reprochar — Spanish conjugation

to reproach

Frequency#53Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreprochoI reproach
reprochasyou reproach
vosreprochásyou reproach
él/ella/Ud.reprochahe/she/it reproaches
nosotrosreprochamoswe reproach
vosotrosreprocháisyou (pl.) reproach
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprochanthey reproach

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreprochéI reproached
reprochasteyou reproached
vosreprochasteyou reproached
él/ella/Ud.reprochóhe/she/it reproached
nosotrosreprochamoswe reproached
vosotrosreprochasteisyou (pl.) reproached
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprocharonthey reproached

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoreprochaba
reprochabas
vosreprochabas
él/ella/Ud.reprochaba
nosotrosreprochábamos
vosotrosreprochabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprochaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreprocharíaI would reproach
reprocharíasyou would reproach
vosreprocharíasyou would reproach
él/ella/Ud.reprocharíahe/she/it would reproach
nosotrosreprocharíamoswe would reproach
vosotrosreprocharíaisyou (pl.) would reproach
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprocharíanthey would reproach

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoreprocharéI will reproach
reprocharásyou will reproach
vosreprocharásyou will reproach
él/ella/Ud.reprocharáhe/she/it will reproach
nosotrosreprocharemoswe will reproach
vosotrosreprocharéisyou (pl.) will reproach
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprocharánthey will reproach

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe reprochadoI have reproached
has reprochadoyou have reproached
voshas reprochadoyou have reproached
él/ella/Ud.ha reprochadohe/she/it has reproached
nosotroshemos reprochadowe have reproached
vosotroshabéis reprochadoyou (pl.) have reproached
ellos/ellas/Uds.han reprochadothey have reproached

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía reprochadoI had reproached
habías reprochadoyou had reproached
voshabías reprochadoyou had reproached
él/ella/Ud.había reprochadohe/she/it had reproached
nosotroshabíamos reprochadowe had reproached
vosotroshabíais reprochadoyou (pl.) had reproached
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían reprochadothey had reproached

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría reprochado
habrías reprochado
voshabrías reprochado
él/ella/Ud.habría reprochado
nosotroshabríamos reprochado
vosotroshabríais reprochado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían reprochado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré reprochadoI will have reproached
habrás reprochadoyou will have reproached
voshabrás reprochadoyou will have reproached
él/ella/Ud.habrá reprochadohe/she/it will have reproached
nosotroshabremos reprochadowe will have reproached
vosotroshabréis reprochadoyou (pl.) will have reproached
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán reprochadothey will have reproached

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoreproche
reproches
vosreproches
él/ella/Ud.reproche
nosotrosreprochemos
vosotrosreprochéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprochen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoreprochara
reprocharas
vosreprocharas
él/ella/Ud.reprochara
nosotrosreprocháramos
vosotrosreprocharais
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprocharan

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoreprochase
reprochases
vosreprochases
él/ella/Ud.reprochase
nosotrosreprochásemos
vosotrosreprochaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.reprochasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya reprochado
hayas reprochado
voshayas reprochado
él/ella/Ud.haya reprochado
nosotroshayamos reprochado
vosotroshayáis reprochado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan reprochado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera reprochado
hubieras reprochado
voshubieras reprochado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera reprochado
nosotroshubiéramos reprochado
vosotroshubierais reprochado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran reprochado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
reprocha
vosreprochá
él/ella/Ud.reproche
nosotrosreprochemos
vosotrosreprochad
ustedesreprochen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no reproches
vosno reproches
él/ella/Ud.no reproche
nosotrosno reprochemos
vosotrosno reprochéis
ustedesno reprochen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy reprochando
estás reprochando
vosestás reprochando
él/ella/Ud.está reprochando
nosotrosestamos reprochando
vosotrosestáis reprochando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están reprochando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve reprochando
estuviste reprochando
vosestuviste reprochando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo reprochando
nosotrosestuvimos reprochando
vosotrosestuvisteis reprochando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron reprochando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba reprochando
estabas reprochando
vosestabas reprochando
él/ella/Ud.estaba reprochando
nosotrosestábamos reprochando
vosotrosestabais reprochando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban reprochando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría reprochando
estarías reprochando
vosestarías reprochando
él/ella/Ud.estaría reprochando
nosotrosestaríamos reprochando
vosotrosestaríais reprochando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían reprochando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré reprochando
estarás reprochando
vosestarás reprochando
él/ella/Ud.estará reprochando
nosotrosestaremos reprochando
vosotrosestaréis reprochando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán reprochando