Traer Verb Conjugation in Spanish

• to carry - ¿Qué llevas en tu bolso? (What are you carrying in your purse?)
• to attract - Dicen que los mandalas traen buenas vibras. (They say mandalas attract good vibes.)
• to cause or bring about - La tormenta traerá muchos problemas. (The storm will bring about a lot of problems.)
• to wear - ¿Qué traes puesto? (What are you wearing?)
• to bring out or include - Compré la revista porque traía un artículo muy interesante. (I bought the magazine because it included a really interesting article.)

The Spanish verb Traer is also part of some interesting idioms like traer entre manos (to be up to something), and traer y llegar (to gossip).

Conjugations

Traer is an irregular verb with some interesting irregularities in its stem, so pay close attention to the following tables and examples.

Present

Examples:

• Mara y Rodri traen la bebida. - Mara and Rodri are bringing the drinks.
• Xavi, ¿qué traes en esa maleta? - Xavi, what are you carrying in that suitcase?

Imperfect

Examples:

• Pensé que esta revista traía sudokus. - I thought this magazine had sudokus.
• Antes los cereales traían un premio. - Cereal boxes used to come with a prize.

Preterite

Examples:

• Traje lo que me pediste. - I brought what you asked for.
• ¿Trajisteis comida? - Did you bring food?

Future

Examples:

• Rosa traerá los documentos mañana. - Rosa will bring the documents tomorrow.
• La lluvia traerá muchos problemas. - The rain will bring about a lot of problems.

Conditional

Examples:

• Pensé que traerías algo para leer. - I thought you would bring something to read.
• Traería a mi perro al parque si se pudiera. - I would bring my dog to the park if I could.

Getting the hang of irregular verbs can sometimes be complicated, but, with enough practice, you will soon learn to conjugate traer in all its forms.