disculpar Present Conjugation
disculpar — to excuse
The present of disculpar is regular: disculpo, disculpas, disculpa, disculpamos, disculpáis, disculpan.
disculpar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to state that you excuse someone's behavior or to describe a current habit of forgiving others. It is often used in the reflexive form (disculparse) to say 'I apologize'.
Notes on disculpar in the Present
Disculpar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; it follows the standard pattern without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre disculpo sus errores porque es mi amigo.
I always excuse his mistakes because he is my friend.
yo
¿Tú disculpas a Juan por llegar tarde?
Do you excuse Juan for arriving late?
tú
Ellos disculpan la tardanza del tren.
They excuse the train's delay.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'disculpo' when you mean 'I am sorry'.
Correct: Use 'pido disculpas' or 'me disculpo'.
Why: Disculpar means 'to excuse someone else'; to excuse yourself, you need the reflexive form.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.