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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

responder

to answer

  • #74 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: respondendo
  • Past participle: respondido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you answer
  3. nós we answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all answer

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I answered
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you answered
  3. nós we answered
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all answered

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to answer
  3. nós we are going to answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to answer

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to answer
  3. nós we used to answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to answer

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would answer
  3. nós we would answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would answer

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you answer
  3. nós (that) we answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all answer

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I answered
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you answered
  3. nós (if) we answered
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all answered

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I answer
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you answer
  3. nós (when) we answer
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all answer

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você answer!
  2. vocês answer! (all of you)

How to use responder

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ela sempre responde as mensagens na hora.

    She always answers messages right away.

  2. Past

    Eu respondi o e-mail do cliente ontem à noite.

    I answered the client's email last night.

  3. Future

    A gente vai responder depois do almoço.

    We're going to answer after lunch.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu pai nunca respondia quando estava bravo.

    My father never answered when he was angry.

  5. Conditional

    Eu responderia na hora, mas estou sem internet.

    I'd answer right away, but I have no internet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que ele responda até amanhã.

    I hope he answers by tomorrow.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você respondesse mais rápido, seria mais fácil.

    If you answered faster, it would be easier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando ela responder, me avisa.

    When she answers, let me know.

  9. Imperative

    Responda a pergunta com calma.

    Answer the question calmly.

Good to know

  • "Responder" is to answer a question or a message; to answer the phone or the door is "atender".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.