Criticar conjugation
to criticise
Past participlecriticado
Gerundcriticando
Future stemcriticar-
Preterite (yo)critiqué
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Criticar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo critico |
| tú criticas |
| él/ella/usted critica |
| nosotros/as criticamos |
| vosotros/as criticáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes critican |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo critiqué |
| tú criticaste |
| él/ella/usted criticó |
| nosotros/as criticamos |
| vosotros/as criticasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes criticaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo criticaba |
| tú criticabas |
| él/ella/usted criticaba |
| nosotros/as criticábamos |
| vosotros/as criticabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes criticaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a criticar |
| tú vas a criticar |
| él/ella/usted va a criticar |
| nosotros/as vamos a criticar |
| vosotros/as vais a criticar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a criticar |
Futuro simple future
| yo criticaré |
| tú criticarás |
| él/ella/usted criticará |
| nosotros/as criticaremos |
| vosotros/as criticaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes criticarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo criticaría |
| tú criticarías |
| él/ella/usted criticaría |
| nosotros/as criticaríamos |
| vosotros/as criticaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes criticarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he criticado |
| tú has criticado |
| él/ella/usted ha criticado |
| nosotros/as hemos criticado |
| vosotros/as habéis criticado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han criticado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy criticando |
| tú estás criticando |
| él/ella/usted está criticando |
| nosotros/as estamos criticando |
| vosotros/as estáis criticando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están criticando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) critica |
| (usted) critique |
| (vosotros/as) criticad |
| (ustedes) critiquen |
Also useful at Higher (aim for grades 7 to 9)
Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había criticado |
| tú habías criticado |
| él/ella/usted había criticado |
| nosotros/as habíamos criticado |
| vosotros/as habíais criticado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían criticado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo critique |
| tú critiques |
| él/ella/usted critique |
| nosotros/as critiquemos |
| vosotros/as critiquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes critiquen |
Quick questions about criticar
Is criticar regular or irregular?
Criticar 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 criticar?
In the preterite, yo critiqué and él/ella/usted criticó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of criticar?
The past participle of criticar is criticado, as in yo he criticado.
What is the gerund of criticar?
The gerund (-ing form) of criticar is criticando, as in yo estoy criticando.
What is the future stem of criticar?
The future and conditional stem of criticar is criticar-: yo criticaré, yo criticaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as criticar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- tocar touch, play (instrument)
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- publicar publish, post (online)
- indicar point (out), indicate
- destacar emphasise, stand out, highlight
- significar mean
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- practicar practise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
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