Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Disculparse in Spanish
To apologize, to apologise, to be sorry Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Disculparse (to apologize, to apologise, to be sorry) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me disculpo, te disculpas, se disculpa, nos disculpamos, os disculpáis, se disculpan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Disculparse
- Disculparse in the Indicative Present
- Disculparse in the Indicative Preterite
- Disculparse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Disculparse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Disculparse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Disculparse in the Indicative Future
- Disculparse in the Indicative Conditional
- Disculparse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Disculparse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Disculparse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Disculparse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Disculparse
- Imperative tenses of Disculparse
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Disculparse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Disculparse is the Spanish verb for "to apologize, to apologise, to be sorry". It is a regular AR reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to disculparse include: arrepentirse.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | disculparse | to apologize, to apologise, to be sorry |
| Past participle | disculpado | apologized |
| Gerund | disculpando | apologizing |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of disculparse 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, "me disculpo", meaning "I apologize".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpo | I apologize |
| Tú | te disculpas | you apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpa | s/he apologizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpamos | we apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculpáis | you (plural) apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculpan | they apologize |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of disculparse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me disculpé", meaning "I apologized".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpé | I apologized |
| Tú | te disculpaste | you apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpó | s/he apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpamos | we apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculpasteis | you (plural) apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculparon | they apologized |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of disculparse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me disculpaba", meaning "I used to apologize".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpaba | I used to apologize |
| Tú | te disculpabas | you used to apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpaba | s/he used to apologize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpábamos | we used to apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculpabais | you (plural) used to apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculpaban | they used to apologize |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of disculparse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy disculpando", meaning "I am apologizing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy disculpando | I am apologizing |
| Tú | te estás disculpando | you are apologizing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está disculpando | s/he is apologizing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos disculpando | we are apologizing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis disculpando | you (plural) are apologizing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están disculpando | they are apologizing |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of disculparse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a disculpar", meaning "I am going to apologize".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a disculpar | I am going to apologize |
| Tú | te vas a disculpar | you are going to apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a disculpar | s/he is going to apologize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a disculpar | we are going to apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a disculpar | you (plural) are going to apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a disculpar | they are going to apologize |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of disculparse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me disculparé", meaning "I will apologize".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculparé | I will apologize |
| Tú | te disculparás | you will apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpará | s/he will apologize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculparemos | we will apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculparéis | you (plural) will apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculparán | they will apologize |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of disculparse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me disculparía", meaning "I would apologize".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculparía | I would apologize |
| Tú | te disculparías | you would apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculparía | s/he would apologize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculparíamos | we would apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculparíais | you (plural) would apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculparían | they would apologize |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of disculparse 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, "me he disculpado", meaning "I have apologized".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he disculpado | I have apologized |
| Tú | te has disculpado | you have apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha disculpado | s/he has apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos disculpado | we have apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis disculpado | you (plural) have apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han disculpado | they have apologized |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of disculparse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había disculpado", meaning "I had apologized".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había disculpado | I had apologized |
| Tú | te habías disculpado | you had apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había disculpado | s/he had apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos disculpado | we had apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais disculpado | you (plural) had apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían disculpado | they had apologized |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of disculparse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré disculpado", meaning "I will have apologized".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré disculpado | I will have apologized |
| Tú | te habrás disculpado | you will have apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá disculpado | s/he will have apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos disculpado | we will have apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis disculpado | you (plural) will have apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán disculpado | they will have apologized |
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Disculparse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of disculparse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría disculpado", meaning "I would have apologized".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría disculpado | I would have apologized |
| Tú | te habrías disculpado | you would have apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría disculpado | s/he would have apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos disculpado | we would have apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais disculpado | you (plural) would have apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían disculpado | they would have apologized |
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Disculparse 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, "me disculpe", meaning "I apologize".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpe | I apologize |
| Tú | te disculpes | you apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpe | s/he apologizes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpemos | we apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculpéis | you (plural) apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculpen | they apologize |
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Disculparse 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, "me disculpara", meaning "I apologized".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpara | I apologized |
| Tú | te disculparas | you apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpara | s/he apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpáramos | we apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculparais | you (plural) apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculparan | they apologized |
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Disculparse 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, "me disculpare", meaning "I will apologize".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me disculpare | I will apologize |
| Tú | te disculpares | you will apologize |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se disculpare | s/he will apologize |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos disculpáremos | we will apologize |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os disculpareis | you (plural) will apologize |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se disculparen | they will apologize |
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Disculparse 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, "me haya disculpado", meaning "I have apologized".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya disculpado | I have apologized |
| Tú | te hayas disculpado | you have apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya disculpado | s/he has apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos disculpado | we have apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis disculpado | you (plural) have apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan disculpado | they have apologized |
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Disculparse 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, "me hubiera disculpado", meaning "I had apologized".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera disculpado | I had apologized |
| Tú | te hubieras disculpado | you had apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera disculpado | s/he had apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos disculpado | we had apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais disculpado | you (plural) had apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran disculpado | they had apologized |
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Disculparse 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, "me hubiere disculpado", meaning "I will have apologized".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere disculpado | I will have apologized |
| Tú | te hubieres disculpado | you will have apologized |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere disculpado | s/he will have apologized |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos disculpado | we will have apologized |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis disculpado | you (plural) will have apologized |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren disculpado | they will have apologized |
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Disculparse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "discúlpese", meaning "(to you formal) apologize!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | discúlpate | (to you) apologize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | discúlpese | (to you formal) apologize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disculpémonos | let's apologize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disculpaos | (to you plural) apologize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | discúlpense | (to you plural formal) apologize! |
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Disculparse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se disculpe", meaning "(to you formal) don't apologize!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te disculpes | (to you) don't apologize! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se disculpe | (to you formal) don't apologize! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos disculpemos | let's not apologize! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os disculpéis | (to you plural) don't apologize! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se disculpen | (to you plural formal) don't apologize! |
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Frequently asked questions about Disculparse
Is disculparse a regular or irregular verb?
Disculparse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate disculparse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), disculparse is conjugated as: yo me disculpo, tú te disculpas, él/ella/usted se disculpa, nosotros nos disculpamos, vosotros os disculpáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se disculpan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate disculparse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), disculparse is conjugated as: yo me disculpé, tú te disculpaste, él/ella/usted se disculpó, nosotros nos disculpamos, vosotros os disculpasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se disculparon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate disculparse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), disculparse is conjugated as: yo me disculpaba, tú te disculpabas, él/ella/usted se disculpaba, nosotros nos disculpábamos, vosotros os disculpabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se disculpaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate disculparse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), disculparse is conjugated as: yo me disculparé, tú te disculparás, él/ella/usted se disculpará, nosotros nos disculparemos, vosotros os disculparéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se disculparán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate disculparse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), disculparse is conjugated as: yo me disculpe, tú te disculpes, él/ella/usted se disculpe, nosotros nos disculpemos, vosotros os disculpéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se disculpen. The present subjunctive 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.
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