Responder (to respond) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

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

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect 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 pluscuamperfecto

yo hubiera/hubiese respondido I would have responded
tú hubieras/hubieses respondido you would have responded
él/ella hubiera/hubiese respondido he would have responded
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos respondido We would have responded
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis respondido You would have responded
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen respondido they would have responded

Example phrases

Si yo hubiera/hubiese respondido a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema. If I had responded on time, we wouldn't have this problem.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses respondido el correo, todo estaría resuelto. If you had replied to the email, everything would be resolved.
Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese respondido la llamada, sabríamos más detalles. If he/she had answered the call, we would know more details.
Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos respondido antes, habríamos evitado la confusión. If we had responded earlier, we would have avoided the confusion.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis respondido, el evento habría sido un éxito. If you had responded, the event would have been a success.
Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen respondido, la reunión habría comenzado a tiempo. If they had answered, the meeting would have started on time.

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 pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ellos/ellas ..., la reunión habría comenzado a tiempo.

Si ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen respondido, la reunión habría comenzado a tiempo.

(If they had answered, the meeting would have started on time.)

2. Si él/ella ... la llamada, sabríamos más detalles.

Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese respondido la llamada, sabríamos más detalles.

(If he/she had answered the call, we would know more details.)

3. Si vosotros/vosotras ..., el evento habría sido un éxito.

Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis respondido, el evento habría sido un éxito.

(If you had responded, the event would have been a success.)

4. Si nosotros/nosotras ... antes, habríamos evitado la confusión.

Si nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos respondido antes, habríamos evitado la confusión.

(If we had responded earlier, we would have avoided the confusion.)

5. Si tú ... el correo, todo estaría resuelto.

Si tú hubieras/hubieses respondido el correo, todo estaría resuelto.

(If you had replied to the email, everything would be resolved.)

6. Si yo ... a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema.

Si yo hubiera/hubiese respondido a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema.

(If I had responded on time, we wouldn't have this problem.)