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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
responder
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
respondiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
respondido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | respondo I respond |
tú | respondes you respond |
él/ella/usted | responde he/she/you responds |
nosotros | respondemos we respond |
vosotros | respondéis you all respond |
ellos/ustedes | responden they/you all respond |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | respondía I used to respond |
tú | respondías you used to respond |
él/ella/usted | respondía he/she/you used to respond |
nosotros | respondíamos we used to respond |
vosotros | respondíais you all used to respond |
ellos/ustedes | respondían they/you all used to respond |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | respondí I responded |
tú | respondiste you responded |
él/ella/usted | respondió he/she/you responded |
nosotros | respondimos we responded |
vosotros | respondisteis you all responded |
ellos/ustedes | respondieron they/you all responded |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | responderé I will respond |
tú | responderás you will respond |
él/ella/usted | responderá he/she/you will respond |
nosotros | responderemos we will respond |
vosotros | responderéis you all will respond |
ellos/ustedes | responderán they/you all will respond |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | respondería I would respond |
tú | responderías you would respond |
él/ella/usted | respondería he/she/you would respond |
nosotros | responderíamos we would respond |
vosotros | responderíais you all would respond |
ellos/ustedes | responderían they/you all would respond |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | responda that I respond |
tú | respondas that you respond |
él/ella/usted | responda that he/she/you respond |
nosotros | respondamos that we respond |
vosotros | respondáis that you all respond |
ellos/ustedes | respondan that they/you all respond |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | respondiera or respondiese that I responded |
tú | respondieras or respondieses that you responded |
él/ella/usted | respondiera or respondiese that he/she/you responded |
nosotros | respondiéramos or respondiésemos that we responded |
vosotros | respondierais or respondieseis that you all responded |
ellos/ustedes | respondieran or respondiesen that they/you all responded |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he respondido I have responded |
tú | has respondido you have responded |
él/ella/usted | ha respondido he/she/you have responded |
nosotros | hemos respondido we have responded |
vosotros | habéis respondido you all have responded |
ellos/ustedes | han respondido they/you all have responded |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había respondido I had responded |
tú | habías respondido you had responded |
él/ella/usted | había respondido he/she/you had responded |
nosotros | habíamos respondido we had responded |
vosotros | habíais respondido you all had responded |
ellos/ustedes | habían respondido they/you all had responded |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube respondido I had responded |
tú | hubiste respondido you had responded |
él/ella/usted | hubo respondido he/she/you had responded |
nosotros | hubimos respondido we had responded |
vosotros | hubisteis respondido you all had responded |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron respondido they/you all had responded |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré respondido I will have responded |
tú | habrás respondido you will have responded |
él/ella/usted | habrá respondido he/she/you will have responded |
nosotros | habremos respondido we will have responded |
vosotros | habréis respondido you all will have responded |
ellos/ustedes | habrán respondido they/you all will have responded |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría respondido I would have responded |
tú | habrías respondido you would have responded |
él/ella/usted | habría respondido he/she/you would have responded |
nosotros | habríamos respondido we would have responded |
vosotros | habríais respondido you all would have responded |
ellos/ustedes | habrían respondido they/you all would have responded |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya respondido that I have responded |
tú | hayas respondido that you have responded |
él/ella/usted | haya respondido that he/she/you have responded |
nosotros | hayamos respondido that we have responded |
vosotros | hayáis respondido that you all have responded |
ellos/ustedes | hayan respondido that they/you all have responded |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera respondido that I had responded |
tú | hubieras respondido that you had responded |
él/ella/usted | hubiera respondido that he/she/you had responded |
nosotros | hubiéramos respondido that we had responded |
vosotros | hubierais respondido that you all had responded |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran respondido that they/you all had responded |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | responde | respond! (you) |
usted | responda | respond! (you formal) |
nosotros | respondamos | let's respond! |
vosotros | responded | respond! (you all) |
ustedes | respondan | respond! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no respondas | don't respond! (you) |
usted | no responda | don't respond! (you formal) |
nosotros | no respondamos | let's not respond! |
vosotros | no respondáis | don't respond! (you all) |
ustedes | no respondan | don't respond! (you all) |
More About "responder"
Examples in Context
Respondí a su pregunta.
I answered his/her question.
Preterite
Respondo a los correos.
I respond to emails.
Present
Ha respondido bien.
He/She has responded well.
Present Perfect
Responderé pronto.
I will respond soon.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Responder is a regular -er verb
- •Main meanings: to respond, to answer
- •Often used with "a" (responder a)
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