responder Conditional Conjugation
responder — answer
The conditional of responder is regular: respondería, responderías, respondería, responderíamos, responderíais, responderían.
responder Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would' answer if they could, or to make a polite request/suggestion.
Notes on responder in the Conditional
Responder is regular. Like the future, endings are added to the full infinitive, but they look like imperfect -ir endings.
Example Sentences
Yo respondería, pero no sé la solución.
I would answer, but I don't know the solution.
yo
¿Responderías tú a esa pregunta tan difícil?
Would you answer that very difficult question?
tú
Nosotros responderíamos si tuviéramos tiempo.
We would answer if we had time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'respondería' with the imperfect 'respondía'.
Correct: Conditional includes the 'er' (respondería); imperfect does not (respondía).
Why: The conditional is built on the infinitive, while the imperfect is built on the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respondo
The present of responder is regular: respondo, respondes, responde, respondemos, respondéis, responden.
Preterite
yo: respondí
The preterite of responder is regular: respondí, respondiste, respondió, respondimos, respondisteis, respondieron.
Imperfect
yo: respondía
The imperfect of responder is regular: respondía, respondías, respondía, respondíamos, respondíais, respondían.
Future
yo: responderé
The future of responder is regular: responderé, responderás, responderá, responderemos, responderéis, responderán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: responda
The present subjunctive of responder is regular: responda, respondas, responda, respondamos, respondáis, respondan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respondiera
The imperfect subjunctive of responder is: respondiera, respondieras, respondiera, respondiéramos, respondierais, respondieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: responde
The affirmative imperative of responder is: responde (tú), responda (usted), respondamos (nosotros), responded (vosotros), respondan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no respondas
Negative commands for responder use the subjunctive: no respondas, no responda, no respondamos, no respondáis, no respondan.