Italian reference
rispondere
to answer; reply
Irregular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I answer |
| tu | you answer |
| lui/lei | he/she answers; you (formal) answer |
| noi | we answer |
| voi | you (plural) answer |
| loro | they answer |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I answered; I have answered |
| tu | you answered; you have answered |
| lui/lei | he/she answered; he/she has answered; you (formal) answered; you (formal) have answered |
| noi | we answered; we have answered |
| voi | you (plural) answered; you (plural) have answered |
| loro | they answered; they have answered |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to answer |
| tu | you used to answer |
| lui/lei | he/she used to answer; you (formal) used to answer |
| noi | we used to answer |
| voi | you (plural) used to answer |
| loro | they used to answer |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had answered |
| tu | you had answered |
| lui/lei | he/she had answered; you (formal) had answered |
| noi | we had answered |
| voi | you (plural) had answered |
| loro | they had answered |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I answered |
| tu | you answered |
| lui/lei | he/she answered; you (formal) answered |
| noi | we answered |
| voi | you (plural) answered |
| loro | they answered |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had answered (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had answered (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had answered (before the next past event); you (formal) had answered (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had answered (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had answered (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had answered (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will answer |
| tu | you will answer |
| lui/lei | he/she will answer; you (formal) will answer |
| noi | we will answer |
| voi | you (plural) will answer |
| loro | they will answer |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have answered |
| tu | you will have answered |
| lui/lei | he/she will have answered; you (formal) will have answered |
| noi | we will have answered |
| voi | you (plural) will have answered |
| loro | they will have answered |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would answer |
| tu | you would answer |
| lui/lei | he/she would answer; you (formal) would answer |
| noi | we would answer |
| voi | you (plural) would answer |
| loro | they would answer |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have answered |
| tu | you would have answered |
| lui/lei | he/she would have answered; you (formal) would have answered |
| noi | we would have answered |
| voi | you (plural) would have answered |
| loro | they would have answered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I answer |
| tu | (that) you answer |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she answers; (that) you (formal) answer |
| noi | (that) we answer |
| voi | (that) you (plural) answer |
| loro | (that) they answer |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have answered |
| tu | (that) you have answered |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has answered; (that) you (formal) have answered |
| noi | (that) we have answered |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have answered |
| loro | (that) they have answered |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I answered |
| tu | (that) you answered |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she answered; (that) you (formal) answered |
| noi | (that) we answered |
| voi | (that) you (plural) answered |
| loro | (that) they answered |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had answered |
| tu | (that) you had answered |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had answered; (that) you (formal) had answered |
| noi | (that) we had answered |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had answered |
| loro | (that) they had answered |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | answer! |
| lui/lei | answer! (formal) |
| noi | let's answer! |
| voi | answer! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.