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Spanish verb conjugation
contestar
to answer
verb
Word 884 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
How to conjugate contestar
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | contesto I answer / I am answering | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contestas you answer / you are answering | |
| él/ella | contesta he/she answers / he/she is answering / you answer (formal) / you are answering (formal) | |
| nosotros | contestamos we answer / we are answering | |
| ellos/ellas | contestan they answer / they are answering / you all answer / you all are answering |
Preterite
| yo | contesté I answered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contestaste you answered | |
| él/ella | contestó he/she answered / you answered (formal) | |
| nosotros | contestamos we answered | |
| ellos/ellas | contestaron they answered / you all answered |
Imperfect
| yo | contestaba I was answering / I used to answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contestabas you were answering / you used to answer | |
| él/ella | contestaba he/she was answering / he/she used to answer / you were answering (formal) / you used to answer (formal) | |
| nosotros | contestábamos we were answering / we used to answer | |
| ellos/ellas | contestaban they were answering / they used to answer / you all were answering / you all used to answer |
Future
| yo | contestaré I will answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | contestarás you will answer | |
| él/ella | contestará he/she will answer / you will answer (formal) | |
| nosotros | contestaremos we will answer | |
| ellos/ellas | contestarán they will answer / you all will answer |
In a sentence
¿Por qué no contestas el teléfono?
Why don't you answer the phone?
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