Conjugation of the Spanish verb contestar
A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb contestar, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| contestar | to answer | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo contesto | I answer | |
| tú contestas | you answer | |
| él contesta | he answers | |
| ella contesta | she answers | |
| nosotros contestamos | we answer | |
| vosotros contestáis | you answer | |
| ellos contestan | they answer | |
| ellas contestan | they answer | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo contestaba | I was answering | |
| tú contestabas | you were answering | |
| él contestaba | he was answering | |
| ella contestaba | she was answering | |
| nosotros contestábamos | we were answering | |
| vosotros contestabais | you were answering | |
| ellos contestaban | they were answering | |
| ellas contestaban | they were answering | |
| Preterite | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo contesté | I answered | |
| tú contestaste | you answered | |
| él contestó | he answered | |
| ella contestó | she answered | |
| nosotros contestamos | we answered | |
| vosotros contestasteis | you answered | |
| ellos contestaron | they answered | |
| ellas contestaron | they answered | |
| Present perfect/Pretérito perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo he contestado | I have answered | |
| tú has contestado | you have answered | |
| él ha contestado | he has answered | |
| ella ha contestado | she has answered | |
| nosotros hemos contestado | we have answered | |
| vosotros habéis contestado | you have answered | |
| ellos han contestado | they have answered | |
| ellas han contestado | they have answered | |
| Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo había contestado | I had answered | |
| tú habías contestado | you had answered | |
| él había contestado | he had answered | |
| ella había contestado | she had answered | |
| nosotros habíamos contestado | we had answered | |
| vosotros habíais contestado | you had answered | |
| ellos habían contestado | they had answered | |
| ellas habían contestado | they had answered | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo contestaré | I will answer | |
| tú contestarás | you will answer | |
| él contestará | he will answer | |
| ella contestará | she will answer | |
| nosotros contestaremos | we will answer | |
| vosotros contestaréis | you will answer | |
| ellos contestarán | they will answer | |
| ellas contestarán | they will answer | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habré contestado | I will have answered | |
| tú habrás contestado | you will have answered | |
| él habrá contestado | he will have answered | |
| ella habrá contestado | she will have answered | |
| nosotros habremos contestado | we will have answered | |
| vosotros habréis contestado | you will have answered | |
| ellos habrán contestado | they will have answered | |
| ellas habrán contestado | they will have answered | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo contestaría | I would answer | |
| tú contestarías | you would answer | |
| él contestaría | he would answer | |
| ella contestaría | she would answer | |
| nosotros contestaríamos | we would answer | |
| vosotros contestaríais | you would answer | |
| ellos contestarían | they would answer | |
| ellas contestarían | they would answer | |
| Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| yo habría contestado | I would have answered | |
| tú habrías contestado | you would have answered | |
| él habría contestado | he would have answered | |
| ella habría contestado | she would have answered | |
| nosotros habríamos contestado | we would have answered | |
| vosotros habríais contestado | you would have answered | |
| ellos habrían contestado | they would have answered | |
| ellas habrían contestado | they would have answered | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo conteste | (... that) I answer | |
| (... que) tú contestes | (... that) you answer | |
| (... que) él conteste | (... that) he answers | |
| (... que) ella conteste | (... that) she answers | |
| (... que) nosotros contestemos | (... that) we answer | |
| (... que) vosotros contestéis | (... that) you answer | |
| (... que) ellos contesten | (... that) they answer | |
| (... que) ellas contesten | (... that) they answer | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) yo contestara | (... that) I was answering | |
| (... que) tú contestaras | (... that) you were answering | |
| (... que) él contestara | (... that) he was answering | |
| (... que) ella contestara | (... that) she was answering | |
| (... que) nosotros contestáramos | (... that) we were answering | |
| (... que) vosotros contestarais | (... that) you were answering | |
| (... que) ellos contestaran | (... that) they were answering | |
| (... que) ellas contestaran | (... that) they were answering | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| contesta | Answer | |
| contestemos | Let's answer | |
| contesten | Answer | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| contestando | answering | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| contestado | answered | |
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