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How to say “to answer” in Spanish? “Contestar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “contestar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to answer in Spanish like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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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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