How to conjugate contestar in Subjunctive Imperfect 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 Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
contestara
Tú
contestaras
Él / Ella / Usted
contestara
Nosotros / Nosotras
contestáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
contestárais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
contestaran

Examples of contestar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que yo contestara la llamada.
I hoped that I would answer the call.
Tú
Querías que tú contestaras el correo.
You wanted you to reply to the email.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que él contestara la pregunta.
I doubted that he would answer the question.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era importante que nosotros contestáramos pronto.
It was important that we answered soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No creía que vosotros contestarais tarde.
I didn't believe that you all would answer late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Esperaban que ellos contestaran rápidamente.
They hoped that they would answer quickly.

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Esperaba que yo contestara la llamada.

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Indicative Present
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Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
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