criticar Present Conjugation
criticar — to criticize
The present tense of criticar is regular: critico, criticas, critica, criticamos, criticáis, critican.
criticar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits, general opinions, or a tendency to judge someone's actions in the moment.
Notes on criticar in the Present
Criticar is completely regular in the present tense, following the standard -ar verb endings.
Example Sentences
Mi hermano siempre critica mi forma de vestir.
My brother always criticizes my way of dressing.
él/ella/usted
No critico a nadie sin conocerlo primero.
I don't criticize anyone without knowing them first.
yo
¿Por qué criticas tanto esta película?
Why do you criticize this movie so much?
tú
Ellos critican el sistema educativo actual.
They criticize the current educational system.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'critique' for the yo form in the present indicative.
Correct: The correct form is 'critico'.
Why: The spelling change to 'qu' only happens before 'e' (like in the preterite or subjunctive), not before 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: critiqué
The preterite of criticar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (critiqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: criticaba
The imperfect of criticar is regular: criticaba, criticabas, criticaba, criticábamos, criticabais, criticaban.
Future
yo: criticaré
The future of criticar is regular: criticaré, criticarás, criticará, criticaremos, criticaréis, criticarán.
Conditional
yo: criticaría
The conditional of criticar is regular: criticaría, criticarías, criticaría, criticaríamos, criticaríais, criticarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: critique
The present subjunctive of criticar uses the 'qu' spelling change: critique, critiques, critique, critiquemos, critiquéis, critiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: criticara
The imperfect subjunctive of criticar is: criticara, criticaras, criticara, criticáramos, criticarais, criticaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: critica
The affirmative imperative of criticar is: critica (tú), critique (usted), critiquemos (nosotros), criticad (vosotros), critiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no critiques
The negative imperative of criticar uses subjunctive forms: no critiques, no critique, no critiquemos, no critiquéis, no critiquen.