Introduction

corresponder means “to correspond” in English, and it is a verb you will meet again and again once you start reading and speaking Spanish. It is used whenever you need to talk about to the description — at home, at work, and in everyday conversation — which makes it a practical verb to learn early and to use confidently. This page gives you the complete conjugation of corresponder in every tense and mood, with all six persons, plus the gerund and the past participle, example sentences, the mistakes learners make most often, a ten-question quiz and answers to the questions students ask about this verb. Every form below comes from VerbFlow's verified conjugation tables, so you can trust the accents and the irregular forms. corresponder is a regular -er verb, and the notes under each tense explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To hear it in a real sentence: “Este premio corresponde a la descripción todos los días.” — “This prize corresponds to the description.” Work through the tables, read the notes, then test yourself with the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts
Infinitive corresponder
English to correspond
Verb type Regular -er verb
Gerund correspondiendo
Past participle correspondido
Auxiliary verb haber

Full conjugation tables

Gerund: correspondiendo · Past participle: correspondido

Present Indicative

Person Form
yo correspondo
tú correspondes
él/ella/Ud. corresponde
nosotros/as correspondemos
vosotros/as correspondéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. corresponden

The present tense describes habits, facts and what is happening now. For corresponder, the yo form is correspondo, as in “Este premio corresponde a la descripción.” — “This prize corresponds to the description.”

Preterite

Person Form
yo correspondí
tú correspondiste
él/ella/Ud. correspondió
nosotros/as correspondimos
vosotros/as correspondisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. correspondieron

The preterite describes completed actions in the past — things that started and finished. For corresponder, the yo form is correspondí, as in “Este premio correspondió a la descripción.” — “This prize corresponded to the description.”

Imperfect

Person Form
yo correspondía
tú correspondías
él/ella/Ud. correspondía
nosotros/as correspondíamos
vosotros/as correspondíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. correspondían

The imperfect describes the past as background: habits, descriptions and actions in progress. For corresponder, the yo form is correspondía, as in “Este premio correspondía a la descripción.” — “This prize used to correspond to the description.”

Future

Person Form
yo corresponderé
tú corresponderás
él/ella/Ud. corresponderá
nosotros/as corresponderemos
vosotros/as corresponderéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. corresponderán

The future tense states what will happen. It is also used for predictions and promises. For corresponder, the yo form is corresponderé, as in “Este premio corresponderá a la descripción.” — “This prize will correspond to the description.”

Conditional

Person Form
yo correspondería
tú corresponderías
él/ella/Ud. correspondería
nosotros/as corresponderíamos
vosotros/as corresponderíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. corresponderían

The conditional expresses what would happen: wishes, polite requests and hypothetical results. For corresponder, the yo form is correspondería, as in “Este premio correspondería a la descripción.” — “This prize would correspond to the description.”

Present Perfect

Person Form
yo he correspondido
tú has correspondido
él/ella/Ud. ha correspondido
nosotros/as hemos correspondido
vosotros/as habéis correspondido
ellos/ellas/Uds. han correspondido

The present perfect connects the past with the present: something that has happened, often today or recently. For corresponder, the yo form is he correspondido, as in “Este premio ha correspondido a la descripción.” — “This prize has corresponded to the description.”

Pluperfect

Person Form
yo había correspondido
tú habías correspondido
él/ella/Ud. había correspondido
nosotros/as habíamos correspondido
vosotros/as habíais correspondido
ellos/ellas/Uds. habían correspondido

The pluperfect describes an event that happened before another past event. For corresponder, the yo form is había correspondido, as in “Este premio había correspondido a la descripción.” — “This prize had corresponded to the description.”

Future Perfect

Person Form
yo habré correspondido
tú habrás correspondido
él/ella/Ud. habrá correspondido
nosotros/as habremos correspondido
vosotros/as habréis correspondido
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrán correspondido

The future perfect describes something that will already be finished by a future moment. For corresponder, the yo form is habré correspondido, as in “Este premio habrá correspondido a la descripción.” — “This prize will have corresponded to the description.”

Conditional Perfect

Person Form
yo habría correspondido
tú habrías correspondido
él/ella/Ud. habría correspondido
nosotros/as habríamos correspondido
vosotros/as habríais correspondido
ellos/ellas/Uds. habrían correspondido

The conditional perfect describes what would have happened under different conditions. For corresponder, the yo form is habría correspondido, as in “Este premio habría correspondido a la descripción.” — “This prize would have corresponded to the description.”

Present Subjunctive

Person Form
yo corresponda
tú correspondas
él/ella/Ud. corresponda
nosotros/as correspondamos
vosotros/as correspondáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. correspondan

The present subjunctive is used after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and influence. For corresponder, the yo form is corresponda, as in “Espero que este premio corresponda a la descripción.” — “I hope that this prize corresponds to the description.”

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra)

Person Form
yo correspondiera
tú correspondieras
él/ella/Ud. correspondiera
nosotros/as correspondiéramos
vosotros/as correspondierais
ellos/ellas/Uds. correspondieran

The imperfect subjunctive is used in the past versions of subjunctive clauses, and after "si" in hypothetical sentences. For corresponder, the yo form is correspondiera, as in “Si este premio correspondiera a la descripción, ...” — “If This prize corresponded to the description, ...”

The -se variant of this tense follows the same pattern with -se instead of -ra: correspondiera becomes correspondiese, and the same change applies to every person. Both variants mean the same thing; -ra is more common in everyday speech.

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Form
tú corresponde
Ud. corresponda
nosotros/as correspondamos
vosotros/as corresponded
Uds. correspondan

Imperative (negative)

Person Form
tú correspondas
Ud. corresponda
nosotros/as correspondamos
vosotros/as correspondáis
Uds. correspondan

The imperative is for orders, requests and advice. The affirmative tú form is corresponde, as in “¡Corresponde a la descripción” — “Correspond to the description” For the negative imperative, Spanish uses the subjunctive forms: no correspondas. Note that the affirmative and negative forms differ, so check the table above before you give an order with corresponder.

Example sentences

Here are ten sentences with corresponder, covering different tenses and persons. Read each one out loud, then read the translation, and notice how the verb form changes while the meaning stays the same.

  1. “Este premio corresponde a la descripción cada día.” — “This prize corresponds to the description.”
  2. “Este premio corresponde a la descripción todos los días.” — “This prize corresponds to the description.”
  3. “Este premio correspondió a la descripción ayer.” — “This prize corresponded to the description.”
  4. “Este premio correspondió a la descripción ayer.” — “This prize corresponded to the description.”
  5. “Este premio correspondía a la descripción cuando era joven.” — “This prize used to correspond to the description.”
  6. “Este premio corresponderá a la descripción mañana.” — “This prize will correspond to the description.”
  7. “Si pudiera, este premio correspondería a la descripción.” — “If I could, this prize would correspond to the description.”
  8. “Este premio ha correspondido a la descripción hoy.” — “This prize has corresponded to the description.”
  9. “Espero que este premio corresponda a la descripción.” — “I hope that this prize corresponds to the description.”
  10. “Este premio está correspondiendo a la descripción ahora mismo.” — “This prize is corresponding to the description.”

Common mistakes

Forgetting the accent in the preterite

The yo preterite form is correspondí, with an accent on the stressed vowel. Writing it without the accent — correspondi — is a spelling error, and in speech the stress lands in the wrong place. Preterite yo forms that end in a vowel carry that accent, so check it every time you write the preterite of corresponder.

Using ser instead of haber in perfect tenses

Spanish perfect tenses always use haber, never ser: yo he correspondido a la descripción. English speakers sometimes reach for soy because English uses to be in some passives, but soy correspondido is not the present perfect of corresponder — it is a passive construction with a different meaning.

Confusing corresponder with cosechar

corresponder and cosechar look similar, and learners mix them up. They are different verbs with different meanings, so check which one the sentence needs before you conjugate. If you can substitute the English meaning of corresponder — correspond — the sentence needs corresponder; if it needs the meaning of cosechar, use that verb instead.

Using the indicative after "espero que"

After espero que (I hope that), Spanish needs the subjunctive: Espero que yo corresponda a la descripción. Using the indicative — Espero que yo correspondo — is one of the most frequent learner errors with corresponder. Whenever the main clause expresses a wish, doubt or emotion, switch to the subjunctive.

Quiz

Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the best answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the yo form of corresponder in the present?

  • A. correspondes
  • B. corresponde
  • C. correspondemos
  • D. correspondo

2. What is the tu form of corresponder in the preterite?

  • A. correspondimos
  • B. correspondiste
  • C. correspondí
  • D. correspondió

3. What is the el form of corresponder in the imperfect?

  • A. correspondías
  • B. correspondíamos
  • C. correspondíais
  • D. correspondía

4. What is the nosotros form of corresponder in the future?

  • A. corresponderá
  • B. corresponderemos
  • C. corresponderé
  • D. corresponderás

5. What is the vosotros form of corresponder in the present perfect?

  • A. he correspondido
  • B. has correspondido
  • C. ha correspondido
  • D. habéis correspondido

6. What is the ellos form of corresponder in the present subjunctive?

  • A. corresponda
  • B. correspondan
  • C. corresponda
  • D. correspondas

7. What is the yo form of corresponder in the preterite?

  • A. correspondiste
  • B. correspondió
  • C. correspondimos
  • D. correspondí

8. What is the tu form of corresponder in the imperfect?

  • A. correspondíamos
  • B. correspondías
  • C. correspondía
  • D. correspondía

9. What is the el form of corresponder in the future?

  • A. corresponderé
  • B. corresponderás
  • C. corresponderemos
  • D. corresponderá

10. What is the nosotros form of corresponder in the conditional?

  • A. correspondería
  • B. corresponderíamos
  • C. correspondería
  • D. corresponderías

Answer key

  1. correspondo — The present table gives yo = correspondo.
  2. correspondiste — The preterite table gives tu = correspondiste.
  3. correspondía — The imperfect table gives el = correspondía.
  4. corresponderemos — The future table gives nosotros = corresponderemos.
  5. habéis correspondido — The present perfect table gives vosotros = habéis correspondido.
  6. correspondan — The present subjunctive table gives ellos = correspondan.
  7. correspondí — The preterite table gives yo = correspondí.
  8. correspondías — The imperfect table gives tu = correspondías.
  9. corresponderá — The future table gives el = corresponderá.
  10. corresponderíamos — The conditional table gives nosotros = corresponderíamos.

Frequently asked questions

Is corresponder regular or irregular?

corresponder is a regular -er verb. It follows the regular patterns for its ending in every tense. The tables on this page show the correct form for every person, so use them rather than guessing.

What is the past participle of corresponder?

The past participle of corresponder is correspondido. You use it with haber in the perfect tenses — he correspondido, había correspondido, habré correspondido — and after estar in passive-style descriptions. It is the regular participle for its verb class. Learn it together with the gerund correspondiendo and you have the two non-finite forms covered.

What is the gerund of corresponder?

The gerund of corresponder is correspondiendo. You use it with estar to describe an action in progress, as in estoy correspondiendo, and after verbs such as seguir and ir. Keep it distinct from the past participle correspondido, which belongs with haber, not with estar.

What is the yo form of corresponder in the present?

The yo form is correspondo — “Este premio corresponde a la descripción.” means “This prize corresponds to the description.” That is the form you will use most often when you talk about yourself. For other persons, use the present table above: tú correspondes, él corresponde, nosotros correspondemos, ellos corresponden.

What is the difference between corresponder and cosechar?

corresponder means “to correspond”, while cosechar means “to harvest”. They share letters and sometimes a root, but they are different verbs. If your sentence means “to correspond”, use corresponder; if it is about the meaning of cosechar, use cosechar instead. Checking the English meaning first prevents most mix-ups.

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