castigar Future Conjugation
castigar — to punish
The future of castigar is regular: castigaré, castigarás, castigará, castigaremos, castigaréis, castigarán.
castigar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state a punishment that will happen in the future, often as a warning or a legal consequence.
Notes on castigar in the Future
Castigar is fully regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
La vida te castigará por tus mentiras.
Life will punish you for your lies.
él/ella/usted
Si rompes eso, te castigaremos.
If you break that, we will punish you.
nosotros
Seguro que los castigarán por el vandalismo.
I'm sure they will be punished for the vandalism.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the final vowel.
Correct: castigaré, castigará, etc.
Why: All future tense endings except nosotros require an accent to show stress on the final syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: castigo
The present tense of castigar is completely regular: castigo, castigas, castiga, castigamos, castigáis, castigan.
Preterite
yo: castigué
The preterite of castigar is regular except for the 'yo' form (castigué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: castigaba
The imperfect of castigar is regular: castigaba, castigabas, castigaba, castigábamos, castigabais, castigaban.
Conditional
yo: castigaría
The conditional of castigar is regular: castigaría, castigarías, castigaría, castigaríamos, castigaríais, castigarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: castigue
The present subjunctive of castigar requires a 'u' after the 'g' (castigue) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: castigara
The imperfect subjunctive of castigar is regular based on the third-person preterite: castigara, castigaras, castigara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: castiga
The affirmative imperative uses 'castiga' (tú) and 'castigue' (usted), with the 'u' spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no castigues
The negative imperative of castigar uses 'no' + present subjunctive, always including the 'u' (no castigues).