SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

corresponder

to correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.)

-er verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

corresponder: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorrespondo
túcorrespondes
él / ella / ustedcorresponde
nosotros / nosotrascorrespondemos
vosotros / vosotrascorrespondéis
ellos / ellas / ustedescorresponden

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

corresponder: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorrespondí
túcorrespondiste
él / ella / ustedcorrespondió
nosotros / nosotrascorrespondimos
vosotros / vosotrascorrespondisteis
ellos / ellas / ustedescorrespondieron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

corresponder: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorrespondía
túcorrespondías
él / ella / ustedcorrespondía
nosotros / nosotrascorrespondíamos
vosotros / vosotrascorrespondíais
ellos / ellas / ustedescorrespondían

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

corresponder: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorresponderé
túcorresponderás
él / ella / ustedcorresponderá
nosotros / nosotrascorresponderemos
vosotros / vosotrascorresponderéis
ellos / ellas / ustedescorresponderán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

corresponder: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorrespondería
túcorresponderías
él / ella / ustedcorrespondería
nosotros / nosotrascorresponderíamos
vosotros / vosotrascorresponderíais
ellos / ellas / ustedescorresponderían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

corresponder: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yocorresponda
túcorrespondas
él / ella / ustedcorresponda
nosotros / nosotrascorrespondamos
vosotros / vosotrascorrespondáis
ellos / ellas / ustedescorrespondan

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 correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.)
  • to respond to
  • to love to one's back, return someone's love

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

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

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