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SPANISH VERB

corresponder

to be up to someone, to correspond

  • #174 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: correspondiendo
  • Past participle: correspondido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I am up to someone
  2. tú you are up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she is up to someone
  4. nosotros we are up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all are up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they are up to someone

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I was up to someone
  2. tú you were up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she was up to someone
  4. nosotros we were up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all were up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they were up to someone

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to be up to someone
  2. tú you used to be up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to be up to someone
  4. nosotros we used to be up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to be up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be up to someone

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will be up to someone
  2. tú you will be up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will be up to someone
  4. nosotros we will be up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all will be up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be up to someone

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would be up to someone
  2. tú you would be up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would be up to someone
  4. nosotros we would be up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all would be up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be up to someone

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I be up to someone
  2. tú (that) you be up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she be up to someone
  4. nosotros (that) we be up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all be up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be up to someone

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I were up to someone
  2. tú (if) you were up to someone
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she were up to someone
  4. nosotros (if) we were up to someone
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all were up to someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were up to someone

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú be up to someone!
  2. usted be up to someone! (formal)
  3. nosotros be up to someone! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain be up to someone! (all of you)
  5. ustedes be up to someone! (all of you)

How to use corresponder

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

  1. Present

    Hoy te corresponde a ti lavar los platos.

    Today it's your turn to wash the dishes.

  2. Past

    A mí me correspondió la habitación más pequeña.

    I got the smallest room.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes nos correspondía limpiar el patio los sábados.

    We used to be in charge of cleaning the patio on Saturdays.

  4. Future

    A cada uno le corresponderá una parte igual.

    Each one will get an equal share.

  5. Conditional

    Esa decisión correspondería al dueño, no a nosotros.

    That decision would be up to the owner, not us.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Que cada quien pague lo que le corresponda.

    Let each person pay their share.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Era justo que le correspondiera a ella la mitad.

    It was fair that half should go to her.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Corresponde a su cariño, que te quiere mucho!

    Return her affection, she loves you a lot!

Good to know

  • "Me corresponde" is "it's my turn" or "it's my job"; "corresponder a alguien" is also to return someone's love.

Verbs like this one

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