castigar
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Pagar is regular in the present (pago, pagas, paga...) but uses gu before e: pagué (preterite), pague (subjunctive). This keeps the g hard; without u, ge would be soft in Spanish.
Conjugation
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Indicativo
Indicative
Tiempo
Presente
Present Indicative
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Indicativo — Indicative
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Imperativo — Imperative
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — castigar
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber castigado
- Gerundio — castigando
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo castigado
- Participio — castigado
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Key forms
yo
castigo
tú
castigas
él/ella
castiga
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he castigado
tú
has castigado
él/ella
ha castigado
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
castigué
tú
castigaste
él/ella
castigó
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
castigaba
tú
castigabas
él/ella
castigaba
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había castigado
tú
habías castigado
él/ella
había castigado
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube castigado
tú
hubiste castigado
él/ella
hubo castigado
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
castigaré
tú
castigarás
él/ella
castigará
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
castigaría
tú
castigarías
él/ella
castigaría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré castigado
tú
habrás castigado
él/ella
habrá castigado
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría castigado
tú
habrías castigado
él/ella
habría castigado
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
castigue
tú
castigues
él/ella
castigue
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya castigado
tú
hayas castigado
él/ella
haya castigado
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
castigara (castigase)
tú
castigaras (castigases)
él/ella
castigara (castigase)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera castigado (hubiese castigado)
tú
hubieras castigado (hubieses castigado)
él/ella
hubiera castigado (hubiese castigado)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
castigare
tú
castigares
él/ella
castigare
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere castigado
tú
hubieres castigado
él/ella
hubiere castigado
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
castiga
él/ella
castigue
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
castigues
él/ella
castigue
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