disculpar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
disculpar — to excuse
The imperfect subjunctive of disculpar is regular: disculpara, disculparas, disculpara, disculpáramos, disculparais, disculparan.
disculpar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past apologies or after expressions of emotion/doubt in the past (e.g., 'I was hoping you would excuse me').
Notes on disculpar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Disculpar is regular here, based on the third-person plural preterite 'disculparon'.
Example Sentences
Si ella me disculpara, yo sería feliz.
If she excused me, I would be happy.
él/ella/usted
No creía que ellos nos disculparan tan rápido.
I didn't think they would excuse us so quickly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que tú disculparas mi retraso.
I would like you to excuse my delay.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'disculpáramos'.
Correct: disculpáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: disculpaba
The imperfect of disculpar is regular: disculpaba, disculpabas, disculpaba, disculpábamos, disculpabais, disculpaban.
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.
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.