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Conjugation Chart of “Contradecir” (to contradict) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Contradecir”

The preterite of contradecir is used to express when someone contradicted or disagreed with something at a specific moment in the past. For example, when you want to say “She contradicted my statement during the meeting” – “Ella contradijo mi declaración durante la reunión.”

This is an irregular verb in the preterite tense. It follows the pattern of decir, with the stem changing to ‘contradij-‘ in all forms.

How to Use Contradecir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of contradecir indicates specific instances of contradiction.

To contradict/oppose: Used for specific instances of disagreement, for example Me contradijo durante la reunión (He contradicted me during the meeting).

To deny/counter: Describes opposing statements, for example Contradijeron la versión oficial (They contradicted the official version).

Real Life Examples of Contradecir in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Contradije su versión de los hechos. (I contradicted his version of the facts.)

El testigo contradijo al acusado. (The witness contradicted the accused.)

Contradijimos el informe oficial. (We contradicted the official report.)

¿Por qué me contradijiste en la reunión? (Why did you contradict me in the meeting?)

Las evidencias contradijeron su testimonio. (The evidence contradicted his testimony.)

El experto contradijo la teoría anterior. (The expert contradicted the previous theory.)

Contradije esa información falsa. (I contradicted that false information.)

Los hechos contradijeron sus argumentos. (The facts contradicted his arguments.)

Contradijimos las declaraciones del ministro. (We contradicted the minister’s statements.)

El documento contradijo su versión. (The document contradicted his version.)

Contradijiste todo lo que dijo. (You contradicted everything he said.)

Los resultados contradijeron las expectativas. (The results contradicted the expectations.)

El profesor contradijo al estudiante. (The teacher contradicted the student.)

Contradije mis propias palabras. (I contradicted my own words.)

Los datos contradijeron la hipótesis. (The data contradicted the hypothesis.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Contradecir (to contradict) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.