy the neighbors with loud music. |
| ellos | no contraríen | Que los comentarios del fondo no no contraríen a media mesa durante la cena.Let the remarks from the back not annoy half the table during dinner. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mi hermana sin querer.
I annoy my sister without meaning to.
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 'contrariar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'contrariar' means to annoy. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is contrariar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, contrariar 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 contrariar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of contrariar: yo contrarío, tú contrarías, él/ella/usted contraría, nosotros contrariamos, vosotros contrariáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes contrarían.
- How do you conjugate contrariar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of contrariar: yo contrarié, tú contrariaste, él/ella/usted contrarió, nosotros contrariamos, vosotros contrariasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes contrariaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of contrariar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of contrariar: yo contrariaba, tú contrariabas, él/ella/usted contrariaba, nosotros contrariábamos, vosotros contrariabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes contrariaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of contrariar?
- The past participle of contrariar is 'contrariado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he contrariado' (I have annoyed), 'has contrariado', 'ha contrariado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of contrariar?
- The gerundio of contrariar is 'contrariando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy contrariando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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