incriminar Present Conjugation
incriminar — to incriminate
The present tense of incriminar is regular: incrimino, incriminas, incrimina, incriminamos, incrimináis, incriminan.
incriminar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths related to incriminating someone. It describes the act of incriminating as something current or regular.
Notes on incriminar in the Present
Incriminar is regular in the present tense. All forms follow the standard -ar verb conjugation.
Example Sentences
Él siempre incrimina a alguien más cuando comete un error.
He always incriminates someone else when he makes a mistake.
él/ella/usted
No te incrimines si no tienes nada que ver.
Don't incriminate yourself if you have nothing to do with it.
tú
Actualmente, la evidencia incrimina al sospechoso.
Currently, the evidence incriminates the suspect.
Yo no incrimino a mis amigos.
I don't incriminate my friends.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the indicative for factual statements: 'Creo que él incrimine'.
Correct: For factual statements, use the present indicative: 'Creo que él incrimina'.
Why: The indicative mood is used for facts and objective statements, while the subjunctive is for doubt, desire, etc.
Mistake: Incorrect conjugation for 'vosotros': 'incrimina'.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' form is 'incrimináis'.
Why: The '-áis' ending is specific to the 'vosotros' form for -ar verbs in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: incriminé
The preterite of incriminar is regular: incriminé, incriminaste, incriminó, incriminamos, incriminasteis, incriminaron.
Imperfect
yo: incriminaba
The imperfect of incriminar is regular: incriminaba, incriminabas, incriminaba, incriminábamos, incriminabais, incriminaban.
Future
yo: incriminaré
The future tense of incriminar is regular: incriminaré, incriminarás, incriminará, incriminaremos, incriminaréis, incriminarán.
Conditional
yo: incriminaría
The conditional of incriminar is regular: incriminaría, incriminarías, incriminaría, incriminaríamos, incriminaríais, incriminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incrimine
The present subjunctive of incriminar is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty: incrimine, incriminemos, incriminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incriminara
The imperfect subjunctive of incriminar (both -ra and -se forms) describes past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'incriminara' or 'incriminase'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incrimina
The imperative of incriminar is: incrimina (tú), incrimine (usted), incriminemos (nosotros), incriminen (ustedes), incrimina(d) (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no incrimines
The negative imperative of incriminar uses the present subjunctive: no incrimine (usted), no incriminemos (nosotros), no incriminen (ustedes), no incrimines (tú), no incriminéis (vosotros).