How to conjugate Castigar in Spanish
To punish Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Castigar
- Castigar in the Indicative Present
- Castigar in the Indicative Preterite
- Castigar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Castigar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Castigar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Castigar in the Indicative Future
- Castigar in the Indicative Conditional
- Castigar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Castigar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Castigar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Castigar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Castigar
- Imperative tenses of Castigar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Castigar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Castigar is the Spanish verb for "to punish". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Infinitive | castigar | to punish |
Past participle | castigado | punished |
Gerund | castigando | punishing |
Get 33% off with code BF2024. Hurry, this ends Monday (web only)!
It includes the most detailed verb tables (with full English translation) for Castigar and 2,300+ other verbs.
Claim nowIndicative Tenses of Castigar
Castigar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of castigar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "castigo", meaning "I punish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigo | I punish |
Tú | castigas | you punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castiga | s/he punishes, you (formal) punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigamos | we punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigáis | you (plural) punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigan | they punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of castigar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "castigué", meaning "I punished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigué | I punished |
Tú | castigaste | you punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigó | s/he punished, you (formal) punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigamos | we punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigasteis | you (plural) punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigaron | they punished, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of castigar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "castigaba", meaning "I used to punish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigaba | I used to punish |
Tú | castigabas | you used to punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigaba | s/he used to punish, you (formal) used to punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigábamos | we used to punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigabais | you (plural) used to punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigaban | they used to punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of castigar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy castigando", meaning "I am punishing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | estoy castigando | I am punishing |
Tú | estás castigando | you are punishing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está castigando | s/he is punishing, you (formal) are punishing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos castigando | we are punishing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis castigando | you (plural) are punishing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están castigando | they are punishing, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of castigar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a castigar", meaning "I am going to punish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | voy a castigar | I am going to punish |
Tú | vas a castigar | you are going to punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a castigar | s/he is going to punish, you (formal) are going to punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a castigar | we are going to punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a castigar | you (plural) are going to punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a castigar | they are going to punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of castigar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "castigaré", meaning "I will punish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigaré | I will punish |
Tú | castigarás | you will punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigará | s/he will punish, you (formal) will punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigaremos | we will punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigaréis | you (plural) will punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigarán | they will punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of castigar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "castigaría", meaning "I would punish".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigaría | I would punish |
Tú | castigarías | you would punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigaría | s/he would punish, you (formal) would punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigaríamos | we would punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigaríais | you (plural) would punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigarían | they would punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of castigar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he castigado", meaning "I have punished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | he castigado | I have punished |
Tú | has castigado | you have punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha castigado | s/he has punished, you (formal) have punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos castigado | we have punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis castigado | you (plural) have punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han castigado | they have punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of castigar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había castigado", meaning "I had punished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | había castigado | I had punished |
Tú | habías castigado | you had punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | había castigado | s/he had punished, you (formal) had punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos castigado | we had punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais castigado | you (plural) had punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían castigado | they had punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of castigar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré castigado", meaning "I will have punished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | habré castigado | I will have punished |
Tú | habrás castigado | you will have punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá castigado | s/he will have punished, you (formal) will have punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos castigado | we will have punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis castigado | you (plural) will have punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán castigado | they will have punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of castigar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría castigado", meaning "I would have punished".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | habría castigado | I would have punished |
Tú | habrías castigado | you would have punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría castigado | s/he would have punished, you (formal) would have punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos castigado | we would have punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais castigado | you (plural) would have punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían castigado | they would have punished, |
Back to top
Get 33% off with code BF2024. Hurry, this ends Monday (web only)!
It includes the most detailed verb tables (with full English translation) for Castigar and 2,300+ other verbs.
Claim nowSubjunctive Tenses of Castigar
Castigar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "castigue", meaning "I punish".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigue | I punish |
Tú | castigues | you punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigue | s/he punishes, you (formal) punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castiguemos | we punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castiguéis | you (plural) punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castiguen | they punish, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to top
Castigar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "castigara", meaning "I punished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigara | I punished |
Tú | castigaras | you punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigara | s/he punished, you (formal) punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigáramos | we punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigarais | you (plural) punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigaran | they punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "castigare", meaning "I will punish".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | castigare | I will punish |
Tú | castigares | you will punish |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigare | s/he will punish, you (formal) will punish |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castigáremos | we will punish |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigareis | you (plural) will punish |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castigaren | they will punish, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya castigado", meaning "I have punished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | haya castigado | I have punished |
Tú | hayas castigado | you have punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya castigado | s/he has punished, you (formal) have punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos castigado | we have punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis castigado | you (plural) have punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan castigado | they have punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera castigado", meaning "I had punished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | hubiera castigado | I had punished |
Tú | hubieras castigado | you had punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera castigado | s/he had punished, you (formal) had punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos castigado | we had punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais castigado | you (plural) had punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran castigado | they had punished, |
Back to top
Castigar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere castigado", meaning "I will have punished".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | hubiere castigado | I will have punished |
Tú | hubieres castigado | you will have punished |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere castigado | s/he will have punished, you (formal) will have punished |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos castigado | we will have punished |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis castigado | you (plural) will have punished |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren castigado | they will have punished, |
Back to top
Get 33% off with code BF2024. Hurry, this ends Monday (web only)!
It includes the most detailed verb tables (with full English translation) for Castigar and 2,300+ other verbs.
Claim nowImperative Tenses of Castigar
Castigar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "castigue", meaning "(to you formal) punish!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | - | - |
Tú | castiga | (to you) punish! |
Ella / Él / Usted | castigue | (to you formal) punish! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | castiguemos | let's punish! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | castigad | (to you plural) punish! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | castiguen | (to you plural formal) punish! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to top
Castigar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no castigue", meaning "(to you formal) don't punish!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
---|---|---|
Yo | - | - |
Tú | no castigues | (to you) don't punish! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no castigue | (to you formal) don't punish! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no castiguemos | let's not punish! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no castiguéis | (to you plural) don't punish! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no castiguen | (to you plural formal) don't punish! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Back to top
Downloadable cheat sheets
Download and print a cheat sheet of Castigar Spanish conjugation tables in image or PDF format:
Back to top
Practice Castigar conjugations (free mobile & web app)
Get full conjugation tables for Castigar and 2,300+ other verbs on-the-go with Ella Verbs for iOS, Android, and web.
We also guide you through learning all Spanish tenses and test your knowledge with conjugation quizzes. Download it for free!
Back to top
About Ella Verbs
👋 Hola! We built Ella Verbs to help people (and ourselves!) master one of the hardest parts of Spanish – verb conjugation. It guides you through learning all tenses in an easy-to-follow way, giving you levels of bite-sized lessons and fun quizzes. Here is a 6 minute overview of all of the app's features:
It has changed a lot over the 6+ years we have been working on it, but the goal remains the same – to help you master Spanish conjugation! You can download and try it for free, and, if you do, please send any and all feedback our way!
- Jane & Brian
Back to top
Want to explore other verb conjugations?
Why not check out Causar – to cause or see the complete list of verbs here.
Back to top