Respetar

to respect

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

respetar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

respetando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

respetado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respeto I respect	I respect
tú	respetas you respect	you respect
él/ella/usted	respeta he/she/you respects	he/she/you respects
nosotros	respetamos we respect	we respect
vosotros	respetáis you all respect	you all respect
ellos/ustedes	respetan they/you all respect	they/you all respect

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respetaba I used to respect	I used to respect
tú	respetabas you used to respect	you used to respect
él/ella/usted	respetaba he/she/you used to respect	he/she/you used to respect
nosotros	respetábamos we used to respect	we used to respect
vosotros	respetabais you all used to respect	you all used to respect
ellos/ustedes	respetaban they/you all used to respect	they/you all used to respect

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respeté I respected	I respected
tú	respetaste you respected	you respected
él/ella/usted	respetó he/she/you respected	he/she/you respected
nosotros	respetamos we respected	we respected
vosotros	respetasteis you all respected	you all respected
ellos/ustedes	respetaron they/you all respected	they/you all respected

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respetaré I will respect	I will respect
tú	respetarás you will respect	you will respect
él/ella/usted	respetará he/she/you will respect	he/she/you will respect
nosotros	respetaremos we will respect	we will respect
vosotros	respetaréis you all will respect	you all will respect
ellos/ustedes	respetarán they/you all will respect	they/you all will respect

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respetaría I would respect	I would respect
tú	respetarías you would respect	you would respect
él/ella/usted	respetaría he/she/you would respect	he/she/you would respect
nosotros	respetaríamos we would respect	we would respect
vosotros	respetaríais you all would respect	you all would respect
ellos/ustedes	respetarían they/you all would respect	they/you all would respect

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respete that I respect	that I respect
tú	respetes that you respect	that you respect
él/ella/usted	respete that he/she/you respect	that he/she/you respect
nosotros	respetemos that we respect	that we respect
vosotros	respetéis that you all respect	that you all respect
ellos/ustedes	respeten that they/you all respect	that they/you all respect

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respetara or respetase that I respected	that I respected
tú	respetaras or respetases that you respected	that you respected
él/ella/usted	respetara or respetase that he/she/you respected	that he/she/you respected
nosotros	respetáramos or respetásemos that we respected	that we respected
vosotros	respetarais or respetaseis that you all respected	that you all respected
ellos/ustedes	respetaran or respetasen that they/you all respected	that they/you all respected

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	respeta	respect! (you)
usted	respete	respect! (you formal)
nosotros	respetemos	let's respect!
vosotros	respetad	respect! (you all)
ustedes	respeten	respect! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no respetes	don't respect! (you)
usted	no respete	don't respect! (you formal)
nosotros	no respetemos	let's not respect!
vosotros	no respetéis	don't respect! (you all)
ustedes	no respeten	don't respect! (you all)

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