Conjugate castigar in Spanish
to punish
castigar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #320 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo castigo todos los días." (I punish every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
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Practice for free ↗ ⚡ Irregular verb — castigar (spelling-change -gar) does not follow standard -ar patterns.
Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigo |
| tú | castigas |
| él/ella/Ud. | castiga |
| nosotros | castigamos |
| vosotros | castigáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigan |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigué |
| tú | castigaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | castigó |
| nosotros | castigamos |
| vosotros | castigasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigaron |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigaba |
| tú | castigabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | castigaba |
| nosotros | castigábamos |
| vosotros | castigabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigaban |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigaré |
| tú | castigarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | castigará |
| nosotros | castigaremos |
| vosotros | castigaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigarán |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigaría |
| tú | castigarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | castigaría |
| nosotros | castigaríamos |
| vosotros | castigaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigarían |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | castigue |
| tú | castigues |
| él/ella/Ud. | castigue |
| nosotros | castiguemos |
| vosotros | castiguéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castiguen |
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | castiga |
| él/ella/Ud. | castige |
| nosotros | castigemos |
| vosotros | castigad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | castigen |
Example sentences
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Yo castigo todos los días.
I punish every day.
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¿Tú castigas mucho?
Do you punish a lot?
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Él castiga con frecuencia.
He punishs often.
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Nosotros castigamos juntos.
We punish together.
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Ellos castigan bien.
They punish well.
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Ayer castigué por primera vez.
Yesterday I punishd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú castigues más.
I want you to punish more.
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Es importante castigar correctamente.
It is important to punish correctly.
Common phrases with castigar
- castigar bien to punish well
- castigar mucho to punish a lot
- dejar de castigar to stop punishing
- volver a castigar to punish again