Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respondo | |
| tú | respondes | |
| él / ella / usted | responde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respondemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respondéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | responden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respondí | |
| tú | respondiste | |
| él / ella / usted | respondió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respondimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respondisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respondieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respondía | |
| tú | respondías | |
| él / ella / usted | respondía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respondíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respondíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respondían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | responderé | |
| tú | responderás | |
| él / ella / usted | responderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | responderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | responderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | responderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respondería | |
| tú | responderías | |
| él / ella / usted | respondería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | responderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | responderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | responderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | responda | |
| tú | respondas | |
| él / ella / usted | responda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | respondamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | respondáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | respondan |
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 answer, to reply
- to talk back, to answer back (to respond defiantly and inappropriately)
- to respond, to react (to someone else's actions)
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