Verb Lookup
contestar
to answer
💬 Infinitive · Infinitivo
contestar
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to answer
Gerund · Gerundio: contestando
Participle · Participio: contestado
PracticalRegularCommunication
Yo · I
contesto
answer
Yo contesto.
I answer.
Tú · You
contestas
answer
Tú contestas.
You answer.
Él / Ella · He / She
contesta
answers
Él / Ella contesta.
He / She answers.
Nosotros · We
contestamos
answer
Nosotros contestamos.
We answer.
Ellos · They
contestan
answer
Ellos contestan.
They answer.
Why does this change?
- Regular
- Follows the standard -ar/-er/-ir pattern in every tense — once you know the pattern, you can conjugate this verb without memorizing anything extra.
Used in lessons · Usado en lecciones
- 🔗 Conversation Connectors
Ayer llamé, pero nadie contestó.
Yesterday I called, but nobody answered.
- 📱 Phones & Messages
Contesta, es tu mamá.
Answer it, it's your mom.
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