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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

culpar

to blame

  • #356 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: culpando
  • Past participle: culpado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you blame
  3. nós we blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all blame

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I blamed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you blamed
  3. nós we blamed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all blamed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to blame
  3. nós we are going to blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to blame

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to blame
  3. nós we used to blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to blame

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would blame
  3. nós we would blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would blame

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you blame
  3. nós (that) we blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all blame

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I blamed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you blamed
  3. nós (if) we blamed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all blamed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I blame
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you blame
  3. nós (when) we blame
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all blame

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você blame!
  2. vocês blame! (all of you)

How to use culpar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ele culpa o trânsito por todo atraso.

    He blames traffic for every delay.

  2. Past

    Minha irmã me culpou pelo vaso quebrado.

    My sister blamed me for the broken vase.

  3. Future

    Ninguém vai culpar você por isso.

    No one is going to blame you for that.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes eu culpava os outros pelos meus erros.

    I used to blame others for my mistakes.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não culparia o garçom pela demora.

    I wouldn't blame the waiter for the delay.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não deixe que ela culpe você.

    Don't let her blame you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você me culpasse, eu entenderia.

    If you blamed me, I'd understand.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se alguém culpar o Pedro, eu defendo ele.

    If anyone blames Pedro, I'll defend him.

  9. Imperative

    Não culpe o seu filho, foi um acidente.

    Don't blame your son, it was an accident.

Good to know

  • "Culpar alguém por" something; "a culpa é minha" is "it's my fault".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.