Contract – English Verbs Conjugation

contract contracts contracting contracted

Contract means to make a formal agreement, or to become smaller. Regular verb: contract-contracted-contracted.

Meanings

To make an agreement
To become smaller
To catch a disease

Common Collocations

contract a disease contract out muscle contracts sign a contract breach of contract

Tip for Learners

Noun: CON-tract. Verb: con-TRACT. Contract a disease means to catch it. Contract out means to outsource.

Present Simple

I	contract
you	contract
he/she/it	contracts
we	contract
they	contract

Examples - Present Simple

I contract services from freelancers.
You contract your muscles when exercising.
She contracts with various vendors.
We contract work to specialists.
They contract diseases easily without precaution.

Present Continuous

I	am contracting
you	are contracting
he/she/it	is contracting
we	are contracting
they	are contracting

Examples - Present Continuous

I am contracting a builder for the renovation.
You are contracting your core muscles.
He is contracting with new suppliers.
We are contracting services externally.
They are contracting rapidly due to cold.

Present Perfect

I	have contracted
you	have contracted
he/she/it	has contracted
we	have contracted
they	have contracted

Examples - Present Perfect

I have contracted a designer for the project.
You have contracted a rare illness.
She has contracted with the best agency.
We have contracted out the maintenance.
They have contracted a serious virus.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been contracting
you	have been contracting
he/she/it	has been contracting
we	have been contracting
they	have been contracting

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been contracting services for years.
You have been contracting your muscles.
He has been contracting with vendors.
We have been contracting out work.
They have been contracting illnesses.

Past Simple

I	contracted
you	contracted
he/she/it	contracted
we	contracted
they	contracted

Examples - Past Simple

I contracted a consultant last month.
You contracted the flu last winter.
She contracted with the firm yesterday.
We contracted the work out to experts.
They contracted the virus abroad.

Past Continuous

I	was contracting
you	were contracting
he/she/it	was contracting
we	were contracting
they	were contracting

Examples - Past Continuous

I was contracting services when the budget cut came.
You were contracting your muscles too hard.
He was contracting with vendors all day.
We were contracting work externally.
They were contracting during the outbreak.

Past Perfect

I	had contracted
you	had contracted
he/she/it	had contracted
we	had contracted
they	had contracted

Examples - Past Perfect

I had contracted a developer before the deadline.
You had contracted the illness before traveling.
She had contracted with them previously.
We had contracted the services beforehand.
They had contracted the disease before vaccination.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been contracting
you	had been contracting
he/she/it	had been contracting
we	had been contracting
they	had been contracting

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been contracting freelancers for years.
You had been contracting muscles regularly.
He had been contracting with suppliers.
We had been contracting services externally.
They had been contracting illnesses frequently.

Future Simple

I	will contract
you	will contract
he/she/it	will contract
we	will contract
they	will contract

Examples - Future Simple

I will contract a specialist next week.
You will contract a cold if not careful.
She will contract with the best firm.
We will contract the work out.
They will contract if exposed.

Future Continuous

I	will be contracting
you	will be contracting
he/she/it	will be contracting
we	will be contracting
they	will be contracting

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be contracting services next month.
You will be contracting muscles during exercise.
He will be contracting with vendors.
We will be contracting work throughout.
They will be contracting specialists.

Future Perfect

I	will have contracted
you	will have contracted
he/she/it	will have contracted
we	will have contracted
they	will have contracted

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have contracted a team by then.
You will have contracted the illness by then.
She will have contracted with all vendors.
We will have contracted the work out.
They will have contracted multiple specialists.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been contracting
you	will have been contracting
he/she/it	will have been contracting
we	will have been contracting
they	will have been contracting

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been contracting services for years.
You will have been contracting muscles daily.
She will have been contracting with firms.
We will have been contracting work externally.
They will have been contracting regularly.