Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aportar in Spanish
aportar to contribute Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Aportar (to contribute) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aporto, aportas, aporta, aportamos, aportáis, aportan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- aportado contributed
- Gerund
- aportando contributing
- Similar
- contribuir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Aportar
- Aportar in the Indicative Present
- Aportar in the Indicative Preterite
- Aportar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aportar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aportar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aportar in the Indicative Future
- Aportar in the Indicative Conditional
- Aportar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aportar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aportar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aportar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aportar
- Imperative tenses of Aportar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Aportar
Aportar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aportar 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, “aporto”, meaning “I contribute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aporto | I contribute |
| Tú | aportas | you contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aporta | s/he contributes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportamos | we contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportáis | you (plural) contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportan | they contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aport- plus the -ar endings.
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Aportar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aportar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aporté”, meaning “I contributed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aporté | I contributed |
| Tú | aportaste | you contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportó | s/he contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportamos | we contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportasteis | you (plural) contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportaron | they contributed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aport- plus the -ar endings.
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Aportar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aportar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aportaba”, meaning “I used to contribute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aportaba | I used to contribute |
| Tú | aportabas | you used to contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportaba | s/he used to contribute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportábamos | we used to contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportabais | you (plural) used to contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportaban | they used to contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aport- plus the -ar endings.
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Aportar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aportar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aportando”, meaning “I am contributing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aportando | I am contributing |
| Tú | estás aportando | you are contributing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aportando | s/he is contributing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aportando | we are contributing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aportando | you (plural) are contributing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aportando | they are contributing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aportando.
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Aportar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aportar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aportar”, meaning “I am going to contribute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aportar | I am going to contribute |
| Tú | vas a aportar | you are going to contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aportar | s/he is going to contribute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aportar | we are going to contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aportar | you (plural) are going to contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aportar | they are going to contribute |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aportar.
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Aportar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aportar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aportaré”, meaning “I will contribute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aportaré | I will contribute |
| Tú | aportarás | you will contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportará | s/he will contribute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportaremos | we will contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportaréis | you (plural) will contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportarán | they will contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aportar plus the future endings.
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Aportar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aportar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aportaría”, meaning “I would contribute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aportaría | I would contribute |
| Tú | aportarías | you would contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportaría | s/he would contribute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportaríamos | we would contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportaríais | you (plural) would contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportarían | they would contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aportar plus the conditional endings.
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Aportar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aportar 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 aportado”, meaning “I have contributed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aportado | I have contributed |
| Tú | has aportado | you have contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aportado | s/he has contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aportado | we have contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aportado | you (plural) have contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aportado | they have contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aportado.
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Aportar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aportar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aportado”, meaning “I had contributed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aportado | I had contributed |
| Tú | habías aportado | you had contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aportado | s/he had contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aportado | we had contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aportado | you (plural) had contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aportado | they had contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aportado.
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Aportar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aportar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aportado”, meaning “I will have contributed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aportado | I will have contributed |
| Tú | habrás aportado | you will have contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aportado | s/he will have contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aportado | we will have contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aportado | you (plural) will have contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aportado | they will have contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aportado.
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Aportar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aportar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aportado”, meaning “I would have contributed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aportado | I would have contributed |
| Tú | habrías aportado | you would have contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aportado | s/he would have contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aportado | we would have contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aportado | you (plural) would have contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aportado | they would have contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aportado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Aportar
Aportar 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, “aporte”, meaning “I contribute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aporte | I contribute |
| Tú | aportes | you contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aporte | s/he contributes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportemos | we contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportéis | you (plural) contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aporten | they contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aport- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Aportar 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, “aportara”, meaning “I contributed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aportara | I contributed |
| Tú | aportaras | you contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportara | s/he contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportáramos | we contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportarais | you (plural) contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportaran | they contributed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aportaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aportáramos).
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Aportar 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, “aportare”, meaning “I will contribute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aportare | I will contribute |
| Tú | aportares | you will contribute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aportare | s/he will contribute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportáremos | we will contribute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportareis | you (plural) will contribute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aportaren | they will contribute |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aportaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aportáremos).
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Aportar 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 aportado”, meaning “I have contributed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aportado | I have contributed |
| Tú | hayas aportado | you have contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aportado | s/he has contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aportado | we have contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aportado | you (plural) have contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aportado | they have contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aportado.
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Aportar 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 aportado”, meaning “I had contributed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aportado | I had contributed |
| Tú | hubieras aportado | you had contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aportado | s/he had contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aportado | we had contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aportado | you (plural) had contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aportado | they had contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aportado.
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Aportar 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 aportado”, meaning “I will have contributed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aportado | I will have contributed |
| Tú | hubieres aportado | you will have contributed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aportado | s/he will have contributed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aportado | we will have contributed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aportado | you (plural) will have contributed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aportado | they will have contributed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aportado.
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Imperative tenses of Aportar
Aportar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aporte”, meaning “(to you formal) contribute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aporta | (to you) contribute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aporte | (to you formal) contribute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aportemos | let's contribute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aportad | (to you plural) contribute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aporten | (to you plural formal) contribute! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aporta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aporte, aportemos, aporten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aportad).
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Aportar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aporte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't contribute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aportes | (to you) don't contribute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aporte | (to you formal) don't contribute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aportemos | let's not contribute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aportéis | (to you plural) don't contribute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aporten | (to you plural formal) don't contribute! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aportes, no aporte, no aportemos, no aportéis, no aporten.
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Frequently asked questions about Aportar
Is aportar a regular or irregular verb?
Aportar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate aportar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aportar is conjugated as: yo aporto, tú aportas, él/ella/usted aporta, nosotros aportamos, vosotros aportáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aportan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate aportar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aportar is conjugated as: yo aporté, tú aportaste, él/ella/usted aportó, nosotros aportamos, vosotros aportasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aportaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aportar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aportar is conjugated as: yo aportaba, tú aportabas, él/ella/usted aportaba, nosotros aportábamos, vosotros aportabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aportaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate aportar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aportar is conjugated as: yo aportaré, tú aportarás, él/ella/usted aportará, nosotros aportaremos, vosotros aportaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aportarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aportar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aportar is conjugated as: yo aporte, tú aportes, él/ella/usted aporte, nosotros aportemos, vosotros aportéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aporten. The present subjunctive 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.
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