Contestar

to answer

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

contestar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

contestando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

contestado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contesto I answer	I answer
tú	contestas you answer	you answer
él/ella/usted	contesta he/she/you answers	he/she/you answers
nosotros	contestamos we answer	we answer
vosotros	contestáis you all answer	you all answer
ellos/ustedes	contestan they/you all answer	they/you all answer

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contestaba I used to answer	I used to answer
tú	contestabas you used to answer	you used to answer
él/ella/usted	contestaba he/she/you used to answer	he/she/you used to answer
nosotros	contestábamos we used to answer	we used to answer
vosotros	contestabais you all used to answer	you all used to answer
ellos/ustedes	contestaban they/you all used to answer	they/you all used to answer

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contesté I answered	I answered
tú	contestaste you answered	you answered
él/ella/usted	contestó he/she/you answered	he/she/you answered
nosotros	contestamos we answered	we answered
vosotros	contestasteis you all answered	you all answered
ellos/ustedes	contestaron they/you all answered	they/you all answered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contestaré I will answer	I will answer
tú	contestarás you will answer	you will answer
él/ella/usted	contestará he/she/you will answer	he/she/you will answer
nosotros	contestaremos we will answer	we will answer
vosotros	contestaréis you all will answer	you all will answer
ellos/ustedes	contestarán they/you all will answer	they/you all will answer

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contestaría I would answer	I would answer
tú	contestarías you would answer	you would answer
él/ella/usted	contestaría he/she/you would answer	he/she/you would answer
nosotros	contestaríamos we would answer	we would answer
vosotros	contestaríais you all would answer	you all would answer
ellos/ustedes	contestarían they/you all would answer	they/you all would answer

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	conteste that I answer	that I answer
tú	contestes that you answer	that you answer
él/ella/usted	conteste that he/she/you answer	that he/she/you answer
nosotros	contestemos that we answer	that we answer
vosotros	contestéis that you all answer	that you all answer
ellos/ustedes	contesten that they/you all answer	that they/you all answer

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	contestara or contestase that I answered	that I answered
tú	contestaras or contestases that you answered	that you answered
él/ella/usted	contestara or contestase that he/she/you answered	that he/she/you answered
nosotros	contestáramos or contestásemos that we answered	that we answered
vosotros	contestarais or contestaseis that you all answered	that you all answered
ellos/ustedes	contestaran or contestasen that they/you all answered	that they/you all answered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he contestado I have answered	I have answered
tú	has contestado you have answered	you have answered
él/ella/usted	ha contestado he/she/you have answered	he/she/you have answered
nosotros	hemos contestado we have answered	we have answered
vosotros	habéis contestado you all have answered	you all have answered
ellos/ustedes	han contestado they/you all have answered	they/you all have answered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había contestado I had answered	I had answered
tú	habías contestado you had answered	you had answered
él/ella/usted	había contestado he/she/you had answered	he/she/you had answered
nosotros	habíamos contestado we had answered	we had answered
vosotros	habíais contestado you all had answered	you all had answered
ellos/ustedes	habían contestado they/you all had answered	they/you all had answered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube contestado I had answered	I had answered
tú	hubiste contestado you had answered	you had answered
él/ella/usted	hubo contestado he/she/you had answered	he/she/you had answered
nosotros	hubimos contestado we had answered	we had answered
vosotros	hubisteis contestado you all had answered	you all had answered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron contestado they/you all had answered	they/you all had answered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré contestado I will have answered	I will have answered
tú	habrás contestado you will have answered	you will have answered
él/ella/usted	habrá contestado he/she/you will have answered	he/she/you will have answered
nosotros	habremos contestado we will have answered	we will have answered
vosotros	habréis contestado you all will have answered	you all will have answered
ellos/ustedes	habrán contestado they/you all will have answered	they/you all will have answered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría contestado I would have answered	I would have answered
tú	habrías contestado you would have answered	you would have answered
él/ella/usted	habría contestado he/she/you would have answered	he/she/you would have answered
nosotros	habríamos contestado we would have answered	we would have answered
vosotros	habríais contestado you all would have answered	you all would have answered
ellos/ustedes	habrían contestado they/you all would have answered	they/you all would have answered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya contestado that I have answered	that I have answered
tú	hayas contestado that you have answered	that you have answered
él/ella/usted	haya contestado that he/she/you have answered	that he/she/you have answered
nosotros	hayamos contestado that we have answered	that we have answered
vosotros	hayáis contestado that you all have answered	that you all have answered
ellos/ustedes	hayan contestado that they/you all have answered	that they/you all have answered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera contestado that I had answered	that I had answered
tú	hubieras contestado that you had answered	that you had answered
él/ella/usted	hubiera contestado that he/she/you had answered	that he/she/you had answered
nosotros	hubiéramos contestado that we had answered	that we had answered
vosotros	hubierais contestado that you all had answered	that you all had answered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran contestado that they/you all had answered	that they/you all had answered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	contesta	answer! (you)
usted	conteste	answer! (you formal)
nosotros	contestemos	let's answer!
vosotros	contestad	answer! (you all)
ustedes	contesten	answer! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no contestes	don't answer! (you)
usted	no conteste	don't answer! (you formal)
nosotros	no contestemos	let's not answer!
vosotros	no contestéis	don't answer! (you all)
ustedes	no contesten	don't answer! (you all)

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