Contestar Future Tense in Castilian Spanish

The Future Tense of Contestar is used to express actions that will take place in the future, for example, Contestaré todas tus preguntas. (I will answer all your questions.)

Contestar is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Contestar (to answer) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yocontestaré
contestarás
Él / Ella / Ustedcontestará
Nosotros / Nosotrascontestaremos
Vosotros / Vosotrascontestaréis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescontestarán

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Usage of Contestar in the Future Tense

Contestar generally means to answer or reply, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To answer or reply: For example, Contestaré todas tus preguntas. (I will answer all your questions.)

To respond: For example, ¿Contestarás al correo electrónico? (Will you respond to the email?)

To retort or talk back (colloquial): For example, ¡No me contestarás de esa manera! (You will not talk back to me like that!)

To solve or work out (a problem): For example, Contestaré el problema mañana. (I will work out the problem tomorrow.)

To return fire or retaliate (colloquial): For example, Si me atacan, les contestaré con fuerza. (If they attack me, I will retaliate with force.)

Examples

Examples of Contestar in the Future Tense

Cuando llegue a casa esta noche, contestaré tus mensajes. (When I get home tonight, I will answer your messages.)

¿Contestarás la llamada o dejarás que vaya al buzón de voz? (Will you answer the call or let it go to voicemail?)

El próximo año, la compañía contestará todas las preguntas de los clientes en un nuevo centro de llamadas. (Next year, the company will answer all customer questions at a new call center.)

Después de las vacaciones, contestaremos los correos electrónicos pendientes. (After the holidays, we will answer the pending emails.)

¿Contestaréis con honestidad en la próxima encuesta? (Will you all answer honestly on the next survey?)

Los expertos contestarán las preguntas del público al final de la conferencia. (The experts will answer the audience’s questions at the end of the conference.)

Cuando suene el teléfono, contestaré con un saludo profesional. (When the phone rings, I will answer with a professional greeting.)

La próxima semana, contestará todas las solicitudes de empleo que recibió. (Next week, she will answer all the job applications she received.)

En la reunión de mañana, contestaremos las dudas sobre el nuevo proyecto. (At tomorrow’s meeting, we will answer questions about the new project.)

¿Contestaréis con sinceridad cuando os pregunten sobre vuestras habilidades? (Will you all answer sincerely when asked about your skills?)

Los políticos contestarán las preguntas de los periodistas en la rueda de prensa. (The politicians will answer the journalists’ questions at the press conference.)

Cuando llegue el momento, contestaré con valor y determinación. (When the time comes, I will answer with courage and determination.)

La semana que viene, contestará todas las preguntas en la entrevista de trabajo. (Next week, she will answer all the questions in the job interview.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Contestar (to answer) in the Future Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo contestaré I will answer
Tú contestarás You will answer
Él / Ella / Usted contestará He / She / You (formal) will answer
Nosotros / Nosotras contestaremos We will answer
Vosotros / Vosotras contestaréis You all will answer
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes contestarán They / You all (formal) will answer

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.