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ENGLISH VERB

respond

to respond

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: responding
  • Past participle: responded

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I respond
  2. you you respond
  3. he, she, it he responds
  4. we we respond
  5. they they respond

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I responded
  2. you you responded
  3. he, she, it he responded
  4. we we respond
  5. they they responded

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will respond
  2. you you will respond
  3. he, she, it he will respond
  4. we we will respond
  5. they they will respond

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am responding
  2. you you are responding
  3. he, she, it he is responding
  4. we we are responding
  5. they they are responding

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already responded
  2. you you have already responded
  3. he, she, it he has already responded
  4. we we have already responded
  5. they they have already responded

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would respond
  2. you you would respond
  3. he, she, it he would respond
  4. we we would respond
  5. they they would respond

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Respond!

How to use respond

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

  1. Present

    My boss responds to emails within the hour.

    My boss responds to emails in less than an hour.

  2. Past

    Nobody responded to my message about the party.

    No one responded to my message about the party.

  3. Future

    The company will respond within five business days.

    The company will respond within five business days.

  4. Present continuous

    The patient is responding well to the treatment.

    The patient is responding well to the treatment.

  5. Present perfect

    Have they responded to your complaint yet?

    Have they already responded to your complaint?

  6. Conditional

    I would respond today, before you forget.

    I would respond today, before you forget.

  7. Imperative

    Respond to the invitation by Friday, please.

    Please respond to the invitation by Friday.

Good to know

  • "Respond to": "respond to an email"; in everyday use, "answer" and "reply" are more common.
  • It can also mean to respond to a treatment: "she's responding well to the medicine".

Where you hear respond

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • In the cut, Carol responds to Helen. But she didn't. In the cut, Carol responds to Helen. But she didn't.
  • Carol wasn't responding to Helen. She was talking about the committee. Carol wasn't responding to Helen. She was talking about the committee.
  • On Thursday, I'll respond to every question. On Thursday, I'll respond to every question.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • In the cut, Carol responds to Helen. But she didn't. In the cut, Carol responds to Helen. But she didn't.
  • Carol wasn't responding to Helen. She was talking about the committee. Carol wasn't responding to Helen. She was talking about the committee.
  • On Thursday, I'll respond to every question. On Thursday, I'll respond to every question.
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A sentence out of place

Advanced Level 1 · responding to Helen · she's responding to Helen

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The revised proposal

Advanced Level 2 · This responds to the concern about noise.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.