Conjugation of respetar in Spanish
respetarto respectregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respeto | |
| tú | respetas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respeta | |
| nosotros | respetamos | |
| vosotros | respetáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetan |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respeté | |
| tú | respetaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetó | |
| nosotros | respetamos | |
| vosotros | respetasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- nosotros
respetemosrespetamosThis is the present subjunctive/imperfect subjunctive base, not the preterite indicative form. The correct form is respetamos.
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaba | |
| tú | respetabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetaba | |
| nosotros | respetábamos | |
| vosotros | respetabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaré | |
| tú | respetarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetará | |
| nosotros | respetaremos | |
| vosotros | respetaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetaría | |
| tú | respetarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetaría | |
| nosotros | respetaríamos | |
| vosotros | respetaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respete | |
| tú | respetes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respete | |
| nosotros | respetemos | |
| vosotros | respetéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respeten |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- nosotros
respetamosrespetemosIn the present subjunctive, the nosotros form takes the opposite vowel ending: respetemos, not respetamos.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetara | |
| tú | respetaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetara | |
| nosotros | respetáramos | |
| vosotros | respetarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | respeta | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respete | |
| nosotros | respetemos | |
| vosotros | respetad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respeten |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
respetasrespetaThe affirmative tú command drops the -s and uses the verb stem form: respeta.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetando | |
| tú | respetando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetando | |
| nosotros | respetando | |
| vosotros | respetando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | respetado | |
| tú | respetado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetado | |
| nosotros | respetado | |
| vosotros | respetado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | respetado |
respetar — frequently asked questions
Is respetar a regular verb?
Yes — respetar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does respetar mean?
respetar is a Spanish verb meaning "to respect".