How to conjugate respetar in Spanish

respetar in Spanish means to respect, to honour

respetar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb respetar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

respetar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb respetar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb respetar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respeto	I respect
Tú	respetas	you respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respeta	he/she respectes, you (formal) respectes
Nosotros (as)	respetamos	we respect
Vosotros (as)	respetaís	you (plural) Spain respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetan	they respect, you (plural) respect

respetar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb respetar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respeté	I respected
Tú	respetaste	you respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetó	he/she respected, you (formal) respected
Nosotros (as)	respetamos	we respected
Vosotros (as)	respetasteis	you (plural) Spain respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetaron	they respected, you (plural) respected

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

respetar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb respetar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb respetar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetaba	I used to respect
Tú	respetabas	you used to respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetaba	he/she used to respect, you (formal) used to respect
Nosotros (as)	respetábamos	we used to respect
Vosotros (as)	respetabais	you (plural) Spain used to respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetaban	they used to respect, you (plural) used to respect

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

respetar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb respetar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb respetar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb respetar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate respetar in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case respetar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetaré	I will respect
Tú	respetarás	you will respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetará	he/she will respect, you (formal) will respect
Nosotros (as)	respetaremos	we will respect
Vosotros (as)	respetaréis	you (plural) Spain will respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetarán	they will respect, you (plural) will respect

respetar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb respetar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a respetar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a respetar	I will respect
Tú	vas a respetar	you will respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a respetar	he/she will respect, you (formal) will respect
Nosotros (as)	vamos a respetar	we will respect
Vosotros (as)	vais a respetar	you (plural) Spain will respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a respetar	they will respect, you (plural) will respect

respetar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb respetar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb respetar is: respetando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy respetando	I am respecting
Tú	estás respetando	you are respecting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está respetando	he/she is respecting, you (formal) are respecting
Nosotros (as)	estamos respetando	we are respecting
Vosotros (as)	estáis respetando	you (plural) Spain are respecting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están respetando	they are respecting, you (plural) are respecting

respetar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb respetar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb respetar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate respetar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case respetar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb respetar is respetar. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetaría	I would respect
Tú	respetarías	you would respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetaría	he/she would respect, you (formal) would respect
Nosotros (as)	respetaríamos	we would respect
Vosotros (as)	respetarías	you (plural) Spain would respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetarían	they would respect, you (plural)would respect

respetar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb respetar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he respetado	I have respected
Tú	has respetado	you have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha respetado	he/she have respected, you (formal) have respected
Nosotros (as)	hemos respetado	we have respected
Vosotros (as)	habéis respetado	you (plural) Spain have respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han respetado	they have respected, you (plural) have respected

respetar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb respetar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case respetar. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había respetado	I had respected
Tú	habías respetado	you had respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había respetado	he/she had respected, you (formal) had respected
Nosotros (as)	habíamos respetado	we had respected
Vosotros (as)	habíais respetado	you (plural) Spain had respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habíain respetado	they had respected, you (plural) had respected

respetar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb respetar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case respetar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré respetado	I will have respected
Tú	habrás respetado	you will have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá respetado	he/she will have respected, you (formal) will have respected
Nosotros (as)	habremos respetado	we will have respected
Vosotros (as)	habréis respetado	you (plural) Spain will have respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán respetado	they will have respected, you (plural) will have respected

respetar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb respetar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case respetar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the conditional perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría respetado	I would have respected
Tú	habrías respetado	you would have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría respetado	he/she would have respected, you (formal) would have respected
Nosotros (as)	habríamos respetado	we would have respected
Vosotros (as)	habríais respetado	you (plural) Spain will would respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían respetado	they would have respected, you (plural) would have respected

respetar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb respetar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respete	I may respect
Tú	respetes	you may respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respete	he/she may respect, you (formal) may respect
Nosotros (as)	respetemos	we may respect
Vosotros (as)	respetéis	you (plural) Spain may respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respeten	they may respect, you (plural) may respect

respetar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb respetar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like respetar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Here are the steps in action:

1. respetar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: respetar – respetaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with respet

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetara	I might respect
Tú	respetaras	you might respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetara	he/she might respect, you (formal) might respect
Nosotros (as)	respetáramos	we might respect
Vosotros (as)	respetarais	you (plural) Spain might respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetaran	they might respect, you (plural) might respect

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetase	I might respect
Tú	respetases	you might respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetase	he/she might respect, you (formal) might respect
Nosotros (as)	respetásamos	we might respect
Vosotros (as)	respetasais	you (plural) Spain might respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetasan	they might respect, you (plural) might respect

respetar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb respetar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like respetar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb respetar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	respetara	I will respect
Tú	respetaras	you will respect
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	respetara	he/she will respect, you (formal) will respect
Nosotros (as)	respetáramos	we will respect
Vosotros (as)	respetarais	you (plural) Spain will respect
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	respetaran	they will respect, you (plural) will respect

respetar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb respetar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb respetar is: respetado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb respetar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya respetado	I may have respected
Tú	hayas respetado	you may have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya respetado	he/she may have respected, you (formal) may have respected
Nosotros (as)	hayamos respetado	we may have respected
Vosotros (as)	hayáis respetado	you (plural) Spain may have respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan respetado	they may have respected, you (plural) may have respected

respetar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb respetar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to respetar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (respetar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (respet)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (respetado)

The past participle of the verb respetar is respetado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb respetar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese respetado	I might have respected
Tú	hubieses respetado	you might have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese respetado	he/she might have respected, you (formal) might have respected
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos respetado	we might have respected
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis respetado	you (plural) Spain might have respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen respetado	they might have respected, you (plural) might have respected

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera respetado	I might have respected
Tú	hubieras respetado	you might have respected
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera respetado	he/she might have respected, you (formal) might have respected
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos respetado	we might have respected
Vosotros (as)	hubierais respetado	you (plural) Spain might have respected
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran respetado	they might have respected, you (plural) might have respected

respetar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

respetar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb respetar  would be respeta. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (respetas)
2. Take off the “s”.  (respeta)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (respeta)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡respeta!	respect!
Usted (Ud.)	¡respete!	respect!
Nosotros (as)	¡respetemos!	respect!
Vosotros (as)	¡respetad!	respect!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡respeten!	respect!

respetar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

respetar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡no respetes!	Don’t respect!
Usted (Ud.)	¡no respete!	Don’t respect!
Nosotros (as)	¡no respetemos!	Don’t respect!
Vosotros (as)	¡no respetéis!	Don’t respect!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡no respeten!	Don’t respect!