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Responder (to respond) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of responder (to respond) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Responder (to respond) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 18: Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Responder (to respond) Respondiendo (Responding) Respondido (Responded)

Responder (to respond): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) respondo I respond
(tú) respondes You respond
(él/ella) responde he/she responds
(nosotros/nosotras) respondemos we respond
(vosotros/vosotras) respondéis You respond
(ellos/ellas) responden they respond

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he respondido I have responded
(tú) has respondido You have responded
(él/ella) ha respondido he/she has responded
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos respondido we have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis respondido You have responded
(ellos/ellas) han respondido they have responded

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) responda I respond
(tú) respondas you respond
(él/ella) responda he/she respond
(nosotros/nosotras) respondamos we respond
(vosotros/vosotras) respondáis you respond
(ellos/ellas) respondan they respond

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya respondido I have responded
(tú) hayas respondido you have responded
(él/ella) haya respondido he/she has responded
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos respondido we have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis respondido You have responded
(ellos/ellas) hayan respondido they have responded

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) respondía I responded
(tú) respondías You responded
(él/ella) respondía he/she responded
(nosotros/nosotras) respondíamos we responded
(vosotros/vosotras) respondíais You responded
(ellos/ellas) respondían they responded

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había respondido I had responded
(tú) habías respondido You had responded
(él/ella) había respondido he/she had responded
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos respondido we had responded
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais respondido you had responded
(ellos/ellas) habían respondido they had responded

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) respondiera/respondiese I responded
(tú) respondieras/respondieses you would respond
(él/ella) respondiera/respondiese he would respond/she would respond
(nosotros/nosotras) respondiéramos/respondiésemos we responded
(vosotros/vosotras) respondierais/respondieseis you would respond
(ellos/ellas) respondieran/respondiesen they responded

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese respondido I would have responded
(tú) hubieras/hubieses respondido you had responded
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese respondido he/she had responded
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos respondido we would have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis respondido you would have responded
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen respondido they had responded

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) respondí I responded
(tú) respondiste You responded
(él/ella) respondió He/she responded
(nosotros/nosotras) respondimos we responded
(vosotros/vosotras) respondisteis You responded
(ellos/ellas) respondieron they responded

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube respondido I had responded
(tú) hubiste respondido You had responded
(él/ella) hubo respondido he had responded/she had responded
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos respondido we had responded
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis respondido you responded
(ellos/ellas) hubieron respondido they had responded

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) respondiere I will respond
(tú) respondieres you would respond
(él/ella) respondiere he will respond/she will respond
(nosotros/nosotras) respondiéremos we will respond
(vosotros/vosotras) respondiereis You will respond
(ellos/ellas) respondieren they will respond

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere respondido I will have responded
(tú) hubieres respondido you will have responded
(él/ella) hubiere respondido he/she will have responded
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos respondido we will have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis respondido You would have responded
(ellos/ellas) hubieren respondido they would have responded

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) responderé I will respond
(tú) responderás You will respond
(él/ella) responderá he/she will respond
(nosotros/nosotras) responderemos we will respond
(vosotros/vosotras) responderéis You will respond
(ellos/ellas) responderán they will respond

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré respondido I will have responded
(tú) habrás respondido You will have responded
(él/ella) habrá respondido he/she will have responded
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos respondido We will have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis respondido You will have responded
(ellos/ellas) habrán respondido they will have responded
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Responde! You respond
¡Responda! He respond
¡Respondamos! We respond
¡Responded! You respond
¡Respondan! They respond

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No respondas! You do not respond
¡No responda! He/She does not respond
¡No respondamos! We should not respond
¡No respondáis! You all do not respond
¡No respondan! They do not respond

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) respondería I would respond
(tú) responderías you would respond
(él/ella) respondería he would respond
(nosotros/nosotras) responderíamos we would respond
(vosotros/vosotras) responderíais You would respond
(ellos/ellas) responderían they would respond

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría respondido I would have responded
(tú) habrías respondido You would have responded
(él/ella) habría respondido he/she would have responded
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos respondido we would have responded
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais respondido You would have responded
(ellos/ellas) habrían respondido they would have responded

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I answer the question what is your recipe?
Yo respondo a la pregunta ¿cuál es tu receta?
2. You will answer next Friday.
Tú responderás el próximo viernes.
3. We answer how to mix the ingredients
Nosotros respondemos cómo mezclar los ingredientes
4. You all decide when the home-cooked dinner is
Vosotros respondéis cuándo es la cena casera
5. He will reply to the letter soon.
Él responderá a la carta pronto.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They responded to the invitation with enthusiasm.
Ellos respondieron a la invitación con entusiasmo.
2. You responded very kindly.
Tú respondiste con mucha amabilidad.
3. We used to respond together in the meeting.
Nosotros respondíamos juntos en la reunión.
4. He has answered the call after the first hour.
Él ha respondido a la llamada después de la primera hora.
5. We have responded to the restaurant's survey.
Nosotros hemos respondido a la encuesta del restaurante.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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respondáis, respondas, respondan, respondiera/respondiese

1.
Si yo ... antes, terminaríamos a tiempo.
(If I were to respond earlier, we would finish on time.)
2.
Si él ..., sabríamos qué hacer.
(If he were to respond, we would know what to do.)
3.
... rápido, ¿cuál es la respuesta?
(You respond quickly, what is the answer?)
4.
Responderán si ... mañana.
(They will respond if they respond tomorrow.)
5.
Responde cuando ... a tus padres.
(Respond when you respond to your parents.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. By noon, he had already responded to the letter.
Para el mediodía, él ya hubo respondido a la carta.
2. I doubt that you have responded as quickly as they expected.
Dudo que tú hayas respondido tan rápido como esperaban.
3. It is likely that they have already replied to the email.
Es probable que ellos hayan respondido al correo ya.
4. I would have responded to the email if I had seen it earlier.
Yo habría respondido al correo si lo hubiera visto antes.
5. If they had answered, the meeting would have started on time.
Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen respondido, la reunión habría comenzado a tiempo.