What does responder mean in English?

Responder means "to respond" in English.

How do you conjugate responder in Spanish?

Responder is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using responder?

Responder is a regular -er verb

How do you use responder in a sentence?

Example: "Respondí a su pregunta." which means "I answered his/her question." in English.

What are synonyms for responder?

Spanish synonyms for responder include: contestar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Responder

to respond

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

responder

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

respondiendo

📋

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	English
yo	respondo I respond	I respond
tú	respondes you respond	you respond
él/ella/usted	responde he/she/you responds	he/she/you responds
nosotros	respondemos we respond	we respond
vosotros	respondéis you all respond	you all respond
ellos/ustedes	responden they/you all respond	they/you all respond

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respondía I used to respond	I used to respond
tú	respondías you used to respond	you used to respond
él/ella/usted	respondía he/she/you used to respond	he/she/you used to respond
nosotros	respondíamos we used to respond	we used to respond
vosotros	respondíais you all used to respond	you all used to respond
ellos/ustedes	respondían they/you all used to respond	they/you all used to respond

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respondí I responded	I responded
tú	respondiste you responded	you responded
él/ella/usted	respondió he/she/you responded	he/she/you responded
nosotros	respondimos we responded	we responded
vosotros	respondisteis you all responded	you all responded
ellos/ustedes	respondieron they/you all responded	they/you all responded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	responderé I will respond	I will respond
tú	responderás you will respond	you will respond
él/ella/usted	responderá he/she/you will respond	he/she/you will respond
nosotros	responderemos we will respond	we will respond
vosotros	responderéis you all will respond	you all will respond
ellos/ustedes	responderán they/you all will respond	they/you all will respond

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respondería I would respond	I would respond
tú	responderías you would respond	you would respond
él/ella/usted	respondería he/she/you would respond	he/she/you would respond
nosotros	responderíamos we would respond	we would respond
vosotros	responderíais you all would respond	you all would respond
ellos/ustedes	responderían they/you all would respond	they/you all would respond

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	responda that I respond	that I respond
tú	respondas that you respond	that you respond
él/ella/usted	responda that he/she/you respond	that he/she/you respond
nosotros	respondamos that we respond	that we respond
vosotros	respondáis that you all respond	that you all respond
ellos/ustedes	respondan that they/you all respond	that they/you all respond

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respondiera or respondiese that I responded	that I responded
tú	respondieras or respondieses that you responded	that you responded
él/ella/usted	respondiera or respondiese that he/she/you responded	that he/she/you responded
nosotros	respondiéramos or respondiésemos that we responded	that we responded
vosotros	respondierais or respondieseis that you all responded	that you all responded
ellos/ustedes	respondieran or respondiesen that they/you all responded	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	English
yo	he respondido I have responded	I have responded
tú	has respondido you have responded	you have responded
él/ella/usted	ha respondido he/she/you have responded	he/she/you have responded
nosotros	hemos respondido we have responded	we have responded
vosotros	habéis respondido you all have responded	you all have responded
ellos/ustedes	han respondido they/you all have responded	they/you all have responded

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré respondido I will have responded	I will have responded
tú	habrás respondido you will have responded	you will have responded
él/ella/usted	habrá respondido he/she/you will have responded	he/she/you will have responded
nosotros	habremos respondido we will have responded	we will have responded
vosotros	habréis respondido you all will have responded	you all will have responded
ellos/ustedes	habrán respondido they/you all will have responded	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	English
yo	habría respondido I would have responded	I would have responded
tú	habrías respondido you would have responded	you would have responded
él/ella/usted	habría respondido he/she/you would have responded	he/she/you would have responded
nosotros	habríamos respondido we would have responded	we would have responded
vosotros	habríais respondido you all would have responded	you all would have responded
ellos/ustedes	habrían respondido they/you all would have responded	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	English
yo	haya respondido that I have responded	that I have responded
tú	hayas respondido that you have responded	that you have responded
él/ella/usted	haya respondido that he/she/you have responded	that he/she/you have responded
nosotros	hayamos respondido that we have responded	that we have responded
vosotros	hayáis respondido that you all have responded	that you all have responded
ellos/ustedes	hayan respondido that they/you all have responded	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	English
yo	hubiera respondido that I had responded	that I had responded
tú	hubieras respondido that you had responded	that you had responded
él/ella/usted	hubiera respondido that he/she/you had responded	that he/she/you had responded
nosotros	hubiéramos respondido that we had responded	that we had responded
vosotros	hubierais respondido that you all had responded	that you all had responded
ellos/ustedes	hubieran respondido that they/you all had responded	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)

Más sobre "responder"

Ejemplos en contexto

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

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

contestar(to answer)

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