Responder (to respond) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

Responder (to respond) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Responder - Conjugation of to respond in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Responder (to respond) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Conjugation of to respond in Pretérito anterior

yo hube respondido I had responded
tú hubiste respondido You had responded
él/ella hubo respondido He had responded
nosotros/nosotras hubimos respondido we had responded
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis respondido You had responded
ellos/ellas hubieron respondido They had responded

Example phrases

Cuando llegué, ya hube respondido a todos los correos. When I arrived, I had already replied to all the emails.
Después del examen, tú ya hubiste respondido todas las preguntas. After the exam, you had already answered all the questions.
Para el mediodía, él ya hubo respondido a la carta. By noon, he had already responded to the letter.
Para entonces, nosotros ya hubimos respondido a la encuesta. By then, we had already answered the survey.
Antes de salir, vosotros ya hubisteis respondido al jefe. Before leaving, you had already responded to the boss.
Cuando los llamé, ya hubieron respondido a las consultas. When I called them, they had already responded to the inquiries.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - responder (to respond)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Responder (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Antes de salir, vosotros ya ... al jefe.

Antes de salir, vosotros ya hubisteis respondido al jefe.

(Before leaving, you had already responded to the boss.)

2. Para entonces, nosotros ya ... a la encuesta.

Para entonces, nosotros ya hubimos respondido a la encuesta.

(By then, we had already answered the survey.)

3. Para el mediodía, él ya ... a la carta.

Para el mediodía, él ya hubo respondido a la carta.

(By noon, he had already responded to the letter.)

4. Cuando los llamé, ya ... a las consultas.

Cuando los llamé, ya hubieron respondido a las consultas.

(When I called them, they had already responded to the inquiries.)

5. Cuando llegué, ya ... a todos los correos.

Cuando llegué, ya hube respondido a todos los correos.

(When I arrived, I had already replied to all the emails.)

6. Después del examen, tú ya ... todas las preguntas.

Después del examen, tú ya hubiste respondido todas las preguntas.

(After the exam, you had already answered all the questions.)