Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Respetar in Spanish
To respect Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Respetar
- Respetar in the Indicative Present
- Respetar in the Indicative Preterite
- Respetar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Respetar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Respetar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Respetar in the Indicative Future
- Respetar in the Indicative Conditional
- Respetar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Respetar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Respetar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Respetar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Respetar
- Imperative tenses of Respetar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Respetar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Respetar is the Spanish verb for "to respect". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to respetar include: acatar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | respetar | to respect |
| Past participle | respetado | respected |
| Gerund | respetando | respecting |
Indicative Tenses of Respetar
Respetar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of respetar 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, "respeto", meaning "I respect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respeto | I respect |
| Tú | respetas | you respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respeta | s/he respects, you (formal) respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetamos | we respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetáis | you (plural) respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetan | they respect, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of respetar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "respeté", meaning "I respected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respeté | I respected |
| Tú | respetaste | you respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetó | s/he respected, you (formal) respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetamos | we respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetasteis | you (plural) respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetaron | they respected, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of respetar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "respetaba", meaning "I used to respect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respetaba | I used to respect |
| Tú | respetabas | you used to respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetaba | s/he used to respect, you (formal) used to respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetábamos | we used to respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetabais | you (plural) used to respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetaban | they used to respect, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of respetar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy respetando", meaning "I am respecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy respetando | I am respecting |
| Tú | estás respetando | you are respecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está respetando | s/he is respecting, you (formal) are respecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos respetando | we are respecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis respetando | you (plural) are respecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están respetando | they are respecting, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of respetar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a respetar", meaning "I am going to respect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a respetar | I am going to respect |
| Tú | vas a respetar | you are going to respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a respetar | s/he is going to respect, you (formal) are going to respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a respetar | we are going to respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a respetar | you (plural) are going to respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a respetar | they are going to respect, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of respetar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "respetaré", meaning "I will respect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respetaré | I will respect |
| Tú | respetarás | you will respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetará | s/he will respect, you (formal) will respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetaremos | we will respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetaréis | you (plural) will respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetarán | they will respect, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of respetar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "respetaría", meaning "I would respect".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respetaría | I would respect |
| Tú | respetarías | you would respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetaría | s/he would respect, you (formal) would respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetaríamos | we would respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetaríais | you (plural) would respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetarían | they would respect, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of respetar 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 respetado", meaning "I have respected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he respetado | I have respected |
| Tú | has respetado | you have respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha respetado | s/he has respected, you (formal) have respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos respetado | we have respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis respetado | you (plural) have respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han respetado | they have respected, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of respetar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había respetado", meaning "I had respected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había respetado | I had respected |
| Tú | habías respetado | you had respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había respetado | s/he had respected, you (formal) had respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos respetado | we had respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais respetado | you (plural) had respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían respetado | they had respected, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of respetar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré respetado", meaning "I will have respected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré respetado | I will have respected |
| Tú | habrás respetado | you will have respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá respetado | s/he will have respected, you (formal) will have respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos respetado | we will have respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis respetado | you (plural) will have respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán respetado | they will have respected, |
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Respetar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of respetar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría respetado", meaning "I would have respected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría respetado | I would have respected |
| Tú | habrías respetado | you would have respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría respetado | s/he would have respected, you (formal) would have respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos respetado | we would have respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais respetado | you (plural) would have respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían respetado | they would have respected, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Respetar
Respetar 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, "respete", meaning "I respect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respete | I respect |
| Tú | respetes | you respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respete | s/he respects, you (formal) respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetemos | we respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetéis | you (plural) respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respeten | they respect, |
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Respetar 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, "respetara", meaning "I respected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respetara | I respected |
| Tú | respetaras | you respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetara | s/he respected, you (formal) respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetáramos | we respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetarais | you (plural) respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetaran | they respected, |
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Respetar 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, "respetare", meaning "I will respect".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | respetare | I will respect |
| Tú | respetares | you will respect |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respetare | s/he will respect, you (formal) will respect |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetáremos | we will respect |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetareis | you (plural) will respect |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respetaren | they will respect, |
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Respetar 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 respetado", meaning "I have respected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya respetado | I have respected |
| Tú | hayas respetado | you have respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya respetado | s/he has respected, you (formal) have respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos respetado | we have respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis respetado | you (plural) have respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan respetado | they have respected, |
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Respetar 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 respetado", meaning "I had respected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera respetado | I had respected |
| Tú | hubieras respetado | you had respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera respetado | s/he had respected, you (formal) had respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos respetado | we had respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais respetado | you (plural) had respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran respetado | they had respected, |
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Respetar 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 respetado", meaning "I will have respected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere respetado | I will have respected |
| Tú | hubieres respetado | you will have respected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere respetado | s/he will have respected, you (formal) will have respected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos respetado | we will have respected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis respetado | you (plural) will have respected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren respetado | they will have respected, |
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Imperative Tenses of Respetar
Respetar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "respete", meaning "(to you formal) respect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | respeta | (to you) respect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | respete | (to you formal) respect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | respetemos | let's respect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | respetad | (to you plural) respect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | respeten | (to you plural formal) respect! |
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Respetar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no respete", meaning "(to you formal) don't respect!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no respetes | (to you) don't respect! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no respete | (to you formal) don't respect! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no respetemos | let's not respect! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no respetéis | (to you plural) don't respect! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no respeten | (to you plural formal) don't respect! |
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