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SPANISH VERB

disculpar

to excuse, to forgive

  • #279 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: disculpando
  • Past participle: disculpado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I excuse
  2. tú you excuse
  3. usted, él, ella he/she excuses
  4. nosotros we excuse
  5. vosotros Spain you all excuse
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they excuse

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I excused
  2. tú you excused
  3. usted, él, ella he/she excused
  4. nosotros we excused
  5. vosotros Spain you all excused
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they excused

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to excuse
  2. tú you used to excuse
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to excuse
  4. nosotros we used to excuse
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to excuse
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to excuse

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will excuse
  2. tú you will excuse
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will excuse
  4. nosotros we will excuse
  5. vosotros Spain you all will excuse
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will excuse

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would excuse
  2. tú you would excuse
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would excuse
  4. nosotros we would excuse
  5. vosotros Spain you all would excuse
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would excuse

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I excuse
  2. tú (that) you excuse
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she excuse
  4. nosotros (that) we excuse
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all excuse
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they excuse

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I excused
  2. tú (if) you excused
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she excused
  4. nosotros (if) we excused
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all excused
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they excused

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú excuse!
  2. usted excuse! (formal)
  3. nosotros excuse! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain excuse! (all of you)
  5. ustedes excuse! (all of you)

How to use disculpar

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

  1. Present

    Te disculpo, pero no lo vuelvas a hacer.

    I forgive you, but don't do it again.

  2. Past

    Mi hermana me disculpó después de hablar.

    My sister forgave me after we talked.

  3. Imperfect

    La maestra siempre disculpaba nuestros retrasos.

    The teacher always excused our being late.

  4. Future

    Seguro tu mamá te disculpará, háblale.

    I'm sure your mom will forgive you, call her.

  5. Conditional

    Yo lo disculparía, fue un accidente.

    I would forgive him, it was an accident.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que me disculpen por la tardanza.

    I hope you will forgive me for being late.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me disculpara por el error.

    I asked him to forgive me for the mistake.

  8. Imperative

    Disculpe, ¿dónde está la estación del metro?

    Excuse me, where is the subway station?

Good to know

  • Disculpe is "excuse me" with usted, disculpa with tú; discúlpame is "forgive me".

Where you hear disculpar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Mi amiga siempre me disculpa. My friend always forgives me.
  • Disculpé a Diego. I forgave Diego.
  • Te voy a disculpar. I'm going to forgive you.
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Beginner Level 1 · Disculpe.

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