Culpar

to blame

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

culpar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

culpando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

culpado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culpo I blame	I blame
tú	culpas you blame	you blame
él/ella/usted	culpa he/she/you blames	he/she/you blames
nosotros	culpamos we blame	we blame
vosotros	culpáis you all blame	you all blame
ellos/ustedes	culpan they/you all blame	they/you all blame

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culpaba I used to blame	I used to blame
tú	culpabas you used to blame	you used to blame
él/ella/usted	culpaba he/she/you used to blame	he/she/you used to blame
nosotros	culpábamos we used to blame	we used to blame
vosotros	culpabais you all used to blame	you all used to blame
ellos/ustedes	culpaban they/you all used to blame	they/you all used to blame

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culpé I blamed	I blamed
tú	culpaste you blamed	you blamed
él/ella/usted	culpó he/she/you blamed	he/she/you blamed
nosotros	culpamos we blamed	we blamed
vosotros	culpasteis you all blamed	you all blamed
ellos/ustedes	culparon they/you all blamed	they/you all blamed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culparé I will blame	I will blame
tú	culparás you will blame	you will blame
él/ella/usted	culpará he/she/you will blame	he/she/you will blame
nosotros	culparemos we will blame	we will blame
vosotros	culparéis you all will blame	you all will blame
ellos/ustedes	culparán they/you all will blame	they/you all will blame

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culparía I would blame	I would blame
tú	culparías you would blame	you would blame
él/ella/usted	culparía he/she/you would blame	he/she/you would blame
nosotros	culparíamos we would blame	we would blame
vosotros	culparíais you all would blame	you all would blame
ellos/ustedes	culparían they/you all would blame	they/you all would blame

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culpe that I blame	that I blame
tú	culpes that you blame	that you blame
él/ella/usted	culpe that he/she/you blame	that he/she/you blame
nosotros	culpemos that we blame	that we blame
vosotros	culpéis that you all blame	that you all blame
ellos/ustedes	culpen that they/you all blame	that they/you all blame

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	culpara or culpase that I blamed	that I blamed
tú	culparas or culpases that you blamed	that you blamed
él/ella/usted	culpara or culpase that he/she/you blamed	that he/she/you blamed
nosotros	culpáramos or culpásemos that we blamed	that we blamed
vosotros	culparais or culpaseis that you all blamed	that you all blamed
ellos/ustedes	culparan or culpasen that they/you all blamed	that they/you all blamed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	culpa	blame! (you)
usted	culpe	blame! (you formal)
nosotros	culpemos	let's blame!
vosotros	culpad	blame! (you all)
ustedes	culpen	blame! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no culpes	don't blame! (you)
usted	no culpe	don't blame! (you formal)
nosotros	no culpemos	let's not blame!
vosotros	no culpéis	don't blame! (you all)
ustedes	no culpen	don't blame! (you all)

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