Traer conjugation

Traer means "to bring". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto bring

Type-er verb

Gerundtrayendo

Past participletraído

Traer changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traen. Preterite: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron. All tenses below.

Traer conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Traer in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	traigo
tú	traes
él / ella / usted	trae
nosotros	traemos
vosotros (Spain)	traéis
ellos / ustedes	traen

Traer in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	traje
tú	trajiste
él / ella / usted	trajo
nosotros	trajimos
vosotros (Spain)	trajisteis
ellos / ustedes	trajeron

Traer in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	traía
tú	traías
él / ella / usted	traía
nosotros	traíamos
vosotros (Spain)	traíais
ellos / ustedes	traían

Traer in the future

what will happen

yo	traeré
tú	traerás
él / ella / usted	traerá
nosotros	traeremos
vosotros (Spain)	traeréis
ellos / ustedes	traerán

Traer in the conditional

what would happen

yo	traería
tú	traerías
él / ella / usted	traería
nosotros	traeríamos
vosotros (Spain)	traeríais
ellos / ustedes	traerían

Traer in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	traiga
tú	traigas
él / ella / usted	traiga
nosotros	traigamos
vosotros (Spain)	traigáis
ellos / ustedes	traigan

Traer in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he traído
tú	has traído
él / ella / usted	ha traído
nosotros	hemos traído
vosotros (Spain)	habéis traído
ellos / ustedes	han traído

Traer in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	trae
tú (no)	no traigas
usted	traiga
nosotros	traigamos
vosotros (Spain)	traed
ustedes	traigan

Traer in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Preterite

El mesero nos trajo la cena cuando llegamos al restaurante.
The waiter brought us dinner when we arrived at the restaurant.

Imperfect

Les traía el periódico cada mañana.
I used to bring them the newspaper every morning.

Mistakes learners make with traer

The yo present is traigo, with a g.
The preterite stem is traj-: traje, trajo, trajeron (not trajieron).
¿Me trae la cuenta? is how you ask for the bill.

Write your own sentence with traer

Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.

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Questions people ask

Is traer irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Traer changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -er pattern.

What is the preterite of traer?

Yo traje, tú trajiste, él/ella trajo, nosotros trajimos, ellos/ustedes trajeron.

How do you conjugate traer in the present?

Yo traigo, tú traes, él/ella trae, nosotros traemos, ellos/ustedes traen.

What is the future of traer?

Yo traeré, tú traerás, él/ella traerá, nosotros traeremos, ellos/ustedes traerán.

What is the present subjunctive of traer?

Que yo traiga, que tú traigas, que él/ella traiga, que nosotros traigamos, que ellos/ustedes traigan.