Verbo answer en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to answer significa «responder» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de answer en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | answer |
| you | answer |
| he/she/it | answers |
| we | answer |
| they | answer |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am answering |
| you | are answering |
| he/she/it | is answering |
| we | are answering |
| they | are answering |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have answered |
| you | have answered |
| he/she/it | has answered |
| we | have answered |
| they | have answered |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | answered |
| you | answered |
| he/she/it | answered |
| we | answered |
| they | answered |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was answering |
| you | were answering |
| he/she/it | was answering |
| we | were answering |
| they | were answering |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had answered |
| you | had answered |
| he/she/it | had answered |
| we | had answered |
| they | had answered |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will answer |
| you | will answer |
| he/she/it | will answer |
| we | will answer |
| they | will answer |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have answered |
| you | will have answered |
| he/she/it | will have answered |
| we | will have answered |
| they | will have answered |
Conjugación de answer en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would answer |
| you | would answer |
| he/she/it | would answer |
| we | would answer |
| they | would answer |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have answered |
| you | would have answered |
| he/she/it | would have answered |
| we | would have answered |
| they | would have answered |
Conjugación de answer en imperativo
Conjugación de answer en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | answering |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | answered |
Ejemplos
I answer every day.
Yo respondo todos los días.
He answers regularly.
Él responde regularmente.
We answer together.
Nosotros respondemos juntos.
I answered yesterday.
Yo respondí ayer.
I have answered.
Yo he respondido.
I will answer tomorrow.
Yo responderé mañana.
I am answering right now.
Yo estoy respondiendo ahora mismo.
I like to answer.
Me gusta responder.
You should answer more often.
Deberías responder más a menudo.
Can you answer?
¿Puedes responder?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He answer en vez de He answers
Correcto: He/She/It answers
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You answer? en vez de Do you answer?
Correcto: Do you answer? / Does he/she answer?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I answer vs I am answering
Correcto: Hábito/general → I answer | Ahora mismo → I am answering
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I answer | yo respondo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she answers | él/ella responde |
| Present continuous | I am answering | yo estoy respondiendo |
| Past simple | I answered | yo respondí |
| Present perfect | I have answered | yo he respondido |
| Future simple | I will answer | yo responderé |
| Negative | I don't answer | yo no respondo |
| Question | Do you answer? | ¿tú respondes? |