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Pronunciation

Normal speech: con-tes-TAR
IPA: /kon.tes.’tar/

7 months ago

contestar info.

Tips to remember the word “contestar”:
– Think of a contest, where you might have to answer questions.
– “Contestar” sounds like “contest” + “answer” combined.

Explanations:
– “Contestar” is a Spanish verb that means “to answer” or “to reply.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Responder (to respond)
– Contestar and responder can be used interchangeably in most contexts.

“Contestar” is an infinitive verb. Here are its different conjugations:

Present tense:
– yo contesto (I answer)
– tú contestas (you answer, informal)
– él/ella/usted contesta (he/she answers, you answer formal)
– nosotros/nosotras contestamos (we answer)
– vosotros/vosotras contestáis (you all answer, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes contestan (they answer, you all answer formal)

Preterite (simple past) tense:
– yo contesté (I answered)
– tú contestaste (you answered, informal)
– él/ella/usted contestó (he/she answered, you answered formal)
– nosotros/nosotras contestamos (we answered)
– vosotros/vosotras contestasteis (you all answered, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes contestaron (they answered, you all answered formal)

Imperfect past tense:
– yo contestaba (I used to answer)
– tú contestabas (you used to answer, informal)
– él/ella/usted contestaba (he/she used to answer, you used to answer formal)
– nosotros/nosotras contestábamos (we used to answer)
– vosotros/vosotras contestabais (you all used to answer, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes contestaban (they used to answer, you all used to answer formal)

Future tense:
– yo contestaré (I will answer)
– tú contestarás (you will answer, informal)
– él/ella/usted contestará (he/she will answer, you will answer formal)
– nosotros/nosotras contestaremos (we will answer)
– vosotros/vosotras contestaréis (you all will answer, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes contestarán (they will answer, you all will answer formal)

Examples of sentences that use “contestar”:
– ¿Me puedes contestar esta pregunta? (Can you answer this question for me?)
– Ella contestó el teléfono rápidamente. (She answered the phone quickly.)
– Nosotros siempre contestamos las cartas de nuestros abuelos. (We always answer our grandparents’ letters.)
– El profesor nos pidió que contestáramos en voz alta. (The teacher asked us to answer out loud.)
– Si te llamo, ¿me contestarás? (If I call you, will you answer me?)

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