culpar Conditional Conjugation
culpar — to blame
The conditional of culpar is regular: culparía, culparías, culparía, culparíamos, culparíais, culparían.
culpar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say who you 'would' blame in a hypothetical scenario or to make a polite observation.
Notes on culpar in the Conditional
It is regular. Like the imperfect, the 'nosotros' form (culparíamos) always has an accent.
Example Sentences
Yo no culparía a María; ella no sabía nada.
I wouldn't blame María; she didn't know anything.
yo
¿Culpasías a tu mejor amigo por dinero?
Would you blame your best friend for money?
tú
En esa situación, todos nos culparían.
In that situation, everyone would blame us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: culparia
Correct: culparía
Why: The conditional endings always require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: culpo
The present of culpar is regular: culpo, culpas, culpa, culpamos, culpáis, culpan.
Preterite
yo: culpé
The preterite of culpar is regular: culpé, culpaste, culpó, culpamos, culpasteis, culparon.
Imperfect
yo: culpaba
The imperfect of culpar is regular: culpaba, culpabas, culpaba, culpábamos, culpabais, culpaban.
Future
yo: culparé
The future of culpar is regular: culparé, culparás, culpará, culparemos, culparéis, culparán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: culpe
The present subjunctive of culpar is: culpe, culpes, culpe, culpemos, culpéis, culpen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: culpara
The imperfect subjunctive of culpar is: culpara, culparas, culpara, culpáramos, culparais, culparan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: culpa
The affirmative imperative of culpar is: culpa (tú), culpe (usted), culpemos (nosotros), culpad (vosotros), culpen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no culpes
The negative imperative of culpar uses the present subjunctive: no culpes, no culpe, no culpemos, no culpéis, no culpen.