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February 04, 2014, 10:59 PM
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Estar contento de
Is the preposition ‘de’ necessary here? Can we omit it?
Estoy contento de poder volver a España este verano. Estoy contento de que he podido volver a España este verano. Estoy contento de que pude volver a España este verano. Thank you. 
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February 04, 2014, 11:22 PM
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Yes, it's necessary. "Estar contento de/por" are collocations.
 By the way, the constructions with the subjunctive sound a little clumsy... we prefer the first one, because it's the same subject for both verbs.  "Estoy contento de haber podido volver a España" would express clearly the fact that you actually were there during the summer.
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February 05, 2014, 12:59 AM
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Many thanks.
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