responder (to answer) — Spanish Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate responder (to answer) across all tenses in Spanish. Each tense includes real example sentences in Spanish and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
responder — Present Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | respondo | Respondo correos cada mañana. | I answer emails every morning. |
| tú | respondes | Respondes preguntas rápidamente. | You answer questions quickly. |
| él/ella | responde | Ella responde el teléfono en el trabajo. | She answers the phone at work. |
| nosotros | respondemos | Respondemos quejas de clientes diariamente. | We answer customer complaints daily. |
| vosotros | respondéis | ||
| ellos/ellas | responden | Ustedes responden encuestas en línea. | You all answer surveys online. |
responder — Past Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | respondí | Respondí todas las preguntas correctamente. | I answered all the questions correctly. |
| tú | respondiste | Respondiste a la puerta anoche. | You answered the door last night. |
| él/ella | respondió | Él respondió sin pensar. | He answered without thinking. |
| nosotros | respondimos | Respondimos a su invitación ayer. | We answered their invitation yesterday. |
| vosotros | respondisteis | ||
| ellos/ellas | respondieron | Ustedes respondieron a la pregunta del profesor. | You all answered the teacher's question. |
responder — Past Imperfect in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | respondía | Siempre respondía cuando llamaban. | I always answered when they called. |
| tú | respondías | Respondías más educadamente antes. | You used to answer more politely. |
| él/ella | respondía | Ella nunca respondía a mis mensajes. | She never answered my messages. |
| nosotros | respondíamos | Respondíamos cartas a mano en esa época. | We answered letters by hand back then. |
| vosotros | respondíais | ||
| ellos/ellas | respondían | Ustedes respondían de manera diferente en esos días. | You all answered differently in those days. |
responder — Future in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | responderé | Responderé tu correo mañana. | I'll answer your email tomorrow. |
| tú | responderás | Responderás cuando estés listo. | You'll answer when you're ready. |
| él/ella | responderá | Él responderá después de la reunión. | He'll answer after the meeting. |
| nosotros | responderemos | Responderemos todas tus dudas. | We'll answer all your doubts. |
| vosotros | responderéis | ||
| ellos/ellas | responderán | Ustedes responderán la encuesta la próxima semana. | You all will answer the survey next week. |
responder — Conditional in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | respondería | Yo respondería el teléfono enseguida. | I would answer the phone right away. |
| tú | responderías | Tú responderías todas sus preguntas. | You would answer all their questions. |
| él/ella | respondería | Ella respondería el correo mañana. | She would answer the email tomorrow. |
| nosotros | responderíamos | Nosotros responderíamos honestamente. | We would answer honestly. |
| vosotros | responderíais | ||
| ellos/ellas | responderían | Ustedes responderían de otra manera. | You all would answer differently. |