-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate vapulear in Spanish

to thrash, to beat, to lambaste

vapulear is a regular -ar verb ranked #2465 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La crítica vapuleó la nueva película." (The critics lambasted the new film.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapuleo
vapuleas
él/ella/Ud. vapulea
nosotros vapuleamos
vosotros vapuleáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapulean
Example

Yo vapuleo todos los días.

I thrash, to beat, to lambaste every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapuleé
vapuleaste
él/ella/Ud. vapuleó
nosotros vapuleamos
vosotros vapuleasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapulearon
Example

Ayer yo vapuleé.

Yesterday I thrash, to beat, to lambaste.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapuleaba
vapuleabas
él/ella/Ud. vapuleaba
nosotros vapuleábamos
vosotros vapuleabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapuleaban
Example

Antes yo vapuleaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to thrash, to beat, to lambaste often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapulearé
vapulearás
él/ella/Ud. vapuleará
nosotros vapulearemos
vosotros vapulearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapulearán
Example

Mañana yo vapulearé.

Tomorrow I will thrash, to beat, to lambaste.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapulearía
vapulearías
él/ella/Ud. vapulearía
nosotros vapulearíamos
vosotros vapulearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapulearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo vapulearía.

If I could, I would thrash, to beat, to lambaste.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo vapulee
vapulees
él/ella/Ud. vapulee
nosotros vapuleemos
vosotros vapuleéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapuleen
Example

Espero que tú vapulees.

I hope that you thrash, to beat, to lambaste.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
vapulea
él/ella/Ud. vapulee
nosotros vapuleemos
vosotros vapulead
ellos/ellas/Uds. vapuleen
Example

¡Vapulea!

Thrash, to beat, to lambaste!

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