respetar
to respectPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | respetoI respect | nosotros | respetamoswe respect |
| tú | respetasyou respect | vosotros | respetáisyou all respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetahe/she respects | ellos/Uds. | respetanthey respect |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he respetadoI have respected | nosotros | hemos respetadowe have respected |
| tú | has respetadoyou have respected | vosotros | habéis respetadoyou all have respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha respetadohe/she has respected | ellos/Uds. | han respetadothey have respected |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | respete(that) I respect | nosotros | respetemos(that) we respect |
| tú | respetes(that) you respect | vosotros | respetéis(that) you all respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respete(that) he/she respects | ellos/Uds. | respeten(that) they respect |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya respetado(that) I have respected | nosotros | hayamos respetado(that) we have respected |
| tú | hayas respetado(that) you have respected | vosotros | hayáis respetado(that) you all have respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya respetado(that) he/she has respected | ellos/Uds. | hayan respetado(that) they have respected |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | respetéI respected | nosotros | respetamoswe respected |
| tú | respetasteyou respected | vosotros | respetasteisyou all respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetóhe/she respected | ellos/Uds. | respetaronthey respected |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | respetabaI used to respect | nosotros | respetábamoswe used to respect |
| tú | respetabasyou used to respect | vosotros | respetabaisyou all used to respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetabahe/she used to respect | ellos/Uds. | respetabanthey used to respect |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había respetadoI had respected | nosotros | habíamos respetadowe had respected |
| tú | habías respetadoyou had respected | vosotros | habíais respetadoyou all had respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | había respetadohe/she had respected | ellos/Uds. | habían respetadothey had respected |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | respetara(that) I respected | nosotros | respetáramos(that) we respected |
| tú | respetaras(that) you respected | vosotros | respetarais(that) you all respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetara(that) he/she respected | ellos/Uds. | respetaran(that) they respected |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | respetase(that) I respected | nosotros | respetásemos(that) we respected |
| tú | respetases(that) you respected | vosotros | respetaseis(that) you all respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetase(that) he/she respected | ellos/Uds. | respetasen(that) they respected |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera respetado(that) I had respected | nosotros | hubiéramos respetado(that) we had respected |
| tú | hubieras respetado(that) you had respected | vosotros | hubierais respetado(that) you all had respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera respetado(that) he/she had respected | ellos/Uds. | hubieran respetado(that) they had respected |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube respetadoI had respected | nosotros | hubimos respetadowe had respected |
| tú | hubiste respetadoyou had respected | vosotros | hubisteis respetadoyou all had respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo respetadohe/she had respected | ellos/Uds. | hubieron respetadothey had respected |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | respetaréI will respect | nosotros | respetaremoswe will respect |
| tú | respetarásyou will respect | vosotros | respetaréisyou all will respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetaráhe/she will respect | ellos/Uds. | respetaránthey will respect |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | respetaríaI would respect | nosotros | respetaríamoswe would respect |
| tú | respetaríasyou would respect | vosotros | respetaríaisyou all would respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetaríahe/she would respect | ellos/Uds. | respetaríanthey would respect |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré respetadoI will have respected | nosotros | habremos respetadowe will have respected |
| tú | habrás respetadoyou will have respected | vosotros | habréis respetadoyou all will have respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá respetadohe/she will have respected | ellos/Uds. | habrán respetadothey will have respected |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría respetadoI would have respected | nosotros | habríamos respetadowe would have respected |
| tú | habrías respetadoyou would have respected | vosotros | habríais respetadoyou all would have respected |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría respetadohe/she would have respected | ellos/Uds. | habrían respetadothey would have respected |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | respetare(should) I respect | nosotros | respetáremos(should) we respect |
| tú | respetares(should) you respect | vosotros | respetareis(should) you all respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | respetare(should) he/she respect | ellos/Uds. | respetaren(should) they respect |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | respetemoslet's respect |
| tú | respetarespect! | vosotros | respetadrespect! |
| él/ella/Ud. | respeterespect! | ellos/Uds. | respetenrespect! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no respetemoslet's not respect |
| tú | no respetesdon't respect | vosotros | no respetéisdon't respect |
| él/ella/Ud. | no respetedon't respect | ellos/Uds. | no respetendon't respect |
