CONTESTAR CONJUGATION
to answer, respond
PRESENT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contesto | I answer | |
| tú | contestas | you answer | |
| él/ella | contesta | he/she answers | |
| usted | contesta | you answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestamos | we answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestáis | you all answer | |
| ellos/as | contestan | they answer | |
| ustedes | contestan | you all answer |
PRETERITE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contesté | I answered | |
| tú | contestaste | you answered | |
| él/ella | contestó | he/she answered | |
| usted | contestó | you answered | |
| nosotros/as | contestamos | we answered | |
| vosotros/as | contestasteis | you all answered | |
| ellos/as | contestaron | they answered | |
| ustedes | contestaron | you all answered |
IMPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaba | I was answering; I used to answer | |
| tú | contestabas | you were answering; you used to answer | |
| él/ella | contestaba | he/she was answering; he used to answer | |
| usted | contestaba | you were answering; you used to answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestábamos | we were answering; we used to answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestabais | you all were answering; you all used to answer | |
| ellos/as | contestaban | they were answering; they used to answer | |
| ustedes | contestaban | you all were answering; you all used to answer |
FUTURE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaré | I will answer | |
| tú | contestarás | you will answer | |
| él/ella | contestará | he/she will answer | |
| usted | contestará | you will answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestaremos | we will answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestaréis | you all will answer | |
| ellos/as | contestarán | they will answer | |
| ustedes | contestarán | you all will answer |
SIMPLE CONDITIONAL
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contestaría | I would answer | |
| tú | contestarías | you would answer | |
| él/ella | contestaría | he/she would answer | |
| usted | contestaría | you would answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestaríamos | we would answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestaríais | you all would answer | |
| ellos/as | contestarían | they would answer | |
| ustedes | contestarían | you all would answer |
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | conteste | that I may answer | |
| tú | contestes | that you may answer | |
| él/ella | conteste | that he may answer | |
| usted | conteste | that you may answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestemos | that we may answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestéis | that you all may answer | |
| ellos/as | contesten | that they may answer | |
| ustedes | contesten | that you all may answer |
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contestara | that I might answer | |
| tú | contestaras | that you might answer | |
| él/ella | contestara | that he might answer | |
| usted | contestara | that you might answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestáramos | that we might answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestarais | that you all might answer | |
| ellos/as | contestaran | that they might answer | |
| ustedes | contestaran | that you all might answer |
FUTURE SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | contestare | that I will answer | |
| tú | contestares | that you will answer | |
| él/ella | contestare | that he will answer | |
| usted | contestare | that you will answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestáremos | that we will answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestareis | that you all will answer | |
| ellos/as | contestaren | that they will answer | |
| ustedes | contestaren | that you all will answer |
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tú | contesta | answer | |
| usted | conteste | answer | |
| nosotros/as | contestemos | let’s answer | |
| vosotros/as | contestad | answer | |
| ustedes | contesten | answer |
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tú | no contestes | don’t answer | |
| usted | no conteste | don’t answer | |
| nosotros/as | no contestemos | let’s not answer | |
| vosotros/as | no contestéis | don’t answer | |
| ustedes | no contesten | don’t answer |
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | estoy contestando | I am answering | |
| tú | estás contestando | you are answering | |
| él/ella | está contestando | he/she is answering | |
| usted | está contestando | you are answering | |
| nosotros/as | estamos contestando | we are answering | |
| vosotros/as | estáis contestando | you all are answering | |
| ellos/as | están contestando | they are answering | |
| ustedes | están contestando | you all are answering |
PRESENT PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | he contestado | I have answered | |
| tú | has contestado | you have answered | |
| él/ella | ha contestado | he/she has answered | |
| usted | ha contestado | you have answered | |
| nosotros/as | hemos contestado | we have answered | |
| vosotros/as | habéis contestado | you all have answered | |
| ellos/as | han contestado | they have answered | |
| ustedes | han contestado | you all have answered |
PAST PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | había contestado | I had answered | |
| tú | habías contestado | you had answered | |
| él/ella | había contestado | he/she had answered | |
| usted | había contestado | you had answered | |
| nosotros/as | habíamos contestado | we had answered | |
| vosotros/as | habíais contestado | you all had answered | |
| ellos/as | habían contestado | they had answered | |
| ustedes | habían contestado | you all had answered |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | habré contestado | I will have answered | |
| tú | habrás contestado | you will have answered | |
| él/ella | habrá contestado | he/she will have answered | |
| usted | habrá contestado | you will have answered | |
| nosotros/as | habremos contestado | we will have answered | |
| vosotros/as | habréis contestado | you all will have answered | |
| ellos/as | habrán contestado | they will have answered | |
| ustedes | habrán contestado | you all will have answered |
PRETERITE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hube contestado | I had answered | |
| tú | hubiste contestado | you had answered | |
| él/ella | hubo contestado | he/she had answered | |
| usted | hubo contestado | you had answered | |
| nosotros/as | hubimos contestado | we had answered | |
| vosotros/as | hubisteis contestado | you all had answered | |
| ellos/as | hubieron contestado | they had answered | |
| ustedes | hubieron contestado | you all had answered |
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | habría contestado | I would have answered | |
| tú | habrías contestado | you would have answered | |
| él/ella | habría contestado | he/she would have answered | |
| usted | habría contestado | you would have answered | |
| nosotros/as | habríamos contestado | we would have answered | |
| vosotros/as | habríais contestado | you all would have answered | |
| ellos/as | habrían contestado | they would have answered | |
| ustedes | habrían contestado | you all would have answered |
PRESENT PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | haya contestado | that I may have answered | |
| tú | hayas contestado | that you may have answered | |
| él/ella | haya contestado | that he may have answered | |
| usted | haya contestado | that you may have answered | |
| nosotros/as | hayamos contestado | that we may have answered | |
| vosotros/as | hayáis contestado | that you all may have answered | |
| ellos/as | hayan contestado | that they may have answered | |
| ustedes | hayan contestado | that you all may have answered |
PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera contestado | that I might have answered | |
| tú | hubieras contestado | that you might have answered | |
| él/ella | hubiera contestado | that he might have answered | |
| usted | hubiera contestado | that you might have answered | |
| nosotros/as | hubiéramos contestado | that we might have answered | |
| vosotros/as | hubierais contestado | that you all might have answered | |
| ellos/as | hubieran contestado | that they might have answered | |
| ustedes | hubieran contestado | that you all might have answered |
FUTURE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere contestado | that I will have answered | |
| tú | hubieres contestado | that you will have answered | |
| él/ella | hubiere contestado | that he will have answered | |
| usted | hubiere contestado | that you will have answered | |
| nosotros/as | hubiéremos contestado | that we will have answered | |
| vosotros/as | hubiereis contestado | that you all will have answered | |
| ellos/as | hubieren contestado | that they will have answered | |
| ustedes | hubieren contestado | that you all will have answered |
PAST PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| contestado | answered |
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| contestando | answering |