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SPANISH VERB

respetar

to respect

  • #468 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: respetando
  • Past participle: respetado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I respect
  2. tú you respect
  3. usted, él, ella he/she respects
  4. nosotros we respect
  5. vosotros Spain you all respect
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they respect

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use respetar

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

  1. Present

    Aquí todo el mundo respeta la hora de la siesta.

    Here everyone respects siesta time.

  2. Past

    El conductor no respetó el paso de cebra.

    The driver didn't respect the zebra crossing.

  3. Imperfect

    En mi casa se respetaba mucho a los mayores.

    In my house the elderly were greatly respected.

  4. Future

    El árbitro respetará las reglas, no te preocupes.

    The referee will respect the rules, don't worry.

  5. Conditional

    Yo respetaría su decisión aunque no la entienda.

    I'd respect her decision even if I don't understand it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Exijo que respetéis el turno de la cola.

    I insist you all respect your turn in the queue.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedimos que respetara el silencio del hospital.

    We asked him to respect the silence of the hospital.

  8. Imperative

    Respete la distancia de seguridad, por favor.

    Keep a safe distance, please.

Where you hear respetar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Aquí respetamos mucho a los abuelos. Here we respect grandparents a lot.
  • Paco siempre me respetó. Paco always respected me.
  • Voy a respetar tus costumbres. I'm going to respect your customs.
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All the Days of My Life

Advanced Level 3 · respetarte

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