The Spanish verb traer means "to bring". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of traer is yo traigo, tú traes, él/ella/usted trae, nosotros traemos, vosotros traéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes traen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | traigo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | traes | |
| él/ | trae | |
| nosotros | traemos | |
| vosotros | traéis | |
| ellos/ | traen |
| yo | traje (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | trajiste (irregular) |
| él/ | trajo (irregular) |
| nosotros | trajimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | trajisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | trajeron (irregular) |
| yo | traía |
|---|---|
| tú | traías |
| él/ | traía |
| nosotros | traíamos |
| vosotros | traíais |
| ellos/ | traían |
| yo | traeré |
|---|---|
| tú | traerás |
| él/ | traerá |
| nosotros | traeremos |
| vosotros | traeréis |
| ellos/ | traerán |
| yo | traería |
|---|---|
| tú | traerías |
| él/ | traería |
| nosotros | traeríamos |
| vosotros | traeríais |
| ellos/ | traerían |
| yo | traiga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | traigas (irregular) |
| él/ | traiga (irregular) |
| nosotros | traigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | traigáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | traigan (irregular) |
| tú | trae |
|---|---|
| usted | traiga (irregular) |
| nosotros | traigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | traed |
| ustedes | traigan (irregular) |
| yo | he traído (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has traído (irregular) |
| él/ | ha traído (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos traído (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis traído (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han traído (irregular) |
Traer is irregular. The present yo form is traigo, the preterite uses traj, and the subjunctive and formal commands use traig. Its gerund is trayendo and its past participle is traído.
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No. Traer is irregular, with forms such as traigo, traje, and traiga.
The forms are traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, and trajeron. They all use the element traj.
The gerund is trayendo and the past participle is traído. The present perfect uses the auxiliary haber, as in he traído.