culpar Present Conjugation
culpar — to blame
The present of culpar is regular: culpo, culpas, culpa, culpamos, culpáis, culpan.
culpar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current accusations, habitual behavior, or general truths about responsibility.
Notes on culpar in the Present
Culpar follows the standard -ar pattern. It is fully regular.
Example Sentences
Siempre culpas a los demás por tus problemas.
You always blame others for your problems.
tú
No culpo a nadie por lo que pasó.
I don't blame anyone for what happened.
yo
Muchas personas culpan al gobierno de la situación.
Many people blame the government for the situation.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: culpo a Juan (incorrect syntax)
Correct: culpo a Juan
Why: While the conjugation is easy, remember the 'personal a' when blaming a specific person.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no culpes
The negative imperative of culpar uses the present subjunctive: no culpes, no culpe, no culpemos, no culpéis, no culpen.