Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contesto | |
| tú | contestas | |
| él / ella / usted | contesta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contestan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contesté | |
| tú | contestaste | |
| él / ella / usted | contestó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contestaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaba | |
| tú | contestabas | |
| él / ella / usted | contestaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contestaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaré | |
| tú | contestarás | |
| él / ella / usted | contestará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contestarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaría | |
| tú | contestarías | |
| él / ella / usted | contestaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contestarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | conteste | |
| tú | contestes | |
| él / ella / usted | conteste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | contestemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | contestéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | contesten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to reply, retort, answer, respond
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations