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Spanish verb conjugation
responder
to answer, to reply
verb
Word 754 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive
How to conjugate responder
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | respondo I answer / I am answering / I reply / I am replying | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respondes you answer / you are answering / you reply / you are replying | |
| él/ella | responde he/she answers / he/she is answering / you answer (formal) / you are answering (formal) / he/she replies / he/she is replying / you reply (formal) / you are replying (formal) | |
| nosotros | respondemos we answer / we are answering / we reply / we are replying | |
| ellos/ellas | responden they answer / they are answering / you all answer / you all are answering / they reply / they are replying / you all reply / you all are replying |
Preterite
| yo | respondí I answered / I replied | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respondiste you answered / you replied | |
| él/ella | respondió he/she answered / you answered (formal) / he/she replied / you replied (formal) | |
| nosotros | respondimos we answered / we replied | |
| ellos/ellas | respondieron they answered / you all answered / they replied / you all replied |
Imperfect
| yo | respondía I was answering / I used to answer / I was replying / I used to reply | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respondías you were answering / you used to answer / you were replying / you used to reply | |
| él/ella | respondía he/she was answering / he/she used to answer / you were answering (formal) / you used to answer (formal) / he/she was replying / he/she used to reply / you were replying (formal) / you used to reply (formal) | |
| nosotros | respondíamos we were answering / we used to answer / we were replying / we used to reply | |
| ellos/ellas | respondían they were answering / they used to answer / you all were answering / you all used to answer / they were replying / they used to reply / you all were replying / you all used to reply |
Future
| yo | responderé I will answer / I will reply | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | responderás you will answer / you will reply | |
| él/ella | responderá he/she will answer / you will answer (formal) / he/she will reply / you will reply (formal) | |
| nosotros | responderemos we will answer / we will reply | |
| ellos/ellas | responderán they will answer / you all will answer / they will reply / you all will reply |
In a sentence
¿Por qué no respondes mis mensajes?
Why don't you answer my messages?
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