criticarConjugation
criticar means to criticize.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of criticar is: criticara, criticaras, criticara, criticáramos, criticarais, criticaran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of criticar uses the 'qu' spelling change: critique, critiques, critique, critiquemos, critiquéis, critiquen.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of criticar uses subjunctive forms: no critiques, no critique, no critiquemos, no critiquéis, no critiquen.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative of criticar is: critica (tú), critique (usted), critiquemos (nosotros), criticad (vosotros), critiquen (ustedes).
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of criticar is regular: criticaría, criticarías, criticaría, criticaríamos, criticaríais, criticarían.
Preterite
The preterite of criticar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (critiqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperfect
The imperfect of criticar is regular: criticaba, criticabas, criticaba, criticábamos, criticabais, criticaban.
Present
The present tense of criticar is regular: critico, criticas, critica, criticamos, criticáis, critican.
Future
The future of criticar is regular: criticaré, criticarás, criticará, criticaremos, criticaréis, criticarán.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does criticar mean in Spanish?
criticar means "to criticize".
Is criticar a regular or irregular verb?
criticar is a regular with spelling change -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate criticar in the present tense?
The present tense of criticar is: yo critico, tú criticas, él/ella/usted critica, nosotros criticamos, vosotros criticáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes critican.
How do you conjugate criticar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of criticar is: yo critiqué, tú criticaste, él/ella/usted criticó, nosotros criticamos, vosotros criticasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes criticaron.
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