Contestar conjugation chart
Contestar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you answer | |
| vos | you answer | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she answers | |
| nosotros | we answer | |
| vosotros | you all answer | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they answer |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I answered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you answered | |
| vos | you answered | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she answered | |
| nosotros | we answered | |
| vosotros | you all answered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they answered |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to answer | |
| vos | you used to answer | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to answer | |
| nosotros | we used to answer | |
| vosotros | you all used to answer | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to answer |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will answer | |
| vos | you will answer | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will answer | |
| nosotros | we will answer | |
| vosotros | you all will answer | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will answer |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would answer | |
| vos | you would answer | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would answer | |
| nosotros | we would answer | |
| vosotros | you all would answer | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would answer |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I answer | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you answer | |
| vos | that you answer | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she answer | |
| nosotros | that we answer | |
| vosotros | that you all answer | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they answer |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Contestar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I answered | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you answered | |
| vos | if you answered | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she answered | |
| nosotros | if we answered | |
| vosotros | if you all answered | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they answered |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (contestase), more common in writing.
Contestar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | answer! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | answer! | |
| usted | answer! | |
| nosotros | let's answer! | |
| vosotros | answer! | |
| ustedes | answer! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: contesta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (conteste, contestemos, contesten).
Contestar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't answer! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't answer! | |
| usted | don't answer! | |
| nosotros | let's not answer! | |
| vosotros | don't answer! | |
| ustedes | don't answer! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + contestes, conteste…
Always the verb haber + the past participle contestado, which never changes.
Contestar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he contestado |
|---|---|
| tú | has contestado |
| vos | has contestado |
| él, ella, usted | ha contestado |
| nosotros | hemos contestado |
| vosotros | habéis contestado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han contestado |
Contestar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había contestado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías contestado |
| vos | habías contestado |
| él, ella, usted | había contestado |
| nosotros | habíamos contestado |
| vosotros | habíais contestado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían contestado |
Contestar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré contestado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás contestado |
| vos | habrás contestado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá contestado |
| nosotros | habremos contestado |
| vosotros | habréis contestado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán contestado |
Contestar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría contestado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías contestado |
| vos | habrías contestado |
| él, ella, usted | habría contestado |
| nosotros | habríamos contestado |
| vosotros | habríais contestado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían contestado |
Contestar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya contestado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas contestado |
| vos | hayas contestado |
| él, ella, usted | haya contestado |
| nosotros | hayamos contestado |
| vosotros | hayáis contestado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan contestado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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