Castigar conjugation
to punish
Past participlecastigado
Gerundcastigando
Future stemcastigar-
Preterite (yo)castigué
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Castigar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo castigo |
| tú castigas |
| él/ella/usted castiga |
| nosotros/as castigamos |
| vosotros/as castigáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castigan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo castigué |
| tú castigaste |
| él/ella/usted castigó |
| nosotros/as castigamos |
| vosotros/as castigasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castigaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo castigaba |
| tú castigabas |
| él/ella/usted castigaba |
| nosotros/as castigábamos |
| vosotros/as castigabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castigaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a castigar |
| tú vas a castigar |
| él/ella/usted va a castigar |
| nosotros/as vamos a castigar |
| vosotros/as vais a castigar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a castigar |
Futuro simple future
| yo castigaré |
| tú castigarás |
| él/ella/usted castigará |
| nosotros/as castigaremos |
| vosotros/as castigaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castigarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo castigaría |
| tú castigarías |
| él/ella/usted castigaría |
| nosotros/as castigaríamos |
| vosotros/as castigaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castigarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he castigado |
| tú has castigado |
| él/ella/usted ha castigado |
| nosotros/as hemos castigado |
| vosotros/as habéis castigado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han castigado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy castigando |
| tú estás castigando |
| él/ella/usted está castigando |
| nosotros/as estamos castigando |
| vosotros/as estáis castigando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están castigando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) castiga |
| (usted) castigue |
| (vosotros/as) castigad |
| (ustedes) castiguen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había castigado |
| tú habías castigado |
| él/ella/usted había castigado |
| nosotros/as habíamos castigado |
| vosotros/as habíais castigado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían castigado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo castigue |
| tú castigues |
| él/ella/usted castigue |
| nosotros/as castiguemos |
| vosotros/as castiguéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes castiguen |
Quick questions about castigar
Is castigar regular or irregular?
Castigar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of castigar?
In the preterite, yo castigué and él/ella/usted castigó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of castigar?
The past participle of castigar is castigado, as in yo he castigado.
What is the gerund of castigar?
The gerund (-ing form) of castigar is castigando, as in yo estoy castigando.
What is the future stem of castigar?
The future and conditional stem of castigar is castigar-: yo castigaré, yo castigaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as castigar
- llegar arrive
- pagar pay (for)
- entregar deliver, hand in
- pegar hit, stick (on)
- cargar charge (phone)
- investigar investigate, research
- apagar turn off, extinguish
- navegar surf, browse
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