disculpar Imperfect Conjugation
disculpar — to excuse
The imperfect of disculpar is regular: disculpaba, disculpabas, disculpaba, disculpábamos, disculpabais, disculpaban.
disculpar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of being forgiving or to set the scene where someone was being excused over an undefined period of time.
Notes on disculpar in the Imperfect
Disculpar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'á' only in the nosotros form.
Example Sentences
Mi madre siempre disculpaba mis travesuras.
My mother always used to excuse my mischief.
él/ella/usted
En ese entonces, nosotros disculpábamos todo.
Back then, we used to excuse everything.
nosotros
Ellos disculpaban a los alumnos que llegaban tarde.
They used to excuse the students who arrived late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'disculpábamos'.
Correct: disculpábamos
Why: All -ar imperfect nosotros forms require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'disculpar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: disculpo
The present of disculpar is regular: disculpo, disculpas, disculpa, disculpamos, disculpáis, disculpan.
Preterite
yo: disculpé
The preterite of disculpar is regular: disculpé, disculpaste, disculpó, disculpamos, disculpasteis, disculparon.
Future
yo: disculparé
The future of disculpar is regular: disculparé, disculparás, disculpará, disculparemos, disculparéis, disculparán.
Conditional
yo: disculparía
The conditional of disculpar is regular: disculparía, disculparías, disculparía, disculparíamos, disculparíais, disculparían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disculpe
The present subjunctive of disculpar is regular: disculpe, disculpes, disculpe, disculpemos, disculpéis, disculpen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disculpara
The imperfect subjunctive of disculpar is regular: disculpara, disculparas, disculpara, disculpáramos, disculparais, disculparan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disculpa
The affirmative imperative of disculpar uses: disculpa (tú), disculpe (usted), disculpemos, disculpad (vosotros), disculpen.
Negative Imperative
yo: disculpes
The negative imperative of disculpar uses the present subjunctive: no disculpes, no disculpe, no disculpéis, no disculpen.