Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Disculpar in Spanish
To excuse Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Disculpar
- Disculpar in the Indicative Present
- Disculpar in the Indicative Preterite
- Disculpar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Disculpar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Disculpar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Disculpar in the Indicative Future
- Disculpar in the Indicative Conditional
- Disculpar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Disculpar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Disculpar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Disculpar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Disculpar
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Present
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Future
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Disculpar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Disculpar
- Disculpar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Disculpar in the Imperative Negative
- Practice Disculpar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Introduction
Disculpar is the Spanish verb for "to excuse". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to disculpar include: excusar, perdonar.
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | disculpar | to excuse |
| Past participle | disculpado | excused |
| Gerund | disculpando | excusing |
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Indicative Tenses of Disculpar
Disculpar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of disculpar 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, "disculpo", meaning "I excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpo | I excuse |
| Tú | disculpas | you excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpa | s/he excuse, you (formal) excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpamos | we excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpáis | you (plural) excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculpan | they excuse, you (plural formal) excuse |
Disculpar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of disculpar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "disculpé", meaning "I excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpé | I excused |
| Tú | disculpaste | you excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpó | s/he excused, you (formal) excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpamos | we excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpasteis | you (plural) excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculparon | they excused, you (plural formal) excused |
Disculpar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of disculpar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "disculpaba", meaning "I used to excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpaba | I used to excuse |
| Tú | disculpabas | you used to excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpaba | s/he used to excuse, you (formal) used to excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpábamos | we used to excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpabais | you (plural) used to excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculpaban | they used to excuse, you (plural formal) used to excuse |
Disculpar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of disculpar is used to talk about something that is happening continuosly or right now. For example, "estoy disculpando", meaning "I am excusing".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy disculpando | I am excusing |
| Tú | estás disculpando | you are excusing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está disculpando | s/he is excusing, you (formal) are excusing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos disculpando | we are excusing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis disculpando | you (plural) are excusing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están disculpando | they are excusing, you (plural formal) are excusing |
Disculpar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of disculpar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a disculpar", meaning "I am going to excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a disculpar | I am going to excuse |
| Tú | vas a disculpar | you are going to excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a disculpar | s/he is going to excuse, you (formal) are going to excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a disculpar | we are going to excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a disculpar | you (plural) are going to excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a disculpar | they are going to excuse, you (plural formal) are going to excuse |
Disculpar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of disculpar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "disculparé", meaning "I will excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculparé | I will excuse |
| Tú | disculparás | you will excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpará | s/he will excuse, you (formal) will excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculparemos | we will excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculparéis | you (plural) will excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculparán | they will excuse, you (plural formal) will excuse |
Disculpar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of disculpar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "disculparía", meaning "I would excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculparía | I would excuse |
| Tú | disculparías | you would excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculparía | s/he would excuse, you (formal) would excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculparíamos | we would excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculparíais | you (plural) would excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculparían | they would excuse, you (plural formal) would excuse |
Disculpar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of disculpar 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 disculpado", meaning "I have excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he disculpado | I have excused |
| Tú | has disculpado | you have excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha disculpado | s/he has excused, you (formal) have excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos disculpado | we have excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis disculpado | you (plural) have excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han disculpado | they have excused, you (plural formal) have excused |
Disculpar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of disculpar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había disculpado", meaning "I had excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había disculpado | I had excused |
| Tú | habías disculpado | you had excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había disculpado | s/he had excused, you (formal) had excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos disculpado | we had excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais disculpado | you (plural) had excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían disculpado | they had excused, you (plural formal) had excused |
Disculpar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of disculpar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré disculpado", meaning "I will have excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré disculpado | I will have excused |
| Tú | habrás disculpado | you will have excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá disculpado | s/he will have excused, you (formal) will have excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos disculpado | we will have excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis disculpado | you (plural) will have excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán disculpado | they will have excused, you (plural formal) will have excused |
Disculpar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of disculpar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría disculpado", meaning "I would have excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría disculpado | I would have excused |
| Tú | habrías disculpado | you would have excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría disculpado | s/he would have excused, you (formal) would have excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos disculpado | we would have excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais disculpado | you (plural) would have excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían disculpado | they would have excused, you (plural formal) would have excused |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Disculpar
Disculpar 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, "disculpe", meaning "I excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpe | I excuse |
| Tú | disculpes | you excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpe | s/he excuse, you (formal) excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpemos | we excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpéis | you (plural) excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculpen | they excuse, you (plural formal) excuse |
Disculpar 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, "disculpara", meaning "I excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpara | I excused |
| Tú | disculparas | you excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpara | s/he excused, you (formal) excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpáramos | we excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculparais | you (plural) excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculparan | they excused, you (plural formal) excused |
Disculpar 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, "disculpare", meaning "I will excuse".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disculpare | I will excuse |
| Tú | disculpares | you will excuse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpare | s/he will excuse, you (formal) will excuse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpáremos | we will excuse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpareis | you (plural) will excuse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculparen | they will excuse, you (plural formal) will excuse |
Disculpar 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 disculpado", meaning "I have excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya disculpado | I have excused |
| Tú | hayas disculpado | you have excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya disculpado | s/he has excused, you (formal) have excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos disculpado | we have excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis disculpado | you (plural) have excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan disculpado | they have excused, you (plural formal) have excused |
Disculpar 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 disculpado", meaning "I had excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera disculpado | I had excused |
| Tú | hubieras disculpado | you had excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera disculpado | s/he had excused, you (formal) had excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos disculpado | we had excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais disculpado | you (plural) had excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran disculpado | they had excused, you (plural formal) had excused |
Disculpar 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 disculpado", meaning "I will have excused".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere disculpado | I will have excused |
| Tú | hubieres disculpado | you will have excused |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere disculpado | s/he will have excused, you (formal) will have excused |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos disculpado | we will have excused |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis disculpado | you (plural) will have excused |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren disculpado | they will have excused, you (plural formal) will have excused |
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Imperative Tenses of Disculpar
Disculpar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "disculpe", meaning "(to you formal) excuse!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | disculpa | (to you) excuse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disculpe | (to you formal) excuse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpemos | let's excuse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpad | (to you plural) excuse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disculpen | (to you plural formal) excuse! |
Disculpar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no disculpe", meaning "(to you formal) don't excuse!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no disculpes | (to you) don't excuse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no disculpe | (to you formal) don't excuse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no disculpemos | let's not excuse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no disculpéis | (to you plural) don't excuse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no disculpen | (to you plural formal) don't excuse! |
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