Ella VerbsTo bet, to wager Irregular Verb
At a glance: Apostar (to bet, to wager) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: apuesto, apuestas, apuesta, apostamos, apostáis, apuestan. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Apostar is the Spanish verb for "to bet, to wager". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | apostar | to bet, to wager |
| Past participle | apostado | bet |
| Gerund | apostando | betting |
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The Indicative Present of apostar 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, "apuesto", meaning "I bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuesto | I bet |
| Tú | apuestas | you bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apuesta | s/he bets |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostamos | we bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostáis | you (plural) bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuestan | they bet |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of apostar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "aposté", meaning "I bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aposté | I bet |
| Tú | apostaste | you bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostó | s/he bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostamos | we bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostasteis | you (plural) bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostaron | they bet |
The Indicative Imperfect of apostar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "apostaba", meaning "I used to bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apostaba | I used to bet |
| Tú | apostabas | you used to bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostaba | s/he used to bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostábamos | we used to bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostabais | you (plural) used to bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostaban | they used to bet |
The Indicative Present Continuous of apostar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy apostando", meaning "I am betting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy apostando | I am betting |
| Tú | estás apostando | you are betting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está apostando | s/he is betting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos apostando | we are betting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis apostando | you (plural) are betting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están apostando | they are betting |
The Indicative Informal Future of apostar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a apostar", meaning "I am going to bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a apostar | I am going to bet |
| Tú | vas a apostar | you are going to bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a apostar | s/he is going to bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a apostar | we are going to bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a apostar | you (plural) are going to bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a apostar | they are going to bet |
The Indicative Future of apostar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "apostaré", meaning "I will bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apostaré | I will bet |
| Tú | apostarás | you will bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostará | s/he will bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostaremos | we will bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostaréis | you (plural) will bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostarán | they will bet |
The Indicative Conditional of apostar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "apostaría", meaning "I would bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apostaría | I would bet |
| Tú | apostarías | you would bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostaría | s/he would bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostaríamos | we would bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostaríais | you (plural) would bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostarían | they would bet |
The Indicative Present Perfect of apostar 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 apostado", meaning "I have bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he apostado | I have bet |
| Tú | has apostado | you have bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha apostado | s/he has bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos apostado | we have bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis apostado | you (plural) have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han apostado | they have bet |
The Indicative Past Perfect of apostar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había apostado", meaning "I had bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había apostado | I had bet |
| Tú | habías apostado | you had bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había apostado | s/he had bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos apostado | we had bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais apostado | you (plural) had bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían apostado | they had bet |
The Indicative Future Perfect of apostar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré apostado", meaning "I will have bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré apostado | I will have bet |
| Tú | habrás apostado | you will have bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá apostado | s/he will have bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos apostado | we will have bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis apostado | you (plural) will have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán apostado | they will have bet |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of apostar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría apostado", meaning "I would have bet".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría apostado | I would have bet |
| Tú | habrías apostado | you would have bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría apostado | s/he would have bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos apostado | we would have bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais apostado | you (plural) would have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían apostado | they would have bet |
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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, "apueste", meaning "I bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apueste | I bet |
| Tú | apuestes | you bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apueste | s/he bets |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostemos | we bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostéis | you (plural) bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuesten | they bet |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "apostara", meaning "I bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apostara | I bet |
| Tú | apostaras | you bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostara | s/he bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostáramos | we bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostarais | you (plural) bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostaran | they bet |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "apostare", meaning "I will bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apostare | I will bet |
| Tú | apostares | you will bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apostare | s/he will bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostáremos | we will bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostareis | you (plural) will bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apostaren | they will bet |
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 apostado", meaning "I have bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya apostado | I have bet |
| Tú | hayas apostado | you have bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya apostado | s/he has bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos apostado | we have bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis apostado | you (plural) have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan apostado | they have bet |
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 apostado", meaning "I had bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera apostado | I had bet |
| Tú | hubieras apostado | you had bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera apostado | s/he had bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos apostado | we had bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais apostado | you (plural) had bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran apostado | they had bet |
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 apostado", meaning "I will have bet".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere apostado | I will have bet |
| Tú | hubieres apostado | you will have bet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere apostado | s/he will have bet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos apostado | we will have bet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis apostado | you (plural) will have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren apostado | they will have bet |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "apueste", meaning "(to you formal) bet!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | apuesta | (to you) bet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apueste | (to you formal) bet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apostemos | let's bet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apostad | (to you plural) bet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuesten | (to you plural formal) bet! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no apueste", meaning "(to you formal) don't bet!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no apuestes | (to you) don't bet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no apueste | (to you formal) don't bet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no apostemos | let's not bet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no apostéis | (to you plural) don't bet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no apuesten | (to you plural formal) don't bet! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Apostar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
In the present tense (presente), apostar is conjugated as: yo apuesto, tú apuestas, él/ella/usted apuesta, nosotros apostamos, vosotros apostáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuestan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), apostar is conjugated as: yo aposté, tú apostaste, él/ella/usted apostó, nosotros apostamos, vosotros apostasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apostaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), apostar is conjugated as: yo apostaba, tú apostabas, él/ella/usted apostaba, nosotros apostábamos, vosotros apostabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes apostaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), apostar is conjugated as: yo apostaré, tú apostarás, él/ella/usted apostará, nosotros apostaremos, vosotros apostaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apostarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), apostar is conjugated as: yo apueste, tú apuestes, él/ella/usted apueste, nosotros apostemos, vosotros apostéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuesten. 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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