responder
to answer, to reply, to talk back
Responde a la pregunta.
Answer the question.
responder present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
responder present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
responder preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
responder imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
responder present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
responder future
Actions yet to happen.
responder informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
responder future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
responder conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
responder conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
responder pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
responder subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
responder subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
responder subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
responder subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
responder imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
responder imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.