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How to conjugate Aplicar in Spanish

To apply Irregular Verb

Introduction

Aplicar is the Spanish verb for "to apply". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveaplicarto apply
Past participleaplicadoapplied
Gerundaplicandoapplying

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Indicative Tenses of Aplicar

Aplicar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of aplicar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "aplico", meaning "I apply".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicoI apply
aplicasyou apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicas/he applies, you (formal) apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicamoswe apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicáisyou (plural) apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicanthey apply, you (plural formal) apply

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Aplicar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of aplicar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "apliqué", meaning "I applied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoapliqué I applied
aplicasteyou applied
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicós/he applied, you (formal) applied
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicamoswe applied
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicasteisyou (plural) applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicaronthey applied, you (plural formal) applied

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Aplicar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of aplicar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "aplicaba", meaning "I used to apply".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicabaI used to apply
aplicabasyou used to apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicabas/he used to apply, you (formal) used to apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicábamoswe used to apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicabaisyou (plural) used to apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicabanthey used to apply, you (plural formal) used to apply

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Aplicar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of aplicar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy aplicando", meaning "I am applying".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy aplicandoI am applying
estás aplicandoyou are applying
Ella / Él / Ustedestá aplicandos/he is applying, you (formal) are applying
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos aplicandowe are applying
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis aplicandoyou (plural) are applying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán aplicandothey are applying, you (plural formal) are applying

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Aplicar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of aplicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a aplicar", meaning "I am going to apply".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a aplicarI am going to apply
vas a aplicaryou are going to apply
Ella / Él / Ustedva a aplicars/he is going to apply, you (formal) are going to apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a aplicarwe are going to apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a aplicaryou (plural) are going to apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a aplicarthey are going to apply, you (plural formal) are going to apply

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Aplicar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of aplicar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "aplicaré", meaning "I will apply".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicaréI will apply
aplicarásyou will apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicarás/he will apply, you (formal) will apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicaremoswe will apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicaréisyou (plural) will apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicaránthey will apply, you (plural formal) will apply

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Aplicar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of aplicar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "aplicaría", meaning "I would apply".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicaríaI would apply
aplicaríasyou would apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicarías/he would apply, you (formal) would apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicaríamoswe would apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicaríaisyou (plural) would apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicaríanthey would apply, you (plural formal) would apply

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Aplicar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of aplicar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he aplicado", meaning "I have applied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe aplicadoI have applied
has aplicadoyou have applied
Ella / Él / Ustedha aplicados/he has applied, you (formal) have applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos aplicadowe have applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis aplicadoyou (plural) have applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan aplicadothey have applied, you (plural formal) have applied

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Aplicar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of aplicar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había aplicado", meaning "I had applied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía aplicadoI had applied
habías aplicadoyou had applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía aplicados/he had applied, you (formal) had applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos aplicadowe had applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais aplicadoyou (plural) had applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían aplicadothey had applied, you (plural formal) had applied

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Aplicar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of aplicar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré aplicado", meaning "I will have applied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré aplicadoI will have applied
habrás aplicadoyou will have applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá aplicados/he will have applied, you (formal) will have applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos aplicadowe will have applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis aplicadoyou (plural) will have applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán aplicadothey will have applied, you (plural formal) will have applied

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Aplicar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aplicar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría aplicado", meaning "I would have applied".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría aplicadoI would have applied
habrías aplicadoyou would have applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría aplicados/he would have applied, you (formal) would have applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos aplicadowe would have applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais aplicadoyou (plural) would have applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían aplicadothey would have applied, you (plural formal) would have applied

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Subjunctive Tenses of Aplicar

Aplicar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "aplique", meaning "I apply".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoaplique I apply
apliques you apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplique s/he applies, you (formal) apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosapliquemos we apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosapliquéis you (plural) apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesapliquen they apply, you (plural formal) apply

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Aplicar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "aplicara", meaning "I applied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicaraI applied
aplicarasyou applied
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicaras/he applied, you (formal) applied
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicáramoswe applied
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicaraisyou (plural) applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicaranthey applied, you (plural formal) applied

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Aplicar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "aplicare", meaning "I will apply".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaplicareI will apply
aplicaresyou will apply
Ella / Él / Ustedaplicares/he will apply, you (formal) will apply
Nosotras / Nosotrosaplicáremoswe will apply
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicareisyou (plural) will apply
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaplicarenthey will apply, you (plural formal) will apply

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Aplicar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya aplicado", meaning "I have applied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya aplicadoI have applied
hayas aplicadoyou have applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya aplicados/he has applied, you (formal) have applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos aplicadowe have applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis aplicadoyou (plural) have applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan aplicadothey have applied, you (plural formal) have applied

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Aplicar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera aplicado", meaning "I had applied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera aplicadoI had applied
hubieras aplicadoyou had applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera aplicados/he had applied, you (formal) had applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos aplicadowe had applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais aplicadoyou (plural) had applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran aplicadothey had applied, you (plural formal) had applied

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Aplicar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere aplicado", meaning "I will have applied".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere aplicadoI will have applied
hubieres aplicadoyou will have applied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere aplicados/he will have applied, you (formal) will have applied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos aplicadowe will have applied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis aplicadoyou (plural) will have applied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren aplicadothey will have applied, you (plural formal) will have applied

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Imperative Tenses of Aplicar

Aplicar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "aplique", meaning "(to you formal) apply!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
aplica(to you) apply!
Ella / Él / Ustedaplique (to you formal) apply!
Nosotras / Nosotrosapliquemos let's apply!
Vosotras / Vosotrosaplicad(to you plural) apply!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesapliquen (to you plural formal) apply!

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Aplicar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no aplique", meaning "(to you formal) don't apply!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no apliques (to you) don't apply!
Ella / Él / Ustedno aplique (to you formal) don't apply!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno apliquemos let's not apply!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno apliquéis (to you plural) don't apply!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno apliquen (to you plural formal) don't apply!

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