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responder

answer

VerbA1

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    answer

    Ella no responde mis mensajes.

    She doesn't answer my messages.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    answer

    Él siempre responde con una sonrisa.

    He always responds with a smile.
  2. 2

    (responsibility) be responsible for

    Yo respondo por mis acciones.

    I am responsible for my actions.

1answer

Ella no responde mis mensajes.

She doesn't answer my messages.

El estudiante respondió correctamente a la pregunta.

The student answered the question correctly.

Todavía no han respondido a mi correo electrónico.

They still haven't answered my email.

Por favor, responde a mi pregunta.

Please, answer my question.

2answer

Él siempre responde con una sonrisa.

He always responds with a smile.

Ella responde con mucha paciencia.

She answers with a lot of patience.

Cuando le pregunté, respondió con un gesto.

When I asked him, he answered with a gesture.

Él no puede responder ahora.

He cannot answer now.

3(responsibility)be responsible for

Yo respondo por mis acciones.

I am responsible for my actions.

El director debe responder por las decisiones de su equipo.

The director must be responsible for his team's decisions.

Los padres responden por la educación de sus hijos.

Parents are responsible for their children's education.

Debes responder por tus acciones.

You must be responsible for your actions.
responder a una pregunta

to answer a question

responder bien/mal

to answer well/badly

no responder

to not answer

Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularrespondería

2nd singularresponderías

3rd singularrespondería

1st pluralresponderíamos

2nd pluralresponderíais

3rd pluralresponderían

future indicative

1st singularresponderé

2nd singularresponderás

3rd singularresponderá

1st pluralresponderemos

2nd pluralresponderéis

3rd pluralresponderán

gerund

respondiendo

imperative affirmative

2nd singularresponde

1st pluralrespondamos

2nd pluralresponded

imperative negative

2nd singularno respondas

1st pluralno respondamos

2nd pluralno respondáis

imperfect indicative

1st singularrespondía

2nd singularrespondías

3rd singularrespondía

1st pluralrespondíamos

2nd pluralrespondíais

3rd pluralrespondían

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularrespondiera

2nd singularrespondieras

3rd singularrespondiera

1st pluralrespondiéramos

2nd pluralrespondierais

3rd pluralrespondieran

infinitive

responder

participle

respondido

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía respondido

2nd singularhabías respondido

3rd singularhabía respondido

1st pluralhabíamos respondido

2nd pluralhabíais respondido

3rd pluralhabían respondido

present indicative

1st singularrespondo

2nd singularrespondes

3rd singularresponde

1st pluralrespondemos

2nd pluralrespondéis

3rd pluralresponden

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe respondido

2nd singularhas respondido

3rd singularha respondido

1st pluralhemos respondido

2nd pluralhabéis respondido

3rd pluralhan respondido

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya respondido

2nd singularhayas respondido

3rd singularhaya respondido

1st pluralhayamos respondido

2nd pluralhayáis respondido

3rd pluralhayan respondido

present subjunctive

1st singularresponda

2nd singularrespondas

3rd singularresponda

1st pluralrespondamos

2nd pluralrespondáis

3rd pluralrespondan

preterite indicative

1st singularrespondí

2nd singularrespondiste

3rd singularrespondió

1st pluralrespondimos

2nd pluralrespondisteis

3rd pluralrespondieron