Expiar means to atone for a fault or sin, often through penance or remorse. It is used in contexts related to moral or spiritual correction.
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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 | expiro | Yo expiro mis errores y aprendo. I atone for my mistakes and learn. | |
| Tú | expias | Tú expias tus pecados con honestidad. You atone for your sins honestly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expia | Ella expia sus errores en silencio. She atones for her mistakes in silence. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expíamos | Nosotros expiamos nuestras culpas juntos. We atone for our sins together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiáis | Vosotros expiáis vuestras faltas con esfuerzo. You all atone for your faults with effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expián | Ellos expían sus errores con acciones. They atone for their mistakes with actions. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expié | Yo expié mis errores ayer. I atoned for my mistakes yesterday. | |
| Tú | expiaste | Tú expiaste tus pecados la semana pasada. You atoned for your sins last week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiò | Él expió su culpa en ese momento. He atoned for his guilt at that moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiamos | Nosotros expiamos nuestras faltas juntos. We atoned for our faults together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiasteis | Vosotros expiasteis vuestras culpas en la iglesia. You all atoned for your sins in the church. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiaron | Ellos expiaron sus errores en silencio. They atoned for their mistakes in silence. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expiaba | Yo expiaba mis errores en silencio. I used to atone for my mistakes in silence. | |
| Tú | expiabas | Tú expiabas tus pecados en la iglesia. You used to atone for your sins in church. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiaba | Él expiaba sus errores del pasado. He used to atone for his past mistakes. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiábamos | Nosotros expiábamos nuestras culpas juntos. We used to atone for our sins together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiabais | Vosotros expiabais vuestras faltas en silencio. You all used to atone for your faults in silence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiaban | Ellos expiaban sus errores en comunidad. They used to atone for their mistakes in community. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy expiando | Estoy expiando mis errores ahora mismo. I am atoning for my mistakes right now. | |
| Tú | estás expiando | Estás expiando tus pecados en ese retiro. You are atoning for your sins at that retreat. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está expiando | Ella está expiando su culpa hoy. She is atoning for her guilt today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos expiando | Estamos expiando nuestras faltas colectivamente. We are atoning for our faults collectively. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis expiando | Vosotros estáis expiando en silencio. You all are atoning in silence. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están expiando | Ellos están expiando sus errores pasados. They are atoning for their past mistakes. |
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 expiar | Voy a expiar mis errores pronto. I am going to atone for my mistakes soon. | |
| Tú | vas a expiar | Tú vas a expiar tus pecados mañana. You are going to atone for your sins tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a expiar | Él va a expiar sus culpas esta semana. He is going to atone for his guilt this week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a expiar | Nosotros vamos a expiar nuestras faltas pronto. We are going to atone for our faults soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a expiar | Vosotros vais a expiar vuestras culpas hoy. You all are going to atone for your sins today. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a expiar | Ellos van a expiar sus errores mañana. They are going to atone for their mistakes tomorrow. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expiaré | Yo expiaré mis errores mañana. I will atone for my mistakes tomorrow. | |
| Tú | expiarás | Tú expiarás tus pecados pronto. You will atone for your sins soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiará | Él expiará sus errores en el futuro. He will atone for his mistakes in the future. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiamos | Nosotros expiaremos nuestras culpas. We will atone for our sins. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiaréis | Vosotros expiaréis vuestras faltas. You all will atone for your faults. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiarán | Ellos expiarán sus errores mañana. They will atone for their mistakes tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expiaría | Yo expiaría mis errores si tuviera la oportunidad. I would atone for my mistakes if I had the chance. | |
| Tú | expiarías | Tú expiarías tus pecados en ese lugar. You would atone for your sins in that place. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiaría | Él expiaría sus errores si pudiera. He would atone for his mistakes if he could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiaríamos | Nosotros expiaríamos nuestras culpas si fuera necesario. We would atone for our sins if it were necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiaríais | Vosotros expiaríais vuestras faltas en ese acto. You all would atone for your faults in that act. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiarían | Ellos expiarían sus errores si tuvieran la oportunidad. They would atone for their mistakes if they had the chance. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he expiado | Yo he expiado mis errores. I have atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | has expiado | Tú has expiado tus pecados. You have atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha expiado | Él ha expiado su culpa. He has atoned for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos expiado | Nosotros hemos expiado nuestras faltas. We have atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis expiado | Vosotros habéis expiado vuestras culpas. You all have atoned for your sins. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han expiado | Ellos han expiado sus errores. They have atoned for their mistakes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había expiado | Ya había expiado mis errores. I had atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | habías expiado | Tú habías expiado tus pecados. You had atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había expiado | Ella había expiado su culpa. She had atoned for her guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos expiado | Nosotros habíamos expiado nuestras faltas. We had atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais expiado | Vosotros habíais expiado vuestras culpas. You all had atoned for your sins. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían expiado | Ellos habían expiado sus errores. They had atoned for their mistakes. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré expiado | Para entonces, ya habré expiado mis errores. By then, I will have atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | habrás expiado | Para mañana, tú habrás expiado tus pecados. By tomorrow, you will have atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá expiado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá expiado su culpa. When you arrive, he will have atoned for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos expiado | Para el fin de semana, habremos expiado nuestras faltas. By the weekend, we will have atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis expiado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis expiado vuestras culpas. By then, you all will have atoned for your sins. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán expiado | Para el próximo mes, ellos habrán expiado sus errores. By next month, they will have atoned for their mistakes. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría expiado | Yo habría expiado mis errores. I would have atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | habrías expiado | Tú habrías expiado tus pecados. You would have atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría expiado | Él habría expiado su culpa. He would have atoned for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos expiado | Nosotros habríamos expiado nuestras faltas. We would have atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais expiado | Vosotros habríais expiado vuestras transgresiones. You all would have atoned for your transgressions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían expiado | Ellos habrían expiado sus errores. They would have atoned for their mistakes. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expie | Espero que yo expie mis errores. I hope that I atone for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | expiques | Es importante que tú expies tus pecados. It's important that you atone for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expique | Es necesario que él expie su culpa. It's necessary that he atones for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiquemos | Queremos que nosotros expiemos nuestras faltas. We want us to atone for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiquéis | Es posible que vosotros expiéis vuestras culpas. It's possible that you all atone for your sins. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiquen | Dudo que ellos expíen sus errores. I doubt that they atone for their mistakes. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expiara | Esperaba que yo expiara mis errores. I hoped that I atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | expiaras | Querías que tú expiaras tus pecados. You wanted you atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiara | Pensaba que él expiara su culpa. I thought that he atoned for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiéramos | Deseábamos que nosotros expiéramos nuestras faltas. We wished that we atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiarais | Esperabais que vosotros expiarais vuestras culpas. You all hoped that you atoned for your sins. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiaran | No creían que ellos expiaran sus errores. They didn't believe that they atoned for their mistakes. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expiere | Si fuera necesario, expiere los errores. If necessary, I will atone for the mistakes. | |
| Tú | expiere | ¿Expiere tú por lo que hiciste? Will you atone for what you did? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expiere | Expiere él en caso de ser culpable. He will atone if he is guilty. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expieremos | Nosotros expiemos nuestras faltas pronto. We will atone for our faults soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiereis | ¿Expiere vosotros por el error? Will you atone for the mistake? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiere | Ellos expiere en el futuro cercano. They will atone in the near future. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya expiado | Espero que haya expiado sus errores. I hope he has atoned for his mistakes. | |
| Tú | hayas expiado | Es posible que hayas expiado tus culpas. It's possible that you have atoned for your guilt. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya expiado | Es importante que él haya expiado su pecado. It's important that he has atoned for his sin. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos expiado | Creemos que ya hayamos expiado nuestras faltas. We believe that we have already atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis expiado | No creo que hayáis expiado todo todavía. I don't think you have atoned for everything yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan expiado | Es probable que hayan expiado sus errores. It's likely that they have atoned for their mistakes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera expiado | Si hubiera expiado mis errores, me sentiría mejor. If I had atoned for my mistakes, I would feel better. | |
| Tú | hubieras expiado | Es posible que tú hubieras expiado tus culpas. It's possible that you had atoned for your guilt. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera expiado | Ella hubiera expiado sus pecados si hubiera podido. She had atoned for her sins if she could have. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos expiado | Nosotros hubiéramos expiado nuestras faltas. We had atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais expiado | Vosotros hubierais expiado vuestras culpas entonces. You all had atoned for your guilt then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran expiado | Ellos hubieran expiado sus errores si hubieran sabido. They had atoned for their mistakes if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya expiado | Es posible que haya expiado sus errores. It is possible that I have atoned for my mistakes. | |
| Tú | hayas expiado | Es probable que hayas expiado tus pecados. It is likely that you have atoned for your sins. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya expiado | Es posible que él haya expiado su culpa. It is possible that he has atoned for his guilt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos expiado | Quizá hayamos expiado nuestras faltas. Maybe we have atoned for our faults. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis expiado | Es probable que hayáis expiado vuestras deudas. It is likely that you all have atoned for your debts. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan expiado | Es posible que hayan expiado sus errores. It is possible that they have atoned for their mistakes. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | expia | ¡Expia tus errores y aprende! Atone for your mistakes and learn! | |
| Tú | expia | ¡Expia tus pecados ahora! Atone for your sins now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | expie | ¡Expie sus errores pronto! Atone for his/her mistakes soon! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | expiemos | ¡Expiemos nuestras culpas juntos! Let's atone for our sins together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | expiad | ¡Expiad vuestras faltas ya! Atone for your faults now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | expiquen | ¡Expiquen sus errores cuanto antes! Atone for their mistakes as soon as possible! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no expíe | No expíe esa herida sin consultar al médico. Do not atone for that wound without consulting the doctor. | |
| Tú | no expíes | No expíes esa culpa sin pensarlo bien. Don't atone for that guilt without thinking it through. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no expíe | No expíe sus errores en público. He/She/You (formal) does not atone for his/her/your mistakes in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no expiemos | No expiemos nuestras faltas ante todos. Let's not atone for our faults in front of everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no expiéis | No expiéis vuestras culpas todavía. Don't atone for your faults yet. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no expíen | No expíen sus errores en público. They/You all do not atone for their/your mistakes in public. |
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