Ella Verbsreplicar to answer back, to retort, to replicate Irregular Verb
At a glance: Replicar (to answer back, to retort, to replicate) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: replico, replicas, replica, replicamos, replicáis, replican. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (repliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (replique).

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The Indicative Present of replicar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “replico”, meaning “I answer back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replico | I answer back |
| Tú | replicas | you answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replica | s/he answers back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicamos | we answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicáis | you (plural) answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replican | they answer back |
How it’s built: Regular: stem replic- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Preterite of replicar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “repliqué”, meaning “I answered back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | repliqué | I answered back |
| Tú | replicaste | you answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicó | s/he answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicamos | we answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicasteis | you (plural) answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicaron | they answered back |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to qu (repliqué); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of replicar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “replicaba”, meaning “I used to answer back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replicaba | I used to answer back |
| Tú | replicabas | you used to answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicaba | s/he used to answer back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicábamos | we used to answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicabais | you (plural) used to answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicaban | they used to answer back |
How it’s built: Regular: stem replic- plus the -ar endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of replicar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy replicando”, meaning “I am answering back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy replicando | I am answering back |
| Tú | estás replicando | you are answering back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está replicando | s/he is answering back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos replicando | we are answering back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis replicando | you (plural) are answering back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están replicando | they are answering back |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund replicando.
The Indicative Informal Future of replicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a replicar”, meaning “I am going to answer back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a replicar | I am going to answer back |
| Tú | vas a replicar | you are going to answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a replicar | s/he is going to answer back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a replicar | we are going to answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a replicar | you (plural) are going to answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a replicar | they are going to answer back |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive replicar.
The Indicative Future of replicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “replicaré”, meaning “I will answer back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replicaré | I will answer back |
| Tú | replicarás | you will answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicará | s/he will answer back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicaremos | we will answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicaréis | you (plural) will answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicarán | they will answer back |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive replicar plus the future endings.
The Indicative Conditional of replicar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “replicaría”, meaning “I would answer back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replicaría | I would answer back |
| Tú | replicarías | you would answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicaría | s/he would answer back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicaríamos | we would answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicaríais | you (plural) would answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicarían | they would answer back |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive replicar plus the conditional endings.
The Indicative Present Perfect of replicar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he replicado”, meaning “I have answered back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he replicado | I have answered back |
| Tú | has replicado | you have answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha replicado | s/he has answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos replicado | we have answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis replicado | you (plural) have answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han replicado | they have answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle replicado.
The Indicative Past Perfect of replicar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había replicado”, meaning “I had answered back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había replicado | I had answered back |
| Tú | habías replicado | you had answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había replicado | s/he had answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos replicado | we had answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais replicado | you (plural) had answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían replicado | they had answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle replicado.
The Indicative Future Perfect of replicar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré replicado”, meaning “I will have answered back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré replicado | I will have answered back |
| Tú | habrás replicado | you will have answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá replicado | s/he will have answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos replicado | we will have answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis replicado | you (plural) will have answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán replicado | they will have answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle replicado.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of replicar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría replicado”, meaning “I would have answered back”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría replicado | I would have answered back |
| Tú | habrías replicado | you would have answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría replicado | s/he would have answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos replicado | we would have answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais replicado | you (plural) would have answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían replicado | they would have answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle replicado.
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The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “replique”, meaning “I answer back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replique | I answer back |
| Tú | repliques | you answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replique | s/he answers back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | repliquemos | we answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | repliquéis | you (plural) answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | repliquen | they answer back |
How it’s built: Every form changes c to qu (replique, repliques, replique, repliquemos, repliquéis, repliquen).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “replicara”, meaning “I answered back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replicara | I answered back |
| Tú | replicaras | you answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicara | s/he answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicáramos | we answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicarais | you (plural) answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicaran | they answered back |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, replicaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (replicáramos).
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “replicare”, meaning “I will answer back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | replicare | I will answer back |
| Tú | replicares | you will answer back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replicare | s/he will answer back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | replicáremos | we will answer back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicareis | you (plural) will answer back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | replicaren | they will answer back |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, replicaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (replicáremos).
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya replicado”, meaning “I have answered back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya replicado | I have answered back |
| Tú | hayas replicado | you have answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya replicado | s/he has answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos replicado | we have answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis replicado | you (plural) have answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan replicado | they have answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle replicado.
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera replicado”, meaning “I had answered back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera replicado | I had answered back |
| Tú | hubieras replicado | you had answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera replicado | s/he had answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos replicado | we had answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais replicado | you (plural) had answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran replicado | they had answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle replicado.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere replicado”, meaning “I will have answered back”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere replicado | I will have answered back |
| Tú | hubieres replicado | you will have answered back |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere replicado | s/he will have answered back |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos replicado | we will have answered back |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis replicado | you (plural) will have answered back |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren replicado | they will have answered back |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle replicado.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “replique”, meaning “(to you formal) answer back!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | replica | (to you) answer back! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | replique | (to you formal) answer back! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | repliquemos | let's answer back! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | replicad | (to you plural) answer back! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | repliquen | (to you plural formal) answer back! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (replica); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (replique, repliquemos, repliquen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (replicad).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no replique”, meaning “(to you formal) don't answer back!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no repliques | (to you) don't answer back! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no replique | (to you formal) don't answer back! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no repliquemos | let's not answer back! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no repliquéis | (to you plural) don't answer back! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no repliquen | (to you plural formal) don't answer back! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no repliques, no replique, no repliquemos, no repliquéis, no repliquen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Replicar is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes c to qu (repliqué); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (replique).
In the present tense (presente), replicar is conjugated as: yo replico, tú replicas, él/ella/usted replica, nosotros replicamos, vosotros replicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes replican. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), replicar is conjugated as: yo repliqué, tú replicaste, él/ella/usted replicó, nosotros replicamos, vosotros replicasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes replicaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), replicar is conjugated as: yo replicaba, tú replicabas, él/ella/usted replicaba, nosotros replicábamos, vosotros replicabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes replicaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), replicar is conjugated as: yo replicaré, tú replicarás, él/ella/usted replicará, nosotros replicaremos, vosotros replicaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes replicarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), replicar is conjugated as: yo replique, tú repliques, él/ella/usted replique, nosotros repliquemos, vosotros repliquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes repliquen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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