Traer means to bring. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen.
Traer in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Traer in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Traer in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Traer in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Traer in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | traigo | traje | traía | traeré | traería |
| tú | traes | trajiste | traías | traerás | traerías |
| él / ella / usted | trae | trajo | traía | traerá | traería |
| nosotros / nosotras | traemos | trajimos | traíamos | traeremos | traeríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | traéis | trajisteis | traíais | traeréis | traeríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traen | trajeron | traían | traerán | traerían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traigo | I bring |
| tú | traes | you bring |
| él / ella / usted | trae | he/she brings |
| nosotros / nosotras | traemos | we bring |
| vosotros / vosotras | traéis | you all (vosotros) bring |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traen | they bring |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traje | I brought |
| tú | trajiste | you brought |
| él / ella / usted | trajo | he/she brought |
| nosotros / nosotras | trajimos | we brought |
| vosotros / vosotras | trajisteis | you all (vosotros) brought |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | trajeron | they brought |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traía | I used to bring |
| tú | traías | you used to bring |
| él / ella / usted | traía | he/she used to bring |
| nosotros / nosotras | traíamos | we used to bring |
| vosotros / vosotras | traíais | you all (vosotros) used to bring |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traían | they used to bring |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traeré | I will bring |
| tú | traerás | you will bring |
| él / ella / usted | traerá | he/she will bring |
| nosotros / nosotras | traeremos | we will bring |
| vosotros / vosotras | traeréis | you all (vosotros) will bring |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traerán | they will bring |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | traería | I would bring |
| tú | traerías | you would bring |
| él / ella / usted | traería | he/she would bring |
| nosotros / nosotras | traeríamos | we would bring |
| vosotros / vosotras | traeríais | you all (vosotros) would bring |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | traerían | they would bring |
Traer differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: traigo; preterite: traje, trajiste, trajo. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron. For example, traje means “I brought”.
Traer differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: traigo; preterite: traje, trajiste, trajo. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (traje) presents a completed event; the imperfect (traía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I brought” and “I used to bring”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are traeré (“I will bring”) and traería (“I would bring”). The full charts above include every person.
Traer means to bring.
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