Aprobar conjugation chart
Aprobar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I pass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you pass | |
| vos | you pass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she passes | |
| nosotros | we pass | |
| vosotros | you all pass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they pass |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Aprobar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I passed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you passed | |
| vos | you passed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she passed | |
| nosotros | we passed | |
| vosotros | you all passed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they passed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Aprobar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to pass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to pass | |
| vos | you used to pass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to pass | |
| nosotros | we used to pass | |
| vosotros | you all used to pass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to pass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Aprobar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will pass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will pass | |
| vos | you will pass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will pass | |
| nosotros | we will pass | |
| vosotros | you all will pass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will pass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Aprobar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would pass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would pass | |
| vos | you would pass | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would pass | |
| nosotros | we would pass | |
| vosotros | you all would pass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would pass |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Aprobar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I pass | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you pass | |
| vos | that you pass | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she pass | |
| nosotros | that we pass | |
| vosotros | that you all pass | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they pass |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): apruebe, apruebes…; the other forms are regular.
Aprobar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I passed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you passed | |
| vos | if you passed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she passed | |
| nosotros | if we passed | |
| vosotros | if you all passed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they passed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (aprobase), more common in writing.
Aprobar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | pass! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | pass! | |
| usted | pass! | |
| nosotros | let's pass! | |
| vosotros | pass! | |
| ustedes | pass! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: aprueba. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (apruebe, aprobemos, aprueben).
Aprobar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't pass! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't pass! | |
| usted | don't pass! | |
| nosotros | let's not pass! | |
| vosotros | don't pass! | |
| ustedes | don't pass! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + apruebes, apruebe…
Always the verb haber + the past participle aprobado, which never changes.
Aprobar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he aprobado |
|---|---|
| tú | has aprobado |
| vos | has aprobado |
| él, ella, usted | ha aprobado |
| nosotros | hemos aprobado |
| vosotros | habéis aprobado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han aprobado |
Aprobar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había aprobado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías aprobado |
| vos | habías aprobado |
| él, ella, usted | había aprobado |
| nosotros | habíamos aprobado |
| vosotros | habíais aprobado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían aprobado |
Aprobar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré aprobado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás aprobado |
| vos | habrás aprobado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá aprobado |
| nosotros | habremos aprobado |
| vosotros | habréis aprobado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán aprobado |
Aprobar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría aprobado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías aprobado |
| vos | habrías aprobado |
| él, ella, usted | habría aprobado |
| nosotros | habríamos aprobado |
| vosotros | habríais aprobado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían aprobado |
Aprobar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya aprobado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas aprobado |
| vos | hayas aprobado |
| él, ella, usted | haya aprobado |
| nosotros | hayamos aprobado |
| vosotros | hayáis aprobado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan aprobado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice aprobar
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Verbs like aprobar
Stem change o → ue (aprobar → apruebas). Same pattern:
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