contratarverb
Contratar means to hire or to contract for in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as contrata, contrató and contratan.
- to hire
- to contract for
Contrataron a un maestro.
They hired a teacher.
Contrataron a una maestra.
They hired a teacher.
Contrataron a otra persona.
They hired someone else.
Lo contrato como programador.
I'm hiring him as a programmer.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| contrata | he, she, it | Present |
| contrató | he, she, it | Preterite |
| contratan | they | Present |
| contratando | Gerund | |
| contrataron | they | Preterite |
| contrate | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| contraten | they | Present subjunctive |
| contratamos | we | Present or preterite |
| contratará | he, she, it | Future |
| contratas | you | Present |
| contrataban | they | Imperfect |