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Responder Conjugation in Spanish

Learn responder, meaning to answer, to reply, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-ergerund: respondiendoparticiple: respondido

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What does responder mean?

responder means to answer, to reply in English. It is a regular -er verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to talk back, to answer back (to respond defiantly and inappropriately); to respond, to react (to someone else's actions).

Principal forms of responder

Infinitive: responder
Gerund: respondiendo
Past participle: respondido

Responder conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

Pronoun	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future
yo	respondo	respondí	respondía	responderé
tú	respondes	respondiste	respondías	responderás
él / ella / usted	responde	respondió	respondía	responderá
nosotros/as	respondemos	respondimos	respondíamos	responderemos
ellos/as / ustedes	responden	respondieron	respondían	responderán

Pattern notes

Responder follows the regular -er pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with responder

¿Por qué no responde Tom?Why doesn't Tom answer?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Tom no responde al móvil.Tom isn't answering his cell.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Yo respondí a la pregunta.I answered the question.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate responder for yo in the present.
Use the preterite form for ella.
Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
Write a short sentence in the future.

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