responder
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The standard model for regular -er verbs. Remove -er and add: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Deber also means 'must' when followed by an infinitive (debo ir).
Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — responder
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber respondido
- Gerundio — respondiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo respondido
- Participio — respondido
Key forms
yo
respondo
tú
respondes
él/ella
responde
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he respondido
tú
has respondido
él/ella
ha respondido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
respondí
tú
respondiste
él/ella
respondió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
respondía
tú
respondías
él/ella
respondía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había respondido
tú
habías respondido
él/ella
había respondido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube respondido
tú
hubiste respondido
él/ella
hubo respondido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
responderé
tú
responderás
él/ella
responderá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
respondería
tú
responderías
él/ella
respondería
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré respondido
tú
habrás respondido
él/ella
habrá respondido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría respondido
tú
habrías respondido
él/ella
habría respondido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
responda
tú
respondas
él/ella
responda
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya respondido
tú
hayas respondido
él/ella
haya respondido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
respondiera (respondiese)
tú
respondieras (respondieses)
él/ella
respondiera (respondiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera respondido (hubiese respondido)
tú
hubieras respondido (hubieses respondido)
él/ella
hubiera respondido (hubiese respondido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
respondiere
tú
respondieres
él/ella
respondiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere respondido
tú
hubieres respondido
él/ella
hubiere respondido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
responde
él/ella
responda
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
respondas
él/ella
responda
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