Exculpar means to clear someone of blame or guilt, often in a legal or moral context. It is used when someone is declared innocent or not responsible for a wrongdoing.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpo | Yo exculpo a mi amigo. I exonerate my friend. | |
| Tú | exculpas | Tú exculpas a tu hermano. You exonerate your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpa | Ella exculpa a su colega. She exonerates her colleague. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpamos | Nosotros exculpamos a los inocentes. We exonerate the innocent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpáis | Vosotros exculpáis a los acusados. You all exonerate the accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculpan | Ellos exculpan a los testigos. They exonerate the witnesses. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpé | Yo exculpé al acusado ayer. I acquitted the defendant yesterday. | |
| Tú | exculpaste | Tú exculpaste a tu amigo en la reunión. You acquitted your friend at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpó | Ella exculpó al sospechoso en la corte. She acquitted the suspect in court. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpamos | Nosotros exculpamos a los inocentes. We acquitted the innocents. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpasteis | Vosotros exculpasteis a los acusados. You all acquitted the accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculparon | Ellos exculparon a los testigos falsos. They acquitted the false witnesses. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpaba | Yo exculpaba a mi amigo siempre. I used to exculpate my friend always. | |
| Tú | exculpabas | Tú exculpabas a tu hermano frecuentemente. You used to exculpate your brother frequently. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpaba | Ella exculpaba a sus colegas en la reunión. She used to exculpate her colleagues in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpábamos | Nosotros exculpábamos a los niños del error. We used to exculpate the children from the mistake. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpabais | Vosotros exculpabais a menudo a los compañeros. You all used to exculpate the classmates often. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculpaban | Ellos exculpaban a los acusados en el juicio. They used to exculpate the accused in the trial. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy exculpando | Estoy exculpando a mi amigo ahora mismo. I am exculpating my friend right now. | |
| Tú | estás exculpando | Estás exculpando a alguien en este momento. You are exculpating someone at this moment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está exculpando | Ella está exculpando a su colega ahora. She is exculpating her colleague now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos exculpando | Estamos exculpando a los acusados en la corte. We are exculpating the accused in court. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis exculpando | Vosotros estáis exculpando a los testigos ahora. You all are exculpating the witnesses now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están exculpando | Ellos están exculpando a los inocentes en la audiencia. They are exculpating the innocent in the hearing. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a exculpar | Voy a exculpar a mi amigo mañana. I am going to exculpar my friend tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a exculpar | Vas a exculpar a tu hermano pronto. You are going to exculpar your brother soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a exculpar | Ella va a exculpar al acusado hoy. She is going to exculpar the accused today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a exculpar | Vamos a exculpar a los testigos mañana. We are going to exculpar the witnesses tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a exculpar | Vosotros vais a exculpar a los sospechosos pronto. You all are going to exculpar the suspects soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a exculpar | Ellos van a exculpar a los acusados esta tarde. They are going to exculpar the accused this afternoon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculparé | Yo exculparé a mi amigo mañana. I will exonerate my friend tomorrow. | |
| Tú | exculparás | Tú exculparás a la víctima después. You will exonerate the victim later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpará | Él exculpará a su colega pronto. He will exonerate his colleague soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculparemos | Nosotros exculparemos a los acusados. We will exonerate the accused. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculparéis | Vosotros exculparéis a los testigos. You all will exonerate the witnesses. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculparán | Ellos exculparán a los inocentes. They will exonerate the innocent. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculparía | Yo exculparía a quien fuera inocente. I would exonerate whoever was innocent. | |
| Tú | exculparías | Tú exculparías a esa persona si supieras la verdad. You would exonerate that person if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculparía | Él exculparía a su amigo en esa situación. He would exonerate his friend in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculparíamos | Nosotros exculparíamos a todos si pudiéramos. We would exonerate everyone if we could. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculparíais | Vosotros exculparíais a los acusados si tuvierais pruebas. You all would exonerate the accused if you had evidence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculparían | Ellos exculparían a los sospechosos en ese caso. They would exonerate the suspects in that case. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he exculpado | Yo he exculpado al acusado. I have acquitted the defendant. | |
| Tú | has exculpado | Tú has exculpado a tu amigo. You have acquitted your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha exculpado | Ella ha exculpado a su colega. She has acquitted her colleague. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos exculpado | Nosotros hemos exculpado a los inocentes. We have acquitted the innocents. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis exculpado | Vosotros habéis exculpado a los acusados. You all have acquitted the accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han exculpado | Ellos han exculpado a los testigos. They have acquitted the witnesses. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había exculpado | Yo ya había exculpado al acusado. I had already exonerated the defendant. | |
| Tú | habías exculpado | Tú habías exculpado a la persona equivocada. You had exonerated the wrong person. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había exculpado | Ella había exculpado a su amigo antes de la prueba. She had exonerated her friend before the test. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos exculpado | Nosotros habíamos exculpado a todos los sospechosos. We had exonerated all the suspects. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais exculpado | Vosotros habíais exculpado a alguien sin pruebas. You all had exonerated someone without evidence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían exculpado | Ellos habían exculpado al acusado anteriormente. They had exonerated the accused earlier. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré exculpado | Para entonces, ya habré exculpado al acusado. By then, I will have already exonerated the accused. | |
| Tú | habrás exculpado | Tú habrás exculpado a la víctima antes del juicio. You will have exonerated the victim before the trial. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá exculpado | Él habrá exculpado a su amigo para entonces. He will have exonerated his friend by then. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos exculpado | Nosotros habremos exculpado a todos los inocentes. We will have exonerated all the innocent people. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis exculpado | Vosotros habréis exculpado a los acusados mañana. You all will have exonerated the accused tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán exculpado | Ellos habrán exculpado a los testigos antes del veredicto. They will have exonerated the witnesses before the verdict. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría exculpado | Yo habría exculpado al acusado si hubiera tenido pruebas. I would have exonerated the defendant if I had had evidence. | |
| Tú | habrías exculpado | Tú habrías exculpado a tu amigo si supieras la verdad. You would have exonerated your friend if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría exculpado | Él habría exculpado a la víctima si hubiera estado allí. He would have exonerated the victim if he had been there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos exculpado | Nosotros habríamos exculpado al sospechoso si hubiéramos tenido pruebas. We would have exonerated the suspect if we had had evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais exculpado | Vosotros habríais exculpado al acusado si hubierais sabido la verdad. You all would have exonerated the accused if you had known the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían exculpado | Ellos habrían exculpado al culpable si hubieran tenido pruebas. They would have exonerated the guilty if they had had evidence. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpe | Es importante que yo exculpe a todos. It is important that I exculpe everyone. | |
| Tú | exculpes | Espero que tú exculpes sus errores. I hope that you exculpes his mistakes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpe | Es posible que él exculpe a su amigo. It is possible that he exculpe his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpemos | Queremos que nosotros exculpemos a todos. We want us to exculpemos everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpéis | Es necesario que vosotros exculpéis a los inocentes. It is necessary that you exculpéis the innocents. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculpen | Dudo que ellos exculpen a los culpables. I doubt that they exculpen the culprits. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpara | Esperaba que él exculpara a su amigo. I hoped that he exonerated his friend. | |
| Tú | exculparas | Dudaba que tú exculparas a alguien sin pruebas. I doubted that you exonerated someone without evidence. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpara | No creía que ella exculpara al acusado. I didn't believe that she exonerated the accused. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpáramos | Era importante que nosotros exculpáramos a los inocentes. It was important that we exonerated the innocent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculparais | No pensaba que vosotros exculparais a los culpables. I didn't think that you all exonerated the culprits. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculparan | Me sorprendió que ellos exculparan a todos. I was surprised that they exonerated everyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpare | Si te exculpare, te creeré. If I exculpare you, I will believe you. | |
| Tú | exculpares | Cuando exculpares a tu amigo, será mejor. When you exculpare your friend, it will be better. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpare | Es posible que exculpare en el juicio. It is possible that he exculpare in the trial. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpáremos | Quizá exculpáremos a los inocentes. Perhaps we will exculpare the innocent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpareis | ¿Exculpareis a los acusados mañana? Will you exculpare the accused tomorrow? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculparen | Es probable que exculparen a los sospechosos. It is likely that they will exculpare the suspects. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya exculpado | Espero que haya exculpado a todos. I hope he has exonerated everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas exculpado | Es posible que hayas exculpado a alguien. It's possible that you have exonerated someone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya exculpado | Dudo que él haya exculpado a nadie. I doubt that he has exonerated anyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos exculpado | Es importante que hayamos exculpado a los inocentes. It's important that we have exonerated the innocent. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis exculpado | No creo que hayáis exculpado a todos todavía. I don't think you have exonerated everyone yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan exculpado | Es probable que hayan exculpado a los culpables. It's likely that they have exonerated the culprits. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera exculpado | Si hubiera exculpado a mi amigo, habría evitado problemas. If I had exonerated my friend, I would have avoided problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras exculpado | Es posible que hubieras exculpado a alguien inocente. You might have exonerated someone innocent. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera exculpado | Ella habría exculpado al acusado si hubiera sabido la verdad. She would have exonerated the defendant if she had known the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos exculpado | Nosotros habríamos exculpado al sospechoso si hubiéramos tenido pruebas. We would have exonerated the suspect if we had had evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais exculpado | Vosotros habríais exculpado a alguien si hubierais tenido la oportunidad. You all would have exonerated someone if you had had the chance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran exculpado | Ellos habrían exculpado al acusado si hubieran sabido la verdad. They would have exonerated the accused if they had known the truth. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere exculpado | Es posible que yo hubiere exculpado al acusado. It is possible that I will have exonerated the defendant. | |
| Tú | hubieres exculpado | Quizá tú hubieres exculpado a la víctima. Maybe you will have exonerated the victim. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere exculpado | Es probable que él hubiere exculpado a su amigo. It is likely that he will have exonerated his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos exculpado | Supongo que nosotros hubiéremos exculpado al testigo. I suppose that we will have exonerated the witness. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis exculpado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis exculpado a los acusados. It is possible that you all will have exonerated the accused. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren exculpado | Quizá ellos hubieren exculpado a los inocentes. Maybe they will have exonerated the innocent. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | exculpa | ¡Exculpa a tu hermano ahora! Forgive your brother now! | |
| Tú | exculpa | ¡Exculpa a tu amigo por la demora! Forgive your friend for the delay! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | exculpe | ¡Exculpe a su colega inmediatamente! Forgive your colleague immediately! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | exculpemos | ¡Exculpemos a todos en la reunión! Let's forgive everyone in the meeting! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | exculpad | ¡Exculpad a los niños ahora! Forgive the children now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | exculpen | ¡Exculpen a los acusados sin duda! Forgive the accused without doubt! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no exculpo | No exculpo a nadie sin pruebas. I don't exculpate anyone without evidence. | |
| Tú | no exculpes | No exculpes a tu amigo sin razón. Don't exculpate your friend without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no exculpe | No exculpe a los acusados sin pruebas. He/She/You (formal) does not exculpate the accused without evidence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no exculpemos | No exculpemos a nadie sin investigar. Let's not exculpate anyone without investigating. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no exculpéis | No exculpéis a los inocentes sin pruebas. Don't exculpate the innocent without evidence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no exculpen | No exculpen a los culpables sin juicio. They/You all do not exculpate the guilty without a trial. |
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