How to conjugate contestar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

contestar
to answer
regular verb

Contestar means to answer or reply to a question, call, or communication. It is used when responding to inquiries or messages.

How to conjugate contestar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
contesté
contestaste
Él / Ella / Usted
contestó
Nosotros / Nosotras
contestamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
contestasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
contestaron

Examples of contestar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer contesté todas las preguntas.
Yesterday I answered all the questions.
Tú contestaste muy rápido.
You answered very quickly.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella contestó con amabilidad.
She answered politely.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros contestamos en la reunión.
We answered in the meeting.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros contestasteis correctamente.
You all answered correctly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos contestaron la carta ayer.
They answered the letter yesterday.

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Ayer contesté todas las preguntas.

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