culpar Preterite Conjugation
culpar — to blame
The preterite of culpar is regular: culpé, culpaste, culpó, culpamos, culpasteis, culparon.
culpar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a specific instance where blame was assigned, like a one-time accusation or a concluded event.
Notes on culpar in the Preterite
Culpar is regular. Note that 'culpamos' is the same in both the present and the preterite.
Example Sentences
Ayer culpé a Juan por el error en el informe.
Yesterday I blamed Juan for the error in the report.
yo
Ella culpó al clima por el retraso.
She blamed the weather for the delay.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros culpamos al árbitro después del partido.
We blamed the referee after the game.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: culpo
Correct: culpó
Why: Without the accent, 'culpo' means 'I blame' (present). 'Culpó' means 'he/she blamed' (past).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: culpo
The present of culpar is regular: culpo, culpas, culpa, culpamos, culpáis, culpan.
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.