Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Respaldar in Spanish
respaldar to support, to back up Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Respaldar (to support, to back up) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: respaldo, respaldas, respalda, respaldamos, respaldáis, respaldan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- respaldado supported
- Gerund
- respaldando supporting
- Similar
- apoyar, avalar, retroceder
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Respaldar
- Respaldar in the Indicative Present
- Respaldar in the Indicative Preterite
- Respaldar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Respaldar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Respaldar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Respaldar in the Indicative Future
- Respaldar in the Indicative Conditional
- Respaldar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Respaldar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Respaldar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Respaldar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Respaldar
- Imperative tenses of Respaldar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Respaldar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Respaldar
Respaldar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of respaldar 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, “respaldo”, meaning “I support”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldo | I support |
| Tú | respaldas | you support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respalda | s/he supports |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldamos | we support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldáis | you (plural) support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldan | they support |
How it’s built: Regular: stem respald- plus the -ar endings.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of respaldar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “respaldé”, meaning “I supported”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldé | I supported |
| Tú | respaldaste | you supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldó | s/he supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldamos | we supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldasteis | you (plural) supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldaron | they supported |
How it’s built: Regular: stem respald- plus the -ar endings.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of respaldar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “respaldaba”, meaning “I used to support”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldaba | I used to support |
| Tú | respaldabas | you used to support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldaba | s/he used to support |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldábamos | we used to support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldabais | you (plural) used to support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldaban | they used to support |
How it’s built: Regular: stem respald- plus the -ar endings.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of respaldar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy respaldando”, meaning “I am supporting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy respaldando | I am supporting |
| Tú | estás respaldando | you are supporting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está respaldando | s/he is supporting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos respaldando | we are supporting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis respaldando | you (plural) are supporting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están respaldando | they are supporting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund respaldando.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of respaldar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a respaldar”, meaning “I am going to support”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a respaldar | I am going to support |
| Tú | vas a respaldar | you are going to support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a respaldar | s/he is going to support |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a respaldar | we are going to support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a respaldar | you (plural) are going to support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a respaldar | they are going to support |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive respaldar.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of respaldar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “respaldaré”, meaning “I will support”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldaré | I will support |
| Tú | respaldarás | you will support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldará | s/he will support |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldaremos | we will support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldaréis | you (plural) will support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldarán | they will support |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive respaldar plus the future endings.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of respaldar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “respaldaría”, meaning “I would support”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldaría | I would support |
| Tú | respaldarías | you would support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldaría | s/he would support |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldaríamos | we would support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldaríais | you (plural) would support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldarían | they would support |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive respaldar plus the conditional endings.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of respaldar 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 respaldado”, meaning “I have supported”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he respaldado | I have supported |
| Tú | has respaldado | you have supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha respaldado | s/he has supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos respaldado | we have supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis respaldado | you (plural) have supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han respaldado | they have supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of respaldar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había respaldado”, meaning “I had supported”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había respaldado | I had supported |
| Tú | habías respaldado | you had supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había respaldado | s/he had supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos respaldado | we had supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais respaldado | you (plural) had supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían respaldado | they had supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of respaldar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré respaldado”, meaning “I will have supported”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré respaldado | I will have supported |
| Tú | habrás respaldado | you will have supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá respaldado | s/he will have supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos respaldado | we will have supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis respaldado | you (plural) will have supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán respaldado | they will have supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Respaldar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of respaldar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría respaldado”, meaning “I would have supported”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría respaldado | I would have supported |
| Tú | habrías respaldado | you would have supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría respaldado | s/he would have supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos respaldado | we would have supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais respaldado | you (plural) would have supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían respaldado | they would have supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Respaldar
Respaldar in the Subjunctive Present
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, “respalde”, meaning “I support”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respalde | I support |
| Tú | respaldes | you support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respalde | s/he supports |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldemos | we support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldéis | you (plural) support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respalden | they support |
How it’s built: Regular: stem respald- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Respaldar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
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, “respaldara”, meaning “I supported”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldara | I supported |
| Tú | respaldaras | you supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldara | s/he supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldáramos | we supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldarais | you (plural) supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldaran | they supported |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, respaldaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (respaldáramos).
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Respaldar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “respaldare”, meaning “I will support”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respaldare | I will support |
| Tú | respaldares | you will support |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respaldare | s/he will support |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldáremos | we will support |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldareis | you (plural) will support |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respaldaren | they will support |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, respaldaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (respaldáremos).
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Respaldar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
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 respaldado”, meaning “I have supported”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya respaldado | I have supported |
| Tú | hayas respaldado | you have supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya respaldado | s/he has supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos respaldado | we have supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis respaldado | you (plural) have supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan respaldado | they have supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Respaldar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
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 respaldado”, meaning “I had supported”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera respaldado | I had supported |
| Tú | hubieras respaldado | you had supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera respaldado | s/he had supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos respaldado | we had supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais respaldado | you (plural) had supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran respaldado | they had supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Respaldar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
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 respaldado”, meaning “I will have supported”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere respaldado | I will have supported |
| Tú | hubieres respaldado | you will have supported |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere respaldado | s/he will have supported |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos respaldado | we will have supported |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis respaldado | you (plural) will have supported |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren respaldado | they will have supported |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle respaldado.
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Imperative tenses of Respaldar
Respaldar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “respalde”, meaning “(to you formal) support!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | respalda | (to you) support! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respalde | (to you formal) support! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respaldemos | let's support! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respaldad | (to you plural) support! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respalden | (to you plural formal) support! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (respalda); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (respalde, respaldemos, respalden); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (respaldad).
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Respaldar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no respalde”, meaning “(to you formal) don't support!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no respaldes | (to you) don't support! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no respalde | (to you formal) don't support! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no respaldemos | let's not support! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no respaldéis | (to you plural) don't support! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no respalden | (to you plural formal) don't support! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no respaldes, no respalde, no respaldemos, no respaldéis, no respalden.
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Frequently asked questions about Respaldar
Is respaldar a regular or irregular verb?
Respaldar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate respaldar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), respaldar is conjugated as: yo respaldo, tú respaldas, él/ella/usted respalda, nosotros respaldamos, vosotros respaldáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes respaldan. 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.
How do you conjugate respaldar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), respaldar is conjugated as: yo respaldé, tú respaldaste, él/ella/usted respaldó, nosotros respaldamos, vosotros respaldasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes respaldaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate respaldar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), respaldar is conjugated as: yo respaldaba, tú respaldabas, él/ella/usted respaldaba, nosotros respaldábamos, vosotros respaldabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes respaldaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate respaldar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), respaldar is conjugated as: yo respaldaré, tú respaldarás, él/ella/usted respaldará, nosotros respaldaremos, vosotros respaldaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes respaldarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate respaldar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), respaldar is conjugated as: yo respalde, tú respaldes, él/ella/usted respalde, nosotros respaldemos, vosotros respaldéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes respalden. 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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