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Traer is the Spanish verb for “to bring, to get, to carry”. It is an irregular verb, which means its conjugations do not always follow the standard patterns found in regular verbs. 

In today’s blog post, we’ll explain all the conjugations in Spanish for this verb and provide example sentences so you can understand how to use it properly.

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“Traer” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Traer Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Traigo
Tú	Traes
Él/Ella/Usted	Trae
Nosotros	Traemos
Vosotros	Traéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traen

Examples:

1. Yo traigo una manzana para el almuerzo. (I bring an apple for lunch.)
2. Tú traes los libros a clase todos los días. (You bring the books to class every day.)
3. Ella trae flores al jardín cada mañana. (She brings flowers to the garden every morning.)

Simple Past Traer Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Traje
Tú	Trajiste
Él/Ella/Usted	Trajo
Nosotros	Trajimos
Vosotros	Trajisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Trajeron

Examples:

1. Yo traje el pastel a la fiesta. (I brought the cake to the party.)
2. Vosotros trajisteis los regalos para el cumpleaños. (You all brought the gifts for the birthday.)
3. Nosotros trajimos la comida para el picnic. (We brought the food for the picnic.)

Imperfect Traer Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Traía
Tú	Traías
Él/Ella/Usted	Traía
Nosotros	Traíamos
Vosotros	Traíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traían

Examples:

1. Tú traías juguetes cuando eras niño. (You used to bring toys when you were a child.)
2. Usted traía documentos importantes a la oficina cada día. (You used to bring important documents to the office every day.)
3. Nosotros traíamos comida a las reuniones familiares. (We used to bring food to the family gatherings.)

Present Continuous Traer Conjugation / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy trayendo
Tú	Estás trayendo
Él/Ella/Usted	Está trayendo
Nosotros	Estamos trayendo
Vosotros	Estáis trayendo
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están trayendo

Examples:

1. Tú estás trayendo la pizza a la fiesta. (You are bringing the pizza to the party.)
2. Él está trayendo la bebida al picnic. (He is bringing the drink to the picnic.)
3. Ellos están trayendo las maletas al aeropuerto. (They are bringing the suitcases to the airport.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Traeré
Tú	Traerás
Él/Ella/Usted	Traerá
Nosotros	Traeremos
Vosotros	Traeréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traerán

Examples:

1. Yo traeré el postre a la cena mañana. (I will bring the dessert to dinner tomorrow.)
2. Tú traerás tus amigos a la fiesta el sábado. (You will bring your friends to the party on Saturday.)
3. Ellos traerán las bebidas a la reunión. (They will bring the drinks to the meeting.)

Conditional Traer Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Traería
Tú	Traerías
Él/Ella/Usted	Traería
Nosotros	Traeríamos
Vosotros	Traeríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traerían

Examples:

1. Tú traerías un abrigo si hiciera frío. (You would bring a coat if it were cold.)
2. Usted traería más comida si hubiera más invitados. (You would bring more food if there were more guests.)
3. Nosotros traeríamos las sillas si fueran necesarias. (We would bring the chairs if they were needed.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He traído
Tú	Has traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha traído
Nosotros	Hemos traído
Vosotros	Habéis traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han traído

Examples:

1. Yo he traído mi libro favorito para que lo leas. (I have brought my favorite book for you to read.)
2. Tú has traído una sorpresa para la fiesta. (You have brought a surprise for the party.)
3. Vosotros habéis traído muchas cosas para el viaje. (You all have brought many things for the trip.)

Past Perfect Traer Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había traído
Tú	Habías traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Había traído
Nosotros	Habíamos traído
Vosotros	Habíais traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían traído

Examples:

1. Tú habías traído el informe antes de la reunión. (You had brought the report before the meeting.)
2. Ellas habían traído las herramientas necesarias. (They had brought the necessary tools.)
3. Usted había traído un regalo para el anfitrión. (You had brought a gift for the host.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré traído
Tú	Habrás traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá traído
Nosotros	Habremos traído
Vosotros	Habréis traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán traído

Examples:

1. Vosotros habréis traído todo lo necesario para la fiesta antes de que empiece. (You all will have brought everything necessary for the party before it starts.)
2. Nosotros habremos traído los documentos para la reunión al final del día. (We will have brought the documents for the meeting by the end of the day.)
3. Yo habré traído el dinero para pagar la cena. (I will have brought the money to pay for dinner.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría traído
Tú	Habrías traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría traído
Nosotros	Habríamos traído
Vosotros	Habríais traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían traído

Examples:

1. Tú habrías traído más comida si supieras que íbamos a tener tantos invitados. (You would have brought more food if you had known we were going to have so many guests.)
2. Él habría traído su cámara si hubiera sabido que íbamos a ver un espectáculo tan bonito. (He would have brought his camera if he had known we were going to see such a beautiful show.)
3. Ellos habrían traído sus propias sillas si supieran que no había suficientes. (They would have brought their own chairs if they had known there weren’t enough.)

“Traer” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Traiga
Tú	Traigas
Él/Ella/Usted	Traiga
Nosotros	Traigamos
Vosotros	Traigáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traigan

Examples:

1. Espero que él traiga el libro mañana. (I hope he brings the book tomorrow.)
2. Te sugiero que traigas tus apuntes a la clase. (I suggest that you bring your notes to class.)
3. Es importante que ellos traigan sus identificaciones al evento. (It’s important that they bring their IDs to the event.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Trajera
Tú	Trajeras
Él/Ella/Usted	Trajera
Nosotros	Trajéramos
Vosotros	Trajerais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Trajieran

Examples:

1. Sería bueno que nosotros trajéramos más bebidas para la fiesta. (It would be good if we brought more drinks to the party.)
2. Preferiría que tú trajeras el postre esta vez. (I would prefer that you brought the dessert this time.)
3. Es importante que vosotros trajerais todos los documentos requeridos. (It’s important that you all brought all the required documents.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya traído
Tú	Hayas traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya traído
Nosotros	Hayamos traído
Vosotros	Hayáis traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan traído

Examples:

1. Espero que hayas traído el regalo para la fiesta. (I hope you have brought the gift for the party.)
2. Es posible que ya hayamos traído todo lo necesario para el proyecto. (It’s possible that we have already brought everything necessary for the project.)
3. Dudaba que ella haya traído suficiente comida para todos. (I doubted that she has brought enough food for everyone.)

Past Perfect / Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera traído
Tú	Hubieras traído
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera traído
Nosotros	Hubiéramos traído
Vosotros	Hubierais traído
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran traído

Examples:

1. Si hubierais traído más comida, no estaríamos tan hambrientos ahora. (If you had brought more food, we wouldn’t be so hungry now.)
2. Preferí que él hubiera traído su guitarra para la fiesta. (I wished he had brought his guitar to the party.)
3. Ojalá hubiéramos traído nuestras sombrillas; ahora nos estamos quemando bajo el sol. (I wish we had brought our umbrellas; now we are burning under the sun.)

“Traer” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Trae
Él/Ella/Usted	Traiga
Nosotros	Traigamos
Vosotros	Traed
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Traigan

Examples:

1. Trae el libro que dejaste en la mesa. (Bring the book you left on the table.)
2. Traed los ingredientes para hacer la cena. (Bring the ingredients to make dinner.)
3. Traigan sus pasaportes al aeropuerto. (Bring your passports to the airport.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No traigas
Él/Ella/Usted	No traiga
Nosotros	No traigamos
Vosotros	No traigáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No traigan

Examples:

1. No traigas el perro al parque, por favor. (Don’t bring the dog to the park, please.)
2. No traigamos más comida; ya hay suficiente para todos. (Let’s not bring more food; there’s enough for everyone already.)
3. No traigan bebidas alcohólicas a la reunión familiar. (Don’t bring alcoholic beverages to the family gathering.)

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