What does 'reprochar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'reprochar' means to reproach / blame / criticize. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is reprochar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Reprochar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate reprochar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of reprochar: yo reprocho, tú reprochas, él/ella/usted reprocha, nosotros reprochamos, vosotros reprocháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reprochan.

How do you conjugate reprochar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of reprochar: yo reproché, tú reprochaste, él/ella/usted reprochó, nosotros reprochamos, vosotros reprochasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes reprocharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of reprochar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of reprochar: yo reprochaba, tú reprochabas, él/ella/usted reprochaba, nosotros reprochábamos, vosotros reprochabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes reprochaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of reprochar?

The past participle of reprochar is 'reprochado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he reprochado' (I have reproach / blame / criticizeed), 'has reprochado', 'ha reprochado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of reprochar?

The gerundio of reprochar is 'reprochando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy reprochando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Reprochar conjugation

reprochar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning reproach / blame / criticize. In the present tense: yo reprocho, tú reprochas, él/ella reprocha, nosotros reprochamos, vosotros reprocháis, ellos reprochan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: reprochar
Gerundio: reprochando
Meaning: reproach / blame / criticize
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Reprochar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	reprochar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	reprochando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar reprochando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprocho	Yo te reprocho tu falta de disciplina porque sé que podrías dar mucho más.I reproach you for your lack of discipline because I know you could give much more.
tú	reprochas	Tú siempre me reprochas mis errores pasados incluso cuando intento corregirlos.You always reproach me for my past mistakes even when I try to correct them.
él	reprocha	El director reprocha al equipo su pasividad ante una crisis tan evidente.The director reproaches the team for its passivity in the face of such an obvious crisis.
nosotros	reprochamos	Nosotros le reprochamos al gobierno la falta de respuestas concretas.We reproach the government for the lack of concrete answers.
vosotros	reprocháis	Vosotros le reprocháis al árbitro decisiones que alteraron por completo el partido.You all reproach the referee for decisions that completely altered the match.
ellos	reprochan	Los críticos reprochan al autor haber sacrificado profundidad por puro efectismo.The critics reproach the author for having sacrificed depth for sheer effect.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he reprochado	Esta semana he reprochado ya varias veces a mi socio su falta de puntualidad.This week I have already reproached my partner several times for his lack of punctuality.
tú	has reprochado	has reprochado a tu hermano su indiferencia ante un problema que afectaba a toda la familia.You have reproached your brother for his indifference toward a problem affecting the whole family.
él	ha reprochado	El entrenador ha reprochado al equipo no haber mantenido la concentración hasta el final.The coach has reproached the team for not maintaining concentration until the end.
nosotros	hemos reprochado	hemos reprochado a la empresa su falta de transparencia en el proceso de selección.We have reproached the company for its lack of transparency in the selection process.
vosotros	habéis reprochado	habéis reprochado al director no haber escuchado las advertencias del personal técnico.You all have reproached the director for not having listened to the warnings of the technical staff.
ellos	han reprochado	Los periodistas han reprochado al ministro sus contradicciones en la rueda de prensa.The journalists have reproached the minister for his contradictions in the press conference.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reproché	Ayer le reproché a mi amigo que desapareciera justo cuando más lo necesitaba.Yesterday I reproached my friend for disappearing right when I needed him most.
tú	reprochaste	reprochaste a tu compañero su falta de lealtad delante de todo el equipo.You reproached your coworker for his lack of loyalty in front of the whole team.
él	reprochó	El profesor reprochó al alumno su actitud arrogante durante el debate.The teacher reproached the student for his arrogant attitude during the debate.
nosotros	reprochamos	reprochamos al comité haber ignorado las señales de alarma desde el principio.We reproached the committee for having ignored the warning signs from the start.
vosotros	reprochasteis	reprochasteis al actor principal su falta de respeto hacia el resto del reparto.You all reproached the lead actor for his lack of respect toward the rest of the cast.
ellos	reprocharon	Los ciudadanos reprocharon al alcalde sus promesas incumplidas en la plaza mayor.The citizens reproached the mayor for his broken promises in the main square.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprochaba	De joven, siempre me reprochaba no haber sido más valiente en momentos decisivos.When I was young, I used to reproach myself for not having been braver in decisive moments.
tú	reprochabas	Siempre le reprochabas a tu hermano que evitara sus responsabilidades domésticas.You always used to reproach your brother for avoiding his household responsibilities.
él	reprochaba	El abuelo reprochaba a la nueva generación su impaciencia constante.The grandfather used to reproach the new generation for its constant impatience.
nosotros	reprochábamos	reprochábamos al entrenador su obsesión por repetir siempre la misma estrategia.We used to reproach the coach for his obsession with always repeating the same strategy.
vosotros	reprochabais	reprochabais al director no escuchar nunca las ideas más arriesgadas.You all used to reproach the director for never listening to the riskiest ideas.
ellos	reprochaban	Los críticos reprochaban al cine comercial su falta de ambición artística.The critics used to reproach commercial cinema for its lack of artistic ambition.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había reprochado	Cuando por fin hablé con él, ya había reprochado demasiado tiempo su silencio inexplicable.When I finally spoke with him, I had already reproached his inexplicable silence for too long.
tú	habías reprochado	Ya habías reprochado a tu socio su pasividad antes de que el proyecto fracasara.You had already reproached your partner for his passivity before the project failed.
él	había reprochado	El profesor ya había reprochado al alumno su actitud antes de expulsarlo del aula.The teacher had already reproached the student for his attitude before expelling him from the classroom.
nosotros	habíamos reprochado	Ya habíamos reprochado al comité su negligencia cuando salieron a la luz nuevos documentos.We had already reproached the committee for its negligence when new documents came to light.
vosotros	habíais reprochado	habíais reprochado al actor su arrogancia antes de enteraros de lo que realmente había pasado.You all had reproached the actor for his arrogance before finding out what had really happened.
ellos	habían reprochado	Los periodistas ya habían reprochado al ministro sus contradicciones cuando apareció otra grabación.The journalists had already reproached the minister for his contradictions when another recording appeared.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube reprochado	Apenas hube reprochado su falta de apoyo, comprendió la gravedad de mi decepción.As soon as I had reproached him for his lack of support, he understood the seriousness of my disappointment.
tú	hubiste reprochado	Cuando hubiste reprochado al director su indecisión, la sala quedó en silencio absoluto.When you had reproached the director for his indecision, the room fell into absolute silence.
él	hubo reprochado	Cuando hubo reprochado al equipo su pasividad, cambió por completo el tono de la reunión.When he had reproached the team for its passivity, the tone of the meeting changed completely.
nosotros	hubimos reprochado	Cuando hubimos reprochado al comité su error, varios miembros evitaron mirarnos a los ojos.When we had reproached the committee for its mistake, several members avoided looking us in the eye.
vosotros	hubisteis reprochado	hubisteis reprochado al árbitro sus decisiones cuando la grada estalló en protestas.You all had reproached the referee for his decisions when the stands erupted in protest.
ellos	hubieron reprochado	hubieron reprochado al autor su superficialidad cuando empezó el turno de preguntas.They had reproached the author for his superficiality when the question period began.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprocharé	Mañana le reprocharé al gerente su manera de ignorar siempre las advertencias previas.Tomorrow I will reproach the manager for his way of always ignoring previous warnings.
tú	reprocharás	reprocharás a tu compañero su falta de respeto si vuelve a interrumpirte.You will reproach your coworker for his lack of respect if he interrupts you again.
él	reprochará	El entrenador reprochará al equipo cualquier gesto de relajación en la final.The coach will reproach the team for any sign of relaxation in the final.
nosotros	reprocharemos	reprocharemos al comité su silencio si no responde antes del viernes.We will reproach the committee for its silence if it does not respond before Friday.
vosotros	reprocharéis	reprocharéis al director su falta de visión cuando se conozcan los resultados.You all will reproach the director for his lack of vision when the results become known.
ellos	reprocharán	Los críticos reprocharán al autor haber elegido el camino más fácil.The critics will reproach the author for having chosen the easiest path.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré reprochado	Para entonces, ya habré reprochado a mi socio todo lo que llevaba meses callando.By then, I will already have reproached my partner for everything I had kept quiet about for months.
tú	habrás reprochado	Para mañana, habrás reprochado a tu hermano su comportamiento con absoluta claridad.By tomorrow, you will have reproached your brother for his behavior with complete clarity.
él	habrá reprochado	Para el final de la reunión, el director habrá reprochado al equipo cada error cometido.By the end of the meeting, the director will have reproached the team for every mistake committed.
nosotros	habremos reprochado	Para entonces, habremos reprochado al comité su pasividad en más de una ocasión.By then, we will have reproached the committee for its passivity on more than one occasion.
vosotros	habréis reprochado	Para la próxima semana, habréis reprochado al actor principal su actitud delante de todos.By next week, you all will have reproached the lead actor for his attitude in front of everyone.
ellos	habrán reprochado	Para cuando publique la entrevista, los periodistas habrán reprochado al ministro todas sus contradicciones.By the time he publishes the interview, the journalists will have reproached the minister for all his contradictions.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprocharía	reprocharía menos tus errores si viera en ti un esfuerzo real por cambiar.I would reproach you less for your mistakes if I saw in you a real effort to change.
tú	reprocharías	reprocharías al director su frialdad si no dependieras todavía de ese trabajo.You would reproach the director for his coldness if you did not still depend on that job.
él	reprocharía	El profesor reprocharía al alumno su desinterés si tuviera pruebas más claras.The teacher would reproach the student for his lack of interest if he had clearer proof.
nosotros	reprocharíamos	reprocharíamos al comité su silencio si creyéramos que aún puede rectificar.We would reproach the committee for its silence if we believed it could still correct itself.
vosotros	reprocharíais	reprocharíais al árbitro sus decisiones con más fuerza si el partido hubiera sido decisivo.You all would reproach the referee for his decisions more strongly if the match had been decisive.
ellos	reprocharían	Los críticos reprocharían al autor su simplismo si esperaran más de su obra.The critics would reproach the author for his oversimplification if they expected more from his work.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría reprochado	habría reprochado a mi amigo su ausencia si hubiera sabido lo mucho que me afectó.I would have reproached my friend for his absence if I had known how much it affected me.
tú	habrías reprochado	habrías reprochado a tu socio su pasividad si no hubieras querido evitar una pelea mayor.You would have reproached your partner for his passivity if you had not wanted to avoid a greater argument.
él	habría reprochado	El entrenador habría reprochado al equipo su desconcentración si el resultado hubiera sido peor.The coach would have reproached the team for its loss of concentration if the result had been worse.
nosotros	habríamos reprochado	habríamos reprochado al comité su negligencia si hubiéramos tenido pruebas desde el principio.We would have reproached the committee for its negligence if we had had proof from the beginning.
vosotros	habríais reprochado	habríais reprochado al director su cobardía si hubierais conocido antes toda la verdad.You all would have reproached the director for his cowardice if you had known the whole truth earlier.
ellos	habrían reprochado	Los periodistas habrían reprochado al ministro su cinismo si la grabación hubiera sido pública entonces.The journalists would have reproached the minister for his cynicism if the recording had been public then.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reproche	Mi conciencia no quiere que yo me reproche siempre los mismos fracasos.My conscience does not want me to reproach myself for the same failures all the time.
tú	reproches	Es normal que le reproches a tu hermano su indiferencia ante algo tan serio.It is normal that you reproach your brother for his indifference toward something so serious.
él	reproche	El director no tolera que nadie le reproche su falta de liderazgo en público.The director does not tolerate anyone reproaching him for his lack of leadership in public.
nosotros	reprochemos	Es justo que reprochemos al comité su falta de transparencia.It is fair that we reproach the committee for its lack of transparency.
vosotros	reprochéis	El entrenador no quiere que reprochéis al árbitro nada durante el descanso.The coach does not want you all to reproach the referee for anything during the break.
ellos	reprochen	Es lógico que los críticos reprochen al autor la debilidad del final.It is logical that the critics reproach the author for the weakness of the ending.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya reprochado	Espero no haya reprochado a mi amigo algo que en realidad no merecía.I hope I have not reproached my friend for something that he did not really deserve.
tú	hayas reprochado	Ojalá no hayas reprochado a tu hermano con demasiada dureza delante de todos.Hopefully you have not reproached your brother too harshly in front of everyone.
él	haya reprochado	Dudo que el profesor haya reprochado al alumno sin escuchar antes su versión.I doubt that the teacher has reproached the student without first hearing his side.
nosotros	hayamos reprochado	Espero que no hayamos reprochado al comité algo que luego resulte falso.I hope we have not reproached the committee for something that later turns out to be false.
vosotros	hayáis reprochado	Ojalá no hayáis reprochado al director en un momento tan delicado.Hopefully you all have not reproached the director at such a delicate moment.
ellos	hayan reprochado	Es posible que los periodistas hayan reprochado al ministro sus contradicciones más evidentes.It is possible that the journalists have reproached the minister for his most obvious contradictions.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprochara	Si yo me reprochara menos mis errores, avanzaría con mucha más ligereza.If I reproached myself for my mistakes less, I would move forward much more lightly.
tú	reprocharas	Si le reprocharas a tu socio su actitud con más calma, quizá te escucharía.If you reproached your partner for his attitude more calmly, he might listen to you.
él	reprochara	Si el profesor le reprochara al alumno su desinterés, al menos sabría la verdad.If the teacher reproached the student for his lack of interest, at least he would know the truth.
nosotros	reprocháramos	Si reprocháramos al comité su silencio ahora, tal vez reaccionaría por fin.If we reproached the committee for its silence now, perhaps it would react at last.
vosotros	reprocharais	Si reprocharais al árbitro cada decisión dudosa, acabaríais expulsados del campo.If you all reproached the referee for every doubtful decision, you would end up sent off the field.
ellos	reprocharan	Si los críticos reprocharan al autor su superficialidad con más claridad, el debate sería más honesto.If the critics reproached the author for his superficiality more clearly, the debate would be more honest.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera reprochado	Si yo hubiera reprochado antes mi propia pasividad, habría cambiado de rumbo mucho antes.If I had reproached myself for my own passivity earlier, I would have changed course much sooner.
tú	hubieras reprochado	Si hubieras reprochado a tu hermano su indiferencia en privado, no habría reaccionado con tanta ira.If you had reproached your brother for his indifference in private, he would not have reacted with so much anger.
él	hubiera reprochado	Si el entrenador hubiera reprochado al equipo su relajación antes, quizá no habrían perdido.If the coach had reproached the team for its relaxation earlier, perhaps they would not have lost.
nosotros	hubiéramos reprochado	Si hubiéramos reprochado al comité su negligencia desde el principio, no habría llegado tan lejos el problema.If we had reproached the committee for its negligence from the beginning, the problem would not have gone so far.
vosotros	hubierais reprochado	Si hubierais reprochado al director su cobardía cuando aún había tiempo, algo habría cambiado.If you all had reproached the director for his cowardice when there was still time, something would have changed.
ellos	hubieran reprochado	Si los periodistas hubieran reprochado al ministro con pruebas contundentes, el escándalo habría estallado antes.If the journalists had reproached the minister with compelling evidence, the scandal would have exploded earlier.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	reprochare	Si yo me reprochare otra vez los mismos errores, nunca avanzaré de verdad.If I reproach myself for the same mistakes again, I will never truly move forward.
tú	reprochares	Cuando le reprochares a tu socio su actitud, procura hablar sin humillarlo.When you reproach your partner for his attitude, try to speak without humiliating him.
él	reprochare	El que le reprochare al comité su silencio deberá hacerlo con pruebas claras.Whoever reproaches the committee for its silence will have to do it with clear evidence.
nosotros	reprocháremos	Si reprocháremos al director su falta de visión, deberemos también proponer alternativas.If we reproach the director for his lack of vision, we will also have to propose alternatives.
vosotros	reprochareis	Si vosotros le reprochareis al árbitro sus errores, hacedlo sin perder la calma.If you all reproach the referee for his mistakes, do it without losing your calm.
ellos	reprocharen	Los críticos que le reprocharen al autor su debilidad argumental abrirán un debate necesario.The critics who reproach the author for his argumentative weakness will open a necessary debate.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere reprochado	Cuando yo me hubiere reprochado bastante mis errores, dejaré por fin de cargar con ellos.When I have reproached myself enough for my mistakes, I will finally stop carrying them.
tú	hubieres reprochado	Cuando le hubieres reprochado a tu hermano su indiferencia, sabrás si todavía podéis entenderos.When you have reproached your brother for his indifference, you will know whether you can still understand each other.
él	hubiere reprochado	Cuando el entrenador le hubiere reprochado al equipo su falta de ambición, empezará el verdadero cambio.When the coach has reproached the team for its lack of ambition, the real change will begin.
nosotros	hubiéremos reprochado	Cuando hubiéremos reprochado al comité todo lo que calló durante meses, no quedará nada oculto.When we have reproached the committee for everything it kept quiet about for months, nothing will remain hidden.
vosotros	hubiereis reprochado	Cuando hubiereis reprochado al director su indecisión, podréis exigir una respuesta clara.When you all have reproached the director for his indecision, you will be able to demand a clear answer.
ellos	hubieren reprochado	Cuando los periodistas le hubieren reprochado al ministro cada contradicción, la entrevista cambiará de tono.When the journalists have reproached the minister for every contradiction, the interview will change tone.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	reprocha	reprocha a tu socio su pasividad, pero hazlo con argumentos y no con rabia.Reproach your partner for his passivity, but do it with arguments and not with anger.
él	reproche	reproche al equipo su falta de compromiso para que entienda la gravedad del momento.Let him reproach the team for its lack of commitment so that it understands the seriousness of the moment.
nosotros	reprochemos	reprochemos al comité su silencio, pero sin perder nunca la serenidad.Let us reproach the committee for its silence, but without ever losing composure.
vosotros	reprochad	reprochad al árbitro sus errores solo cuando termine el partido y no antes.Reproach the referee for his mistakes only when the match ends and not before.
ellos	reprochen	reprochen al autor la debilidad del final con la claridad que merece el debate.Let them reproach the author for the weakness of the ending with the clarity the debate deserves.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no reproches	No me no reproches errores antiguos cuando sabes bien que ya he cambiado.Do not reproach me for old mistakes when you know well that I have already changed.
él	no reproche	No no reproche al equipo en público; solo conseguirás humillarlo y bloquearlo.Do not let him reproach the team in public; you will only humiliate it and block it.
nosotros	no reprochemos	No no reprochemos al comité sin haber comprobado antes todos los hechos.Let us not reproach the committee without first checking all the facts.
vosotros	no reprochéis	No no reprochéis al árbitro cada decisión; perderéis autoridad y credibilidad.Do not reproach the referee for every decision; you will lose authority and credibility.
ellos	no reprochen	No no reprochen al autor intenciones que nunca expresó de forma explícita.Do not let them reproach the author for intentions he never expressed explicitly.

Reprochar conjugation

Reprochar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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