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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 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 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 responds
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 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 responded
nosotros/nosotras respondíamos we responded
vosotros/vosotras respondíais You (all) were responding
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 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 would respond
tú respondieras/respondieses you would respond
él/ella respondiera/respondiese he would respond
nosotros/nosotras respondiéramos/respondiésemos we responded
vosotros/vosotras respondierais/respondieseis you would respond
ellos/ellas respondieran/respondiesen they would respond

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese respondido I would have responded
tú hubieras/hubieses respondido you would have responded
él/ella hubiera/hubiese respondido he would have 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 would have responded

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo respondí I responded
tú respondiste You responded
él/ella respondió he 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
nosotros/nosotras hubimos respondido we had responded
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis respondido You had responded
ellos/ellas hubieron respondido They had responded

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo respondiere I shall respond
tú respondieres you will respond
él/ella respondiere he would respond
nosotros/nosotras respondiéremos we would respond
vosotros/vosotras respondiereis You will respond
ellos/ellas respondieren they would 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 will have responded
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos respondido we will have responded
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis respondido You will have responded
ellos/ellas hubieren respondido they will have responded

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo responderé I will respond
tú responderás you will respond
él/ella responderá he 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 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 all 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 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 all the questions.
Yo respondo a todas las preguntas.
2. You will answer next Friday.
Tú responderás el próximo viernes.
3. We respond to the messages.
Nosotros respondemos a los mensajes.
4. You all respond with enthusiasm.
Vosotros respondéis con entusiasmo.
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. You have responded to the email very quickly.
Tú has respondido al correo electrónico muy rápidamente.
2. We responded to the emergency call.
Nosotros respondimos al llamado de emergencia.
3. They have responded to the invitation with enthusiasm.
Ellos han respondido a la invitación con entusiasmo.
4. You (plural) answered correctly during the exam.
Vosotros respondisteis correctamente durante el examen.
5. I have answered all the questions on the exam.
Yo he respondido a todas las preguntas del examen.

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.