Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Apreciar in Spanish
apreciar to appreciate, to cherish, to appraise Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Apreciar (to appreciate, to cherish, to appraise) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aprecio, aprecias, aprecia, apreciamos, apreciáis, aprecian. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- apreciado appreciated
- Gerund
- apreciando appreciating
- Similar
- valorar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Apreciar
- Apreciar in the Indicative Present
- Apreciar in the Indicative Preterite
- Apreciar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Apreciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Apreciar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Apreciar in the Indicative Future
- Apreciar in the Indicative Conditional
- Apreciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Apreciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Apreciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Apreciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Apreciar
- Imperative tenses of Apreciar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Apreciar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Apreciar
Apreciar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of apreciar 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, “aprecio”, meaning “I appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprecio | I appreciate |
| Tú | aprecias | you appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprecia | s/he appreciates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciamos | we appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciáis | you (plural) appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprecian | they appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apreci- plus the -ar endings.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of apreciar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aprecié”, meaning “I appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprecié | I appreciated |
| Tú | apreciaste | you appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreció | s/he appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciamos | we appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciasteis | you (plural) appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciaron | they appreciated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apreci- plus the -ar endings.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of apreciar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “apreciaba”, meaning “I used to appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreciaba | I used to appreciate |
| Tú | apreciabas | you used to appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreciaba | s/he used to appreciate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciábamos | we used to appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciabais | you (plural) used to appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciaban | they used to appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apreci- plus the -ar endings.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of apreciar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy apreciando”, meaning “I am appreciating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy apreciando | I am appreciating |
| Tú | estás apreciando | you are appreciating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está apreciando | s/he is appreciating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos apreciando | we are appreciating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis apreciando | you (plural) are appreciating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están apreciando | they are appreciating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund apreciando.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of apreciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a apreciar”, meaning “I am going to appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a apreciar | I am going to appreciate |
| Tú | vas a apreciar | you are going to appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a apreciar | s/he is going to appreciate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a apreciar | we are going to appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a apreciar | you (plural) are going to appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a apreciar | they are going to appreciate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive apreciar.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of apreciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “apreciaré”, meaning “I will appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreciaré | I will appreciate |
| Tú | apreciarás | you will appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreciará | s/he will appreciate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciaremos | we will appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciaréis | you (plural) will appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciarán | they will appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive apreciar plus the future endings.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of apreciar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “apreciaría”, meaning “I would appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreciaría | I would appreciate |
| Tú | apreciarías | you would appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreciaría | s/he would appreciate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciaríamos | we would appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciaríais | you (plural) would appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciarían | they would appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive apreciar plus the conditional endings.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of apreciar 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 apreciado”, meaning “I have appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he apreciado | I have appreciated |
| Tú | has apreciado | you have appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha apreciado | s/he has appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos apreciado | we have appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis apreciado | you (plural) have appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han apreciado | they have appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of apreciar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había apreciado”, meaning “I had appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había apreciado | I had appreciated |
| Tú | habías apreciado | you had appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había apreciado | s/he had appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos apreciado | we had appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais apreciado | you (plural) had appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían apreciado | they had appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of apreciar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré apreciado”, meaning “I will have appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré apreciado | I will have appreciated |
| Tú | habrás apreciado | you will have appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá apreciado | s/he will have appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos apreciado | we will have appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis apreciado | you (plural) will have appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán apreciado | they will have appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Apreciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of apreciar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría apreciado”, meaning “I would have appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría apreciado | I would have appreciated |
| Tú | habrías apreciado | you would have appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría apreciado | s/he would have appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos apreciado | we would have appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais apreciado | you (plural) would have appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían apreciado | they would have appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Apreciar
Apreciar 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, “aprecie”, meaning “I appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprecie | I appreciate |
| Tú | aprecies | you appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprecie | s/he appreciates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciemos | we appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciéis | you (plural) appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprecien | they appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apreci- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Apreciar 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, “apreciara”, meaning “I appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreciara | I appreciated |
| Tú | apreciaras | you appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreciara | s/he appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciáramos | we appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciarais | you (plural) appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciaran | they appreciated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, apreciaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (apreciáramos).
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Apreciar 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, “apreciare”, meaning “I will appreciate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apreciare | I will appreciate |
| Tú | apreciares | you will appreciate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apreciare | s/he will appreciate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciáremos | we will appreciate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciareis | you (plural) will appreciate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apreciaren | they will appreciate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, apreciaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (apreciáremos).
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Apreciar 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 apreciado”, meaning “I have appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya apreciado | I have appreciated |
| Tú | hayas apreciado | you have appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya apreciado | s/he has appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos apreciado | we have appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis apreciado | you (plural) have appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan apreciado | they have appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Apreciar 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 apreciado”, meaning “I had appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera apreciado | I had appreciated |
| Tú | hubieras apreciado | you had appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera apreciado | s/he had appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos apreciado | we had appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais apreciado | you (plural) had appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran apreciado | they had appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Apreciar 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 apreciado”, meaning “I will have appreciated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere apreciado | I will have appreciated |
| Tú | hubieres apreciado | you will have appreciated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere apreciado | s/he will have appreciated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos apreciado | we will have appreciated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis apreciado | you (plural) will have appreciated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren apreciado | they will have appreciated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle apreciado.
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Imperative tenses of Apreciar
Apreciar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aprecie”, meaning “(to you formal) appreciate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprecia | (to you) appreciate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprecie | (to you formal) appreciate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apreciemos | let's appreciate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apreciad | (to you plural) appreciate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprecien | (to you plural formal) appreciate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aprecia); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aprecie, apreciemos, aprecien); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (apreciad).
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Apreciar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aprecie”, meaning “(to you formal) don't appreciate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aprecies | (to you) don't appreciate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aprecie | (to you formal) don't appreciate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no apreciemos | let's not appreciate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no apreciéis | (to you plural) don't appreciate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aprecien | (to you plural formal) don't appreciate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aprecies, no aprecie, no apreciemos, no apreciéis, no aprecien.
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Frequently asked questions about Apreciar
Is apreciar a regular or irregular verb?
Apreciar 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 apreciar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), apreciar is conjugated as: yo aprecio, tú aprecias, él/ella/usted aprecia, nosotros apreciamos, vosotros apreciáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprecian. 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 apreciar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), apreciar is conjugated as: yo aprecié, tú apreciaste, él/ella/usted apreció, nosotros apreciamos, vosotros apreciasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apreciaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate apreciar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), apreciar is conjugated as: yo apreciaba, tú apreciabas, él/ella/usted apreciaba, nosotros apreciábamos, vosotros apreciabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes apreciaban. 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 apreciar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), apreciar is conjugated as: yo apreciaré, tú apreciarás, él/ella/usted apreciará, nosotros apreciaremos, vosotros apreciaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apreciarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate apreciar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), apreciar is conjugated as: yo aprecie, tú aprecies, él/ella/usted aprecie, nosotros apreciemos, vosotros apreciéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprecien. 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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