Castigar

to punish

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

castigar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

castigando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

castigado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigo I punish	I punish
tú	castigas you punish	you punish
él/ella/usted	castiga he/she/you punishs	he/she/you punishs
nosotros	castigamos we punish	we punish
vosotros	castigáis you all punish	you all punish
ellos/ustedes	castigan they/you all punish	they/you all punish

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigaba I used to punish	I used to punish
tú	castigabas you used to punish	you used to punish
él/ella/usted	castigaba he/she/you used to punish	he/she/you used to punish
nosotros	castigábamos we used to punish	we used to punish
vosotros	castigabais you all used to punish	you all used to punish
ellos/ustedes	castigaban they/you all used to punish	they/you all used to punish

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigé I punished	I punished
tú	castigaste you punished	you punished
él/ella/usted	castigó he/she/you punished	he/she/you punished
nosotros	castigamos we punished	we punished
vosotros	castigasteis you all punished	you all punished
ellos/ustedes	castigaron they/you all punished	they/you all punished

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigaré I will punish	I will punish
tú	castigarás you will punish	you will punish
él/ella/usted	castigará he/she/you will punish	he/she/you will punish
nosotros	castigaremos we will punish	we will punish
vosotros	castigaréis you all will punish	you all will punish
ellos/ustedes	castigarán they/you all will punish	they/you all will punish

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigaría I would punish	I would punish
tú	castigarías you would punish	you would punish
él/ella/usted	castigaría he/she/you would punish	he/she/you would punish
nosotros	castigaríamos we would punish	we would punish
vosotros	castigaríais you all would punish	you all would punish
ellos/ustedes	castigarían they/you all would punish	they/you all would punish

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castige that I punish	that I punish
tú	castiges that you punish	that you punish
él/ella/usted	castige that he/she/you punish	that he/she/you punish
nosotros	castigemos that we punish	that we punish
vosotros	castigéis that you all punish	that you all punish
ellos/ustedes	castigen that they/you all punish	that they/you all punish

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	castigara or castigase that I punished	that I punished
tú	castigaras or castigases that you punished	that you punished
él/ella/usted	castigara or castigase that he/she/you punished	that he/she/you punished
nosotros	castigáramos or castigásemos that we punished	that we punished
vosotros	castigarais or castigaseis that you all punished	that you all punished
ellos/ustedes	castigaran or castigasen that they/you all punished	that they/you all punished

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he castigado I have punished	I have punished
tú	has castigado you have punished	you have punished
él/ella/usted	ha castigado he/she/you have punished	he/she/you have punished
nosotros	hemos castigado we have punished	we have punished
vosotros	habéis castigado you all have punished	you all have punished
ellos/ustedes	han castigado they/you all have punished	they/you all have punished

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había castigado I had punished	I had punished
tú	habías castigado you had punished	you had punished
él/ella/usted	había castigado he/she/you had punished	he/she/you had punished
nosotros	habíamos castigado we had punished	we had punished
vosotros	habíais castigado you all had punished	you all had punished
ellos/ustedes	habían castigado they/you all had punished	they/you all had punished

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube castigado I had punished	I had punished
tú	hubiste castigado you had punished	you had punished
él/ella/usted	hubo castigado he/she/you had punished	he/she/you had punished
nosotros	hubimos castigado we had punished	we had punished
vosotros	hubisteis castigado you all had punished	you all had punished
ellos/ustedes	hubieron castigado they/you all had punished	they/you all had punished

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré castigado I will have punished	I will have punished
tú	habrás castigado you will have punished	you will have punished
él/ella/usted	habrá castigado he/she/you will have punished	he/she/you will have punished
nosotros	habremos castigado we will have punished	we will have punished
vosotros	habréis castigado you all will have punished	you all will have punished
ellos/ustedes	habrán castigado they/you all will have punished	they/you all will have punished

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría castigado I would have punished	I would have punished
tú	habrías castigado you would have punished	you would have punished
él/ella/usted	habría castigado he/she/you would have punished	he/she/you would have punished
nosotros	habríamos castigado we would have punished	we would have punished
vosotros	habríais castigado you all would have punished	you all would have punished
ellos/ustedes	habrían castigado they/you all would have punished	they/you all would have punished

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya castigado that I have punished	that I have punished
tú	hayas castigado that you have punished	that you have punished
él/ella/usted	haya castigado that he/she/you have punished	that he/she/you have punished
nosotros	hayamos castigado that we have punished	that we have punished
vosotros	hayáis castigado that you all have punished	that you all have punished
ellos/ustedes	hayan castigado that they/you all have punished	that they/you all have punished

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera castigado that I had punished	that I had punished
tú	hubieras castigado that you had punished	that you had punished
él/ella/usted	hubiera castigado that he/she/you had punished	that he/she/you had punished
nosotros	hubiéramos castigado that we had punished	that we had punished
vosotros	hubierais castigado that you all had punished	that you all had punished
ellos/ustedes	hubieran castigado that they/you all had punished	that they/you all had punished

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	castiga	punish! (you)
usted	castige	punish! (you formal)
nosotros	castigemos	let's punish!
vosotros	castigad	punish! (you all)
ustedes	castigen	punish! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no castiges	don't punish! (you)
usted	no castige	don't punish! (you formal)
nosotros	no castigemos	let's not punish!
vosotros	no castigéis	don't punish! (you all)
ustedes	no castigen	don't punish! (you all)

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