Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respeto | |
| tú | respetas | |
| él / ella / usted | respeta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respetan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respeté | |
| tú | respetaste | |
| él / ella / usted | respetó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respetaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaba | |
| tú | respetabas | |
| él / ella / usted | respetaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respetaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaré | |
| tú | respetarás | |
| él / ella / usted | respetará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respetarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaría | |
| tú | respetarías | |
| él / ella / usted | respetaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respetarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respete | |
| tú | respetes | |
| él / ella / usted | respete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respetemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respetéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respeten |
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 respect
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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