How to conjugate castigar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

castigar
to punish
regular verb

Castigar means to inflict a penalty or punishment on someone for a wrongdoing. It is used in contexts related to discipline, justice, or correction.

How to conjugate castigar in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
castigara
Tú
castigaras
Él / Ella / Usted
castigara
Nosotros / Nosotras
castigáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
castigarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
castigaran

Examples of castigar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él castigara al niño.
I hoped that he would punish the boy.
Tú
Dudaba que tú castigaras a tu hermano.
I doubted that you would punish your brother.
Él / Ella / Usted
Pensaba que ella castigara a los estudiantes.
I thought that she would punish the students.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era posible que nosotros castigáramos a los niños.
It was possible that we would punish the children.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Querían que vosotros castigárais a los culpables.
They wanted you all to punish the culprits.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creían que ellos castigaran a nadie.
They didn't believe that they would punish anyone.

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Esperaba que él castigara al niño.

Other conjugations of castigar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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