contener

to containirregular-er verb
Where it breaks the pattern
  • contener follows tener: irregular first-person form
  • contener follows tener: e → ie when the stem is stressed
  • contener follows tener: irregular preterite stem; the 1s and 3s endings are unstressed, so they carry no written accent
  • contener follows tener: irregular future stem; the endings themselves are regular
  • contener follows tener: conditional shares the irregular future stem
  • contener follows tener: present subjunctive is built from the irregular yo form
  • contener follows tener: imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person preterite stem

Indicativo: contener conjugation

PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoCondicional
yocontengocontuveconteníacontendrécontendría
túcontienescontuvisteconteníascontendráscontendrías
él / ella / Ud.contienecontuvoconteníacontendrácontendría
nosotroscontenemoscontuvimosconteníamoscontendremoscontendríamos
vosotroscontenéiscontuvisteisconteníaiscontendréiscontendríais
ellos / Uds.contienencontuvieronconteníancontendráncontendrían

Participio: contenido · Gerundio: conteniendo

irregular form

In use

Real sentences with the conjugated form highlighted, from Tatoeba, licensed under CC BY 2.0 FR.

  • La frase siguiente contiene adjetivos y adverbios.

    The next sentence has adjectives and adverbs.

  • Los limones contienen ácido cítrico.

    Lemons contain citric acid.

  • Por favor, contengan su aplauso.

    Please hold your applause.

Built on tener

These verbs are tener with a prefix, and they inherit its irregular forms.