Recriminar means to reproach or blame someone for a fault or mistake. It is used when expressing disapproval or criticism.
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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 | recrimino | Yo no suelo recriminar a mis amigos. I don't usually reproach my friends. | |
| Tú | recriminas | Tú siempre recriminas sus errores. You always reproach his mistakes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recrimina | Ella recrimina a su hermano constantemente. She constantly reproaches her brother. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminamos | Nosotros no recriminamos a nadie sin razón. We don't reproach anyone without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recrimináis | Vosotros recrimináis demasiado rápido. You all reproach too quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminan | Ellos recriminan a sus colegas frecuentemente. They reproach their colleagues frequently. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminé | Ayer recriminé su actitud. Yesterday I reproached his attitude. | |
| Tú | recriminaste | Tú recriminaste a tu hermano. You reproached your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminó | Ella recriminó su error. She reproached her mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminamos | Nosotros recriminamos la situación. We reproached the situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminasteis | Vosotros recriminasteis sus acciones. You all reproached his actions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminaron | Ellos recriminaron la decisión. They reproached the decision. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminaba | Yo recriminaba sus errores constantemente. I used to reproach his mistakes constantly. | |
| Tú | recriminabas | Tú recriminabas a menudo a tus amigos. You used to reproach your friends often. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminaba | Ella recriminaba a su hermano siempre. She used to reproach her brother all the time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminábamos | Nosotros recriminábamos sus acciones pasadas. We used to reproach his past actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminabais | Vosotros recriminabais sin parar. You all used to reproach nonstop. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminaban | Ellos recriminaban a menudo en las reuniones. They used to reproach each other often at meetings. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy recriminando | Estoy recriminando su actitud ahora mismo. I am reproaching his attitude right now. | |
| Tú | estás recriminando | Estás recriminando a tu hermano otra vez. You are reproaching your brother again. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está recriminando | Ella está recriminando a su jefe en la reunión. She is reproaching her boss in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos recriminando | Estamos recriminando las decisiones del equipo. We are reproaching the team's decisions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis recriminando | Vosotros estáis recriminando por el retraso. You all are reproaching for the delay. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están recriminando | Los padres están recriminando a los niños. The parents are reproaching the children. |
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 recriminar | Voy a recriminarle por su actitud. I am going to reproach him for his attitude. | |
| Tú | vas a recriminar | Vas a recriminarme si llegas tarde. You are going to reproach me if you arrive late. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a recriminar | Ella va a recriminarlo por el error. She is going to reproach him for the mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a recriminar | Vamos a recriminarles por la situación. We are going to reproach them for the situation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a recriminar | Vosotros vais a recriminarme si no hago nada. You all are going to reproach me if I do nothing. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a recriminar | Ellos van a recriminarle por su actitud. They are going to reproach him for his attitude. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminaré | Recriminaré a mi hermano mañana. I will scold my brother tomorrow. | |
| Tú | recriminarás | Recriminarás a tu amigo después. You will scold your friend later. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminará | Ella recriminará a su jefe. She will scold her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminaremos | Recriminaremos a los estudiantes mañana. We will scold the students tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminaréis | Recriminaréis a los niños pronto. You all will scold the children soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminarán | Recriminarán a los empleados después. They will scold the employees later. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminaría | Yo recriminaría si supiera la verdad. I would reproach if I knew the truth. | |
| Tú | recriminarías | Tú recriminarías su actitud. You would reproach his attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminaría | Él recriminaría su comportamiento. He would reproach his behavior. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminaríamos | Nosotros recriminaríamos esa decisión. We would reproach that decision. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminaríais | Vosotros recriminaríais sus acciones. You all would reproach his actions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminarían | Ellos recriminarían la falta de respeto. They would reproach the disrespect. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he recriminado | He recriminado su actitud varias veces. I have reproached his attitude several times. | |
| Tú | has recriminado | ¿Has recriminado a tu hermano? Have you reproached your brother? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha recriminado | Ella ha recriminado su comportamiento. She has reproached his behavior. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos recriminado | Nosotros hemos recriminado sus acciones. We have reproached his actions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis recriminado | Vosotros habéis recriminado muchas veces. You all have reproached many times. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han recriminado | Ellos han recriminado su actitud. They have reproached his attitude. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había recriminado | Yo había recriminado su actitud antes. I had reproached his attitude earlier. | |
| Tú | habías recriminado | Tú habías recriminado sus errores. You had reproached his mistakes. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había recriminado | Ella había recriminado la situación. She had reproached the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos recriminado | Nosotros habíamos recriminado su comportamiento. We had reproached his behavior. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais recriminado | Vosotros habíais recriminado sus acciones. You all had reproached his actions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían recriminado | Ellos habían recriminado la decisión. They had reproached the decision. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré recriminado | Para entonces, ya habré recriminado sus acciones. By then, I will have reproached his actions. | |
| Tú | habrás recriminado | Tú habrás recriminado su comportamiento. You will have reproached his behavior. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá recriminado | Ella habrá recriminado la decisión. She will have reproached the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos recriminado | Nosotros habremos recriminado sus errores. We will have reproached his mistakes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis recriminado | Vosotros habréis recriminado la situación. You all will have reproached the situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán recriminado | Ellos habrán recriminado la decisión final. They will have reproached the final decision. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría recriminado | Yo habría recriminado su actitud. I would have reproached his attitude. | |
| Tú | habrías recriminado | Tú habrías recriminado la decisión. You would have reproached the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría recriminado | Ella habría recriminado su error. She would have reproached her mistake. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos recriminado | Nosotros habríamos recriminado la falta. We would have reproached the fault. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais recriminado | Vosotros habríais recriminado su comportamiento. You all would have reproached his behavior. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían recriminado | Ellos habrían recriminado la decisión. They would have reproached the decision. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recrimine | Es importante que yo no recrimine a nadie. It's important that I do not blame anyone. | |
| Tú | recrimines | Es posible que tú recrimines sus acciones. It's possible that you blame his actions. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recrimine | Espero que él no recrimine a su amigo. I hope that he doesn't blame his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminemos | Queremos que nosotros no recriminemos sin razón. We want us not to blame without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminéis | Es mejor que vosotros no recriminéis demasiado. It's better that you don't blame too much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminen | Dudo que ellos recriminen sin motivo. I doubt that they blame without reason. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminara | Pensé que él recriminara su error. I thought he would criticize his mistake. | |
| Tú | recriminaras | No creía que tú recriminaras a nadie. I didn't think you would criticize anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminara | Esperaba que ella recriminara la situación. I hoped she would criticize the situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recrimináramos | Si hubiéramos sabido, recrimináramos menos. If we had known, we would have criticized less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminarais | No pensé que vosotros recriminarais tanto. I didn't think you all would criticize so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminaran | Era posible que ellos recriminaran la decisión. It was possible that they would criticize the decision. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recrimine | Si alguien me recrimine, responderé con calma. If someone reproaches me, I will respond calmly. | |
| Tú | recrimines | Cuando te recriminen, mantén la paciencia. When they reproach you, stay patient. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recrimine | El jefe recrimine a los empleados si es necesario. The boss will reproach the employees if necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminemos | Recriminemos las decisiones en la reunión. We will reproach the decisions in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recrimineis | Recrimineis con respeto en el debate. You all will reproach with respect in the debate. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminen | Es probable que recriminen sus acciones futuras. They will probably reproach their future actions. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya recriminado | Es posible que haya recriminado sus errores. It is possible that I have reproached his mistakes. | |
| Tú | hayas recriminado | No creo que hayas recriminado a nadie. I don't think that you have reproached anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya recriminado | Es importante que él haya recriminado sus acciones. It is important that he has reproached his actions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos recriminado | Esperamos que hayamos recriminado lo necesario. We hope that we have reproached what was necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis recriminado | ¿Habéis recriminado alguna vez algo así? Have you ever reproached something like that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan recriminado | Es probable que hayan recriminado sus errores. They probably have reproached their mistakes. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera recriminado | Si hubiera recriminado, habría sido mejor. If I had reproached, it would have been better. | |
| Tú | hubieras recriminado | Es posible que hubieras recriminado entonces. You might have reproached then. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera recriminado | Ella habría recriminado si supiera. She would have reproached if she knew. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos recriminado | Nosotros ya habíamos recriminado antes. We had already reproached before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais recriminado | ¿Vosotros habríais recriminado entonces? Would you have reproached then? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran recriminado | Ellos no hubieran recriminado si supieran. They wouldn't have reproached if they knew. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recriminaré | Para entonces, ya habré recriminado. By then, I will have reproached. | |
| Tú | recriminarás | Es probable que tú ya habrás recriminado. It's likely that you will have reproached. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recriminará | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá recriminado. When you arrive, he will have reproached. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminaramos | Quizá nosotros ya habremos recriminado. Maybe we will have reproached. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminaréis | Para entonces, vosotros ya habréis recriminado. By then, you all will have reproached. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminarán | Ellos ya habrán recriminado para entonces. They will have reproached by then. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | recrimina | ¡Recrimina esa actitud ahora! Reprimand that attitude now! | |
| Tú | recrimina | Recrimina tus errores con calma. Reprimand your mistakes calmly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | recrimine | Recrimine sus acciones inmediatamente. Reprimand his/her actions immediately. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | recriminemos | Recriminemos los problemas juntos. Let's reprimand the problems together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | recriminate | Recriminate esas quejas ahora. Reprimand those complaints now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | recriminen | Recriminen las malas conductas. Reprimand the bad behaviors. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no recrimine | No recrimine a su colega en público. Don't blame your colleague in public. | |
| Tú | no recrimines | No recrimines a tus amigos sin razón. Don't blame your friends without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no recrimine | Por favor, no recrimine a su empleado ahora. Please, don't blame your employee now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no recriminemos | No recriminemos a nadie sin pruebas. Let's not blame anyone without evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no recriminéis | No recriminéis a los niños por errores pequeños. Don't blame the children for small mistakes. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no recriminen | No recriminen a los vecinos sin motivo. Don't blame the neighbors without reason. |
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