culpar Negative Imperative Conjugation
culpar — to blame
The negative imperative of culpar uses the present subjunctive: no culpes, no culpe, no culpemos, no culpéis, no culpen.
culpar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone directly NOT to assign blame.
Notes on culpar in the Negative Imperative
Identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No me culpes a mí, yo no hice nada.
Don't blame me, I didn't do anything.
tú
No culpen al mensajero.
Don't blame the messenger.
No culpemos a la suerte por nuestros fallos.
Let's not blame luck for our failures.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no culpa
Correct: no culpes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: culparía
The conditional of culpar is regular: culparía, culparías, culparía, culparíamos, culparíais, culparían.
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).