responder Negative Imperative Conjugation
responder — answer
Negative commands for responder use the subjunctive: no respondas, no responda, no respondamos, no respondáis, no respondan.
responder Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to answer or reply to something.
Notes on responder in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No respondas a ese mensaje, es spam.
Don't answer that message, it's spam.
tú
Por favor, no responda todavía.
Please, don't answer yet.
usted
No respondamos a sus provocaciones.
Let's not respond to their provocations.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., no responde).
Correct: No respondas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative or affirmative imperative form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: respondería
The conditional of responder is regular: respondería, responderías, respondería, responderíamos, responderíais, responderían.
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).