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Corresponder conjugation

corresponder is a regular Spanish -ER verb meaning correspond / be due / belong / match. In the present tense: yo correspondo, tú correspondes, él/ella corresponde, nosotros correspondemos, vosotros correspondéis, ellos corresponden. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance
Infinitive
corresponder
Gerundio
correspondiendo
Meaning
correspond / be due / belong / match
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Corresponder across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivocorresponderDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiocorrespondiendoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar correspondiendo.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondo
Yo correspondo con la misma atención que tú.I correspond with the same attention as you do.
correspondes
Tú correspondes al gesto con una sonrisa.You respond to the gesture with a smile.
élcorresponde
Él corresponde a ese cargo.That position corresponds to him.
nosotroscorrespondemos
Nosotros correspondemos a la confianza recibida.We correspond to the trust received.
vosotroscorrespondéis
Vosotros correspondéis a esa responsabilidad.That responsibility corresponds to you.
elloscorresponden
Ellos corresponden con respeto.They respond with respect.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe correspondido
Yo he correspondido como debía.I have responded as I should.
has correspondido
Tú has correspondido al gesto con calma.You have responded to the gesture calmly.
élha correspondido
Él ha correspondido a ese cargo bien.He has been up to that position well.
nosotroshemos correspondido
Nosotros hemos correspondido a la confianza recibida.We have responded to the trust received.
vosotroshabéis correspondido
Vosotros habéis correspondido a esa responsabilidad.You have lived up to that responsibility.
elloshan correspondido
Ellos han correspondido con respeto.They have responded with respect.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondí
Yo correspondí como pude.I responded as I could.
correspondiste
Tú correspondiste al gesto de inmediato.You responded to the gesture immediately.
élcorrespondió
Él correspondió a ese cargo con dignidad.He lived up to that position with dignity.
nosotroscorrespondimos
Nosotros correspondimos a la confianza dada.We responded to the trust given.
vosotroscorrespondisteis
Vosotros correspondisteis a esa responsabilidad ayer.You lived up to that responsibility yesterday.
elloscorrespondieron
Ellos correspondieron con respeto al final.They responded with respect in the end.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondía
Yo correspondía siempre con honestidad.I used to respond always with honesty.
correspondías
Tú correspondías al gesto con una sonrisa.You used to respond to the gesture with a smile.
élcorrespondía
Él correspondía bien a ese cargo.He used to live up well to that position.
nosotroscorrespondíamos
Nosotros correspondíamos a la confianza con hechos.We used to respond to trust with actions.
vosotroscorrespondíais
Vosotros correspondíais a esa responsabilidad sin miedo.You used to live up to that responsibility without fear.
elloscorrespondían
Ellos correspondían con respeto siempre.They used to respond with respect always.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía correspondido
Yo había correspondido antes como debía.I had responded before as I should.
habías correspondido
Tú habías correspondido al gesto ya.You had responded to the gesture already.
élhabía correspondido
Él había correspondido a ese cargo previamente.He had lived up to that position previously.
nosotroshabíamos correspondido
Nosotros habíamos correspondido a la confianza antes.We had responded to the trust before.
vosotroshabíais correspondido
Vosotros habíais correspondido a esa responsabilidad esa mañana.You had lived up to that responsibility that morning.
elloshabían correspondido
Ellos habían correspondido con respeto muchas veces.They had responded with respect many times.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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PronounFormContext
yohube correspondido
Cuando yo hube correspondido, guardaron silencio.When I had responded, they fell silent.
hubiste correspondido
En cuanto tú hubiste correspondido al gesto, sonrieron.As soon as you had responded to the gesture, they smiled.
élhubo correspondido
Después de que él hubo correspondido al cargo, lo felicitaron.After he had lived up to the position, they congratulated him.
nosotroshubimos correspondido
Apenas nosotros hubimos correspondido a la confianza, cambiaron de tono.As soon as we had responded to the trust, they changed tone.
vosotroshubisteis correspondido
Una vez que vosotros hubisteis correspondido a esa responsabilidad, os respetaron.Once you had lived up to that responsibility, they respected you.
elloshubieron correspondido
Cuando ellos hubieron correspondido con respeto, terminó la discusión.When they had responded with respect, the discussion ended.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yocorresponderé
Yo corresponderé como se espera.I will respond as expected.
corresponderás
Tú corresponderás al gesto con calma.You will respond to the gesture calmly.
élcorresponderá
Él corresponderá a ese cargo.He will live up to that position.
nosotroscorresponderemos
Nosotros corresponderemos a la confianza recibida.We will respond to the trust received.
vosotroscorresponderéis
Vosotros corresponderéis a esa responsabilidad.You will live up to that responsibility.
elloscorresponderán
Ellos corresponderán con respeto.They will respond with respect.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré correspondido
Para entonces yo habré correspondido como debía.By then I will have responded as I should.
habrás correspondido
Tú habrás correspondido al gesto ya.You will have responded to the gesture already.
élhabrá correspondido
Él habrá correspondido a ese cargo para esa fecha.He will have lived up to that position by that date.
nosotroshabremos correspondido
Nosotros habremos correspondido a la confianza recibida.We will have responded to the trust received.
vosotroshabréis correspondido
Vosotros habréis correspondido a esa responsabilidad ya.You will have lived up to that responsibility already.
elloshabrán correspondido
Ellos habrán correspondido con respeto para entonces.They will have responded with respect by then.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondería
Yo correspondería mejor con más tiempo.I would respond better with more time.
corresponderías
Tú corresponderías al gesto con calma.You would respond to the gesture calmly.
élcorrespondería
Él correspondería a ese cargo si quisiera.He would live up to that position if he wanted.
nosotroscorresponderíamos
Nosotros corresponderíamos a la confianza con hechos.We would respond to trust with actions.
vosotroscorresponderíais
Vosotros corresponderíais a esa responsabilidad bien.You would live up to that responsibility well.
elloscorresponderían
Ellos corresponderían con respeto también.They would respond with respect too.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría correspondido
Yo habría correspondido mejor con más tiempo.I would have responded better with more time.
habrías correspondido
Tú habrías correspondido al gesto con calma.You would have responded to the gesture calmly.
élhabría correspondido
Él habría correspondido a ese cargo si hubiera querido.He would have lived up to that position if he had wanted.
nosotroshabríamos correspondido
Nosotros habríamos correspondido a la confianza con hechos.We would have responded to trust with actions.
vosotroshabríais correspondido
Vosotros habríais correspondido a esa responsabilidad bien.You would have lived up to that responsibility well.
elloshabrían correspondido
Ellos habrían correspondido con respeto también.They would have responded with respect too.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocorresponda
Es importante que yo corresponda como debo.It is important that I respond as I should.
correspondas
Quiero que tú correspondas al gesto con amabilidad.I want you to respond to the gesture kindly.
élcorresponda
Es necesario que él corresponda a ese cargo.It is necessary that he live up to that position.
nosotroscorrespondamos
Deseo que nosotros correspondamos a la confianza.I wish that we respond to the trust.
vosotroscorrespondáis
Es mejor que vosotros correspondáis a esa responsabilidad.It is better that you live up to that responsibility.
elloscorrespondan
Temo que ellos no correspondan con respeto.I fear that they may not respond with respect.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohaya correspondido
Dudo que yo haya correspondido como debía.I doubt that I have responded as I should.
hayas correspondido
No creo que tú hayas correspondido al gesto aún.I do not think that you have responded to the gesture yet.
élhaya correspondido
Es posible que él haya correspondido a ese cargo ya.It is possible that he has lived up to that position already.
nosotroshayamos correspondido
Es probable que nosotros hayamos correspondido a la confianza.It is likely that we have responded to the trust.
vosotroshayáis correspondido
No parece que vosotros hayáis correspondido a esa responsabilidad todavía.It does not seem that you have lived up to that responsibility yet.
elloshayan correspondido
Puede que ellos hayan correspondido con respeto.They may have responded with respect.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondiera
Si yo correspondiera mejor, me escucharían más.If I responded better, they would listen to me more.
correspondieras
Si tú correspondieras al gesto con calma, todo iría mejor.If you responded to the gesture calmly, everything would go better.
élcorrespondiera
Si él correspondiera a ese cargo, confiarían en él.If he lived up to that position, they would trust him.
nosotroscorrespondiéramos
Si nosotros correspondiéramos a la confianza, crecería el respeto.If we responded to the trust, respect would grow.
vosotroscorrespondierais
Si vosotros correspondierais a esa responsabilidad, habría orden.If you lived up to that responsibility, there would be order.
elloscorrespondieran
Si ellos correspondieran con respeto, se acabaría el conflicto.If they responded with respect, the conflict would end.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera correspondido
Si yo hubiera correspondido mejor, me habrían escuchado más.If I had responded better, they would have listened to me more.
hubieras correspondido
Si tú hubieras correspondido al gesto con calma, todo habría ido mejor.If you had responded to the gesture calmly, everything would have gone better.
élhubiera correspondido
Si él hubiera correspondido a ese cargo, habrían confiado en él.If he had lived up to that position, they would have trusted him.
nosotroshubiéramos correspondido
Si nosotros hubiéramos correspondido a la confianza, habría crecido el respeto.If we had responded to the trust, respect would have grown.
vosotroshubierais correspondido
Si vosotros hubierais correspondido a esa responsabilidad, habría habido orden.If you had lived up to that responsibility, there would have been order.
elloshubieran correspondido
Si ellos hubieran correspondido con respeto, se habría acabado el conflicto.If they had responded with respect, the conflict would have ended.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yocorrespondiere
Si algún día yo correspondiere mejor, lo notarás.If someday I should respond better, you will notice it.
correspondieres
Si tú correspondieres al gesto con calma, todo cambiará.If you should respond to the gesture calmly, everything will change.
élcorrespondiere
Si él correspondiere a ese cargo, lo apoyarán.If he should live up to that position, they will support him.
nosotroscorrespondiéremos
Si nosotros correspondiéremos a la confianza, habrá paz.If we should respond to the trust, there will be peace.
vosotroscorrespondiereis
Si vosotros correspondiereis a esa responsabilidad, os respetarán.If you should live up to that responsibility, they will respect you.
elloscorrespondieren
Si ellos correspondieren con respeto, acabará la discusión.If they should respond with respect, the discussion will end.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiere correspondido
Cuando yo hubiere correspondido mejor, cambiará todo.When I shall have responded better, everything will change.
hubieres correspondido
Cuando tú hubieres correspondido al gesto, lo entenderán.When you shall have responded to the gesture, they will understand it.
élhubiere correspondido
Cuando él hubiere correspondido a ese cargo, se relajarán.When he shall have lived up to that position, they will relax.
nosotroshubiéremos correspondido
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos correspondido a la confianza, crecerá el vínculo.When we shall have responded to the trust, the bond will grow.
vosotroshubiereis correspondido
Cuando vosotros hubiereis correspondido a esa responsabilidad, habrá orden.When you shall have lived up to that responsibility, there will be order.
elloshubieren correspondido
Cuando ellos hubieren correspondido con respeto, volverá la calma.When they shall have responded with respect, calm will return.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
corresponde
Tú, corresponde con respeto.You, respond with respect.
élcorresponda
Que él corresponda a ese cargo.Let him live up to that position.
nosotroscorrespondamos
correspondamos a la confianza recibida.Let us respond to the trust received.
vosotroscorresponde(d)
Vosotros, corresponde(d) a esa responsabilidad.You, live up to that responsibility.
elloscorrespondan
Que ellos correspondan con calma.Let them respond calmly.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
no correspondas
No no correspondas con frialdad.Do not respond coldly.
élno corresponda
Que él no no corresponda mal a ese cargo.Let him not fail that position.
nosotrosno correspondamos
No no correspondamos con miedo.Let us not respond with fear.
vosotrosno correspondáis
No no correspondáis mal a esa responsabilidad.Do not fail that responsibility.
ellosno correspondan
Que ellos no no correspondan con desprecio.Let them not respond with contempt.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ con la misma atención que tú.

I correspond with the same attention as you do.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'corresponder' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'corresponder' means to correspond / be due / belong / match. It is a regular -ER verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is corresponder an irregular verb in Spanish?
Corresponder is a regular -ER verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate corresponder in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of corresponder: yo correspondo, tú correspondes, él/ella/usted corresponde, nosotros correspondemos, vosotros correspondéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes corresponden.
How do you conjugate corresponder in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of corresponder: yo correspondí, tú correspondiste, él/ella/usted correspondió, nosotros correspondimos, vosotros correspondisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes correspondieron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of corresponder?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of corresponder: yo correspondía, tú correspondías, él/ella/usted correspondía, nosotros correspondíamos, vosotros correspondíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes correspondían. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of corresponder?
The past participle of corresponder is 'correspondido'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he correspondido' (I have correspond / be due / belong / matched), 'has correspondido', 'ha correspondido'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of corresponder?
The gerundio of corresponder is 'correspondiendo'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy correspondiendo) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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