Responder (to respond) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Responder - Conjugation of to respond in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

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

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Conjugation of to respond in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo respondiera/respondiese I would respond
tú respondieras/respondieses you would respond
él/ella respondiera/respondiese he would respond
nosotros/nosotras respondiéramos/respondiésemos we responded
vosotros/vosotras respondierais/respondieseis you would respond
ellos/ellas respondieran/respondiesen they would respond

Example phrases

Si yo respondiera/respondiese antes, terminaríamos a tiempo. If I were to respond sooner, we would finish on time.
Es posible que tú respondieras/respondieses mal la pregunta. It is possible that you answered the question wrong.
Si él respondiera/respondiese, sabríamos qué hacer. If he answered, we would know what to do.
Si nosotros respondiéramos/respondiésemos juntos, podríamos encontrar una solución. If we responded together, we could find a solution.
Si vosotros respondierais/respondieseis rápido, no tendríamos que esperar tanto. If you responded quickly, we wouldn't have to wait so long.
Si ellos respondieran/respondiesen adecuadamente, evitaríamos errores. If they answered/responded appropriately, we would avoid mistakes.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - responder (to respond)

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

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Responder (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellos ... adecuadamente, evitaríamos errores.

Si ellos respondieran/respondiesen adecuadamente, evitaríamos errores.

(If they answered/responded appropriately, we would avoid mistakes.)

2. Si nosotros ... juntos, podríamos encontrar una solución.

Si nosotros respondiéramos/respondiésemos juntos, podríamos encontrar una solución.

(If we responded together, we could find a solution.)

3. Si vosotros ... rápido, no tendríamos que esperar tanto.

Si vosotros respondierais/respondieseis rápido, no tendríamos que esperar tanto.

(If you responded quickly, we wouldn't have to wait so long.)

4. Si yo ... antes, terminaríamos a tiempo.

Si yo respondiera/respondiese antes, terminaríamos a tiempo.

(If I were to respond sooner, we would finish on time.)

5. Si él ..., sabríamos qué hacer.

Si él respondiera/respondiese, sabríamos qué hacer.

(If he answered, we would know what to do.)

6. Es posible que tú ... mal la pregunta.

Es posible que tú respondieras/respondieses mal la pregunta.

(It is possible that you answered the question wrong.)