contestar
to answer
Transitive verb
- 1
(a question, a call) to answer
Por favor, contesta mi pregunta con sinceridad.
Intransitive verb
- 1
to answer
Él no contestó a mi mensaje, quizás estaba ocupado.
1(a question, a call)to answer
Por favor, contesta mi pregunta con sinceridad.
Please answer my question truthfully.Nadie contestó el teléfono cuando llamé.
Nobody answered the phone when I called.¿Puedes contestar esta pregunta del examen?
Can you answer this exam question?Por favor, contesta mi pregunta ahora.
Please, answer my question now.2to answer
Él no contestó a mi mensaje, quizás estaba ocupado.
He didn't answer my message, maybe he was busy.Ella siempre contesta mis correos electrónicos rápidamente.
She always answers my emails quickly.No sé cómo contestar a su carta.
I don't know how to answer his letter.¿Puedes contestar la pregunta?
Can you answer the question?Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularcontestaría
2nd singularcontestarías
3rd singularcontestaría
1st pluralcontestaríamos
2nd pluralcontestaríais
3rd pluralcontestarían
future indicative
1st singularcontestaré
2nd singularcontestarás
3rd singularcontestará
1st pluralcontestaremos
2nd pluralcontestaréis
3rd pluralcontestarán
gerund
contestando
imperative affirmative
2nd singularcontesta
1st pluralcontestemos
2nd pluralcontestad
imperative negative
2nd singularno contestes
1st pluralno contestemos
2nd pluralno contestéis
imperfect indicative
1st singularcontestaba
2nd singularcontestabas
3rd singularcontestaba
1st pluralcontestábamos
2nd pluralcontestabais
3rd pluralcontestaban
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularcontestara
2nd singularcontestaras
3rd singularcontestara
1st pluralcontestáramos
2nd pluralcontestarais
3rd pluralcontestaran
infinitive
contestar
participle
contestado
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía contestado
2nd singularhabías contestado
3rd singularhabía contestado
1st pluralhabíamos contestado
2nd pluralhabíais contestado
3rd pluralhabían contestado
present indicative
1st singularcontesto
2nd singularcontestas
3rd singularcontesta
1st pluralcontestamos
2nd pluralcontestáis
3rd pluralcontestan
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe contestado
2nd singularhas contestado
3rd singularha contestado
1st pluralhemos contestado
2nd pluralhabéis contestado
3rd pluralhan contestado
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya contestado
2nd singularhayas contestado
3rd singularhaya contestado
1st pluralhayamos contestado
2nd pluralhayáis contestado
3rd pluralhayan contestado
present subjunctive
1st singularconteste
2nd singularcontestes
3rd singularconteste
1st pluralcontestemos
2nd pluralcontestéis
3rd pluralcontesten
preterite indicative
1st singularcontesté
2nd singularcontestaste
3rd singularcontestó
1st pluralcontestamos
2nd pluralcontestasteis
3rd pluralcontestaron