culpar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
culpar — to blame
The present subjunctive of culpar is: culpe, culpes, culpe, culpemos, culpéis, culpen.
culpar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone being blamed (e.g., 'I don't want them to blame me').
Notes on culpar in the Present Subjunctive
Regular -ar verb change: the 'a' in the stem changes to 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me culpen por el retraso.
I hope they don't blame me for the delay.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No quiero que culpes a nadie más.
I don't want you to blame anyone else.
tú
Es posible que el jefe te culpe.
It is possible that the boss blames you.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: culpas (in subjunctive context)
Correct: culpes
Why: Learners often use the indicative 'a' instead of the subjunctive 'e' for -ar verbs.
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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.
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.