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