Contestar conjugation
to answer, reply, respond
Past participlecontestado
Gerundcontestando
Future stemcontestar-
Preterite (yo)contesté
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Contestar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo contesto |
| tú contestas |
| él/ella/usted contesta |
| nosotros/as contestamos |
| vosotros/as contestáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contestan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo contesté |
| tú contestaste |
| él/ella/usted contestó |
| nosotros/as contestamos |
| vosotros/as contestasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contestaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo contestaba |
| tú contestabas |
| él/ella/usted contestaba |
| nosotros/as contestábamos |
| vosotros/as contestabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contestaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a contestar |
| tú vas a contestar |
| él/ella/usted va a contestar |
| nosotros/as vamos a contestar |
| vosotros/as vais a contestar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a contestar |
Futuro simple future
| yo contestaré |
| tú contestarás |
| él/ella/usted contestará |
| nosotros/as contestaremos |
| vosotros/as contestaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contestarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo contestaría |
| tú contestarías |
| él/ella/usted contestaría |
| nosotros/as contestaríamos |
| vosotros/as contestaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contestarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he contestado |
| tú has contestado |
| él/ella/usted ha contestado |
| nosotros/as hemos contestado |
| vosotros/as habéis contestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han contestado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy contestando |
| tú estás contestando |
| él/ella/usted está contestando |
| nosotros/as estamos contestando |
| vosotros/as estáis contestando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están contestando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) contesta |
| (usted) conteste |
| (vosotros/as) contestad |
| (ustedes) contesten |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había contestado |
| tú habías contestado |
| él/ella/usted había contestado |
| nosotros/as habíamos contestado |
| vosotros/as habíais contestado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían contestado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo conteste |
| tú contestes |
| él/ella/usted conteste |
| nosotros/as contestemos |
| vosotros/as contestéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes contesten |
Quick questions about contestar
Is contestar regular or irregular?
Contestar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of contestar?
In the preterite, yo contesté and él/ella/usted contestó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of contestar?
The past participle of contestar is contestado, as in yo he contestado.
What is the gerund of contestar?
The gerund (-ing form) of contestar is contestando, as in yo estoy contestando.
What is the future stem of contestar?
The future and conditional stem of contestar is contestar-: yo contestaré, yo contestaría.
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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