What does culpar mean?
culpar means to blame in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Culpar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn culpar, meaning to blame, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: culpandoparticiple: culpado
Principal forms of culpar
- Infinitive
- culpar
- Gerund
- culpando
- Past participle
- culpado
Culpar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | culpo | culpé | culpaba | culparé |
| tú | culpas | culpaste | culpabas | culparás |
| él / ella / usted | culpa | culpó | culpaba | culpará |
| nosotros/as | culpamos | culpamos | culpábamos | culparemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | culpan | culparon | culpaban | culparán |
Pattern notes
- Culpar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with culpar
No me culpes por eso.Don't blame me for this.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No me culpéis por vuestros errores.Don't blame me for your mistakes.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Culparon del accidente al conductor.They blamed the driver for the accident.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate culpar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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