contestar
B2to reply, retort, answer, respond
contestar in every tense
All six simple tenses of contestar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contesto |
| tú | contestas |
| él/ella/usted | contesta |
| nosotros | contestamos |
| vosotros | contestáis |
| ellos/ustedes | contestan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contesté |
| tú | contestaste |
| él/ella/usted | contestó |
| nosotros | contestamos |
| vosotros | contestasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | contestaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contestaba |
| tú | contestabas |
| él/ella/usted | contestaba |
| nosotros | contestábamos |
| vosotros | contestabais |
| ellos/ustedes | contestaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contestaré |
| tú | contestarás |
| él/ella/usted | contestará |
| nosotros | contestaremos |
| vosotros | contestaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | contestarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | contestaría |
| tú | contestarías |
| él/ella/usted | contestaría |
| nosotros | contestaríamos |
| vosotros | contestaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | contestarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | conteste |
| tú | contestes |
| él/ella/usted | conteste |
| nosotros | contestemos |
| vosotros | contestéis |
| ellos/ustedes | contesten |
regular
contestar in example sentences
Forms of contestar appear in 113 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
¿Quieres que conteste?
Do you want me to answer?
yo, él/ella/usted · present subjunctive · Tatoeba #1712080
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the contestar family
Forms of contestar with their own word page:
Verbs conjugated like contestar
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
Make contestar automatic
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