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Italian verb conjugation
rispondere
to answer, to reply, to respond
verb
irregular
Word 344 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
How to conjugate rispondere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | rispondo I answer / I am answering / I reply / I am replying / I respond / I am responding | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | rispondi you answer / you are answering / you reply / you are replying / you respond / you are responding | |
| lui/lei | risponde he/she answers / he/she is answering / he/she replies / he/she is replying / he/she responds / he/she is responding | |
| noi | rispondiamo we answer / we are answering / we reply / we are replying / we respond / we are responding | |
| voi | rispondete you all answer / you all are answering / you all reply / you all are replying / you all respond / you all are responding | |
| loro | rispondono they answer / they are answering / they reply / they are replying / they respond / they are responding |
Imperfect
| io | rispondevo I was answering / I used to answer / I was replying / I used to reply / I was responding / I used to respond | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | rispondevi you were answering / you used to answer / you were replying / you used to reply / you were responding / you used to respond | |
| lui/lei | rispondeva he/she was answering / he/she used to answer / he/she was replying / he/she used to reply / he/she was responding / he/she used to respond | |
| noi | rispondevamo we were answering / we used to answer / we were replying / we used to reply / we were responding / we used to respond | |
| voi | rispondevate you all were answering / you all used to answer / you all were replying / you all used to reply / you all were responding / you all used to respond | |
| loro | rispondevano they were answering / they used to answer / they were replying / they used to reply / they were responding / they used to respond |
Future
| io | risponderò I will answer / I will reply / I will respond | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | risponderai you will answer / you will reply / you will respond | |
| lui/lei | risponderà he/she will answer / he/she will reply / he/she will respond | |
| noi | risponderemo we will answer / we will reply / we will respond | |
| voi | risponderete you all will answer / you all will reply / you all will respond | |
| loro | risponderanno they will answer / they will reply / they will respond |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho risposto I answered / I have answered / I replied / I have replied / I responded / I have responded | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | hai risposto you answered / you have answered / you replied / you have replied / you responded / you have responded | |
| lui/lei | ha risposto he/she answered / he/she has answered / he/she replied / he/she has replied / he/she responded / he/she has responded | |
| noi | abbiamo risposto we answered / we have answered / we replied / we have replied / we responded / we have responded | |
| voi | avete risposto you all answered / you all have answered / you all replied / you all have replied / you all responded / you all have responded | |
| loro | hanno risposto they answered / they have answered / they replied / they have replied / they responded / they have responded |
In a sentence
Perché non rispondi al telefono?
Why don't you answer the phone?
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