How to conjugate Criticar in Spanish
To criticise Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Criticar
- Criticar in the Indicative Present
- Criticar in the Indicative Preterite
- Criticar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Criticar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Criticar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Criticar in the Indicative Future
- Criticar in the Indicative Conditional
- Criticar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Criticar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Criticar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Criticar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Criticar
- Imperative tenses of Criticar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Criticar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Criticar is the Spanish verb for "to criticise". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | criticar | to criticise |
| Past participle | criticado | criticised |
| Gerund | criticando | criticising |
Indicative Tenses of Criticar
Criticar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of criticar 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, "critico", meaning "I criticise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | critico | I criticise |
| Tú | criticas | you criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | critica | s/he criticises, you (formal) criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticamos | we criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticáis | you (plural) criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | critican | they criticise, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of criticar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "critiqué", meaning "I criticised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | critiqué | I criticised |
| Tú | criticaste | you criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticó | s/he criticised, you (formal) criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticamos | we criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticasteis | you (plural) criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticaron | they criticised, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Criticar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of criticar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "criticaba", meaning "I used to criticise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | criticaba | I used to criticise |
| Tú | criticabas | you used to criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticaba | s/he used to criticise, you (formal) used to criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticábamos | we used to criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticabais | you (plural) used to criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticaban | they used to criticise, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of criticar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy criticando", meaning "I am criticising".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy criticando | I am criticising |
| Tú | estás criticando | you are criticising |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está criticando | s/he is criticising, you (formal) are criticising |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos criticando | we are criticising |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis criticando | you (plural) are criticising |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están criticando | they are criticising, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of criticar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a criticar", meaning "I am going to criticise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a criticar | I am going to criticise |
| Tú | vas a criticar | you are going to criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a criticar | s/he is going to criticise, you (formal) are going to criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a criticar | we are going to criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a criticar | you (plural) are going to criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a criticar | they are going to criticise, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of criticar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "criticaré", meaning "I will criticise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | criticaré | I will criticise |
| Tú | criticarás | you will criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticará | s/he will criticise, you (formal) will criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticaremos | we will criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticaréis | you (plural) will criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticarán | they will criticise, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of criticar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "criticaría", meaning "I would criticise".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | criticaría | I would criticise |
| Tú | criticarías | you would criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticaría | s/he would criticise, you (formal) would criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticaríamos | we would criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticaríais | you (plural) would criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticarían | they would criticise, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of criticar 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 criticado", meaning "I have criticised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he criticado | I have criticised |
| Tú | has criticado | you have criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha criticado | s/he has criticised, you (formal) have criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos criticado | we have criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis criticado | you (plural) have criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han criticado | they have criticised, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of criticar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había criticado", meaning "I had criticised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había criticado | I had criticised |
| Tú | habías criticado | you had criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había criticado | s/he had criticised, you (formal) had criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos criticado | we had criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais criticado | you (plural) had criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían criticado | they had criticised, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of criticar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré criticado", meaning "I will have criticised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré criticado | I will have criticised |
| Tú | habrás criticado | you will have criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá criticado | s/he will have criticised, you (formal) will have criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos criticado | we will have criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis criticado | you (plural) will have criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán criticado | they will have criticised, |
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Criticar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of criticar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría criticado", meaning "I would have criticised".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría criticado | I would have criticised |
| Tú | habrías criticado | you would have criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría criticado | s/he would have criticised, you (formal) would have criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos criticado | we would have criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais criticado | you (plural) would have criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían criticado | they would have criticised, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Criticar
Criticar 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, "critique", meaning "I criticise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | critique | I criticise |
| Tú | critiques | you criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | critique | s/he criticises, you (formal) criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | critiquemos | we criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | critiquéis | you (plural) criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | critiquen | they criticise, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Criticar 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, "criticara", meaning "I criticised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | criticara | I criticised |
| Tú | criticaras | you criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticara | s/he criticised, you (formal) criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticáramos | we criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticarais | you (plural) criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticaran | they criticised, |
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Criticar 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, "criticare", meaning "I will criticise".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | criticare | I will criticise |
| Tú | criticares | you will criticise |
| Ella / Él / Usted | criticare | s/he will criticise, you (formal) will criticise |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | criticáremos | we will criticise |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticareis | you (plural) will criticise |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | criticaren | they will criticise, |
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Criticar 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 criticado", meaning "I have criticised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya criticado | I have criticised |
| Tú | hayas criticado | you have criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya criticado | s/he has criticised, you (formal) have criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos criticado | we have criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis criticado | you (plural) have criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan criticado | they have criticised, |
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Criticar 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 criticado", meaning "I had criticised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera criticado | I had criticised |
| Tú | hubieras criticado | you had criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera criticado | s/he had criticised, you (formal) had criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos criticado | we had criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais criticado | you (plural) had criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran criticado | they had criticised, |
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Criticar 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 criticado", meaning "I will have criticised".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere criticado | I will have criticised |
| Tú | hubieres criticado | you will have criticised |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere criticado | s/he will have criticised, you (formal) will have criticised |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos criticado | we will have criticised |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis criticado | you (plural) will have criticised |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren criticado | they will have criticised, |
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Imperative Tenses of Criticar
Criticar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "critique", meaning "(to you formal) criticise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | critica | (to you) criticise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | critique | (to you formal) criticise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | critiquemos | let's criticise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | criticad | (to you plural) criticise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | critiquen | (to you plural formal) criticise! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Criticar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no critique", meaning "(to you formal) don't criticise!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no critiques | (to you) don't criticise! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no critique | (to you formal) don't criticise! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no critiquemos | let's not criticise! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no critiquéis | (to you plural) don't criticise! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no critiquen | (to you plural formal) don't criticise! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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