What does contaminar mean?
contaminar means to contaminate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to corrupt; to profane.
Spanish verb guide
Contaminar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn contaminar, meaning to contaminate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: contaminandoparticiple: contaminado
Principal forms of contaminar
- Infinitive
- contaminar
- Gerund
- contaminando
- Past participle
- contaminado
Contaminar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contamino | contaminé | contaminaba | contaminaré |
| tú | contaminas | contaminaste | contaminabas | contaminarás |
| él / ella / usted | contamina | contaminó | contaminaba | contaminará |
| nosotros/as | contaminamos | contaminamos | contaminábamos | contaminaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | contaminan | contaminaron | contaminaban | contaminarán |
Pattern notes
- Contaminar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with contaminar
Los motores eléctricos no contaminan.Electric motors don't create pollution.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El humo de las fábricas contamina el aire.Exhaust from factories pollutes the air.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El derrame petrolífero contaminó la bahía.The oil spill polluted the bay.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate contaminar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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