criticar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
criticar — to criticize
The present subjunctive of criticar uses the 'qu' spelling change: critique, critiques, critique, critiquemos, critiquéis, critiquen.
criticar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire (e.g., 'I don't want you to criticize me').
Notes on criticar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' in all forms to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No quiero que critiques mi ropa.
I don't want you to criticize my clothes.
tú
Es posible que ellos critiquen el proyecto.
It's possible that they might criticize the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que ella critique a su jefe.
I doubt she would criticize her boss.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'critice' instead of 'critique'.
Correct: The correct spelling is 'critique'.
Why: In Spanish, 'critice' would be pronounced like 'cree-TEE-seh'. You need the 'qu' to maintain the 'k' sound from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: critico
The present tense of criticar is regular: critico, criticas, critica, criticamos, criticáis, critican.
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.
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.