Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aprehender in Spanish
To apprehend Regular ER Verb
At a glance: Aprehender (to apprehend) is a regular -ER verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aprehendo, aprehendes, aprehende, aprehendemos, aprehendéis, aprehenden. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -ER verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Aprehender
- Aprehender in the Indicative Present
- Aprehender in the Indicative Preterite
- Aprehender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aprehender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aprehender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aprehender in the Indicative Future
- Aprehender in the Indicative Conditional
- Aprehender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aprehender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aprehender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aprehender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aprehender
- Imperative tenses of Aprehender
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Aprehender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Aprehender is the Spanish verb for "to apprehend". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | aprehender | to apprehend |
| Past participle | aprehendido | apprehended |
| Gerund | aprehendiendo | apprehending |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aprehender 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, "aprehendo", meaning "I apprehend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendo | I apprehend |
| Tú | aprehendes | you apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehende | s/he apprehends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendemos | we apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendéis | you (plural) apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehenden | they apprehend |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aprehender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "aprehendí", meaning "I apprehended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendí | I apprehended |
| Tú | aprehendiste | you apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehendió | s/he apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendimos | we apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendisteis | you (plural) apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendieron | they apprehended |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aprehender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "aprehendía", meaning "I used to apprehend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendía | I used to apprehend |
| Tú | aprehendías | you used to apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehendía | s/he used to apprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendíamos | we used to apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendíais | you (plural) used to apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendían | they used to apprehend |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aprehender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy aprehendiendo", meaning "I am apprehending".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aprehendiendo | I am apprehending |
| Tú | estás aprehendiendo | you are apprehending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aprehendiendo | s/he is apprehending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aprehendiendo | we are apprehending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aprehendiendo | you (plural) are apprehending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aprehendiendo | they are apprehending |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aprehender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a aprehender", meaning "I am going to apprehend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aprehender | I am going to apprehend |
| Tú | vas a aprehender | you are going to apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aprehender | s/he is going to apprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aprehender | we are going to apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aprehender | you (plural) are going to apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aprehender | they are going to apprehend |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aprehender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "aprehenderé", meaning "I will apprehend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehenderé | I will apprehend |
| Tú | aprehenderás | you will apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehenderá | s/he will apprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehenderemos | we will apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehenderéis | you (plural) will apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehenderán | they will apprehend |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aprehender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "aprehendería", meaning "I would apprehend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendería | I would apprehend |
| Tú | aprehenderías | you would apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehendería | s/he would apprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehenderíamos | we would apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehenderíais | you (plural) would apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehenderían | they would apprehend |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aprehender 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 aprehendido", meaning "I have apprehended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aprehendido | I have apprehended |
| Tú | has aprehendido | you have apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aprehendido | s/he has apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aprehendido | we have apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aprehendido | you (plural) have apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aprehendido | they have apprehended |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aprehender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había aprehendido", meaning "I had apprehended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aprehendido | I had apprehended |
| Tú | habías aprehendido | you had apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aprehendido | s/he had apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aprehendido | we had apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aprehendido | you (plural) had apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aprehendido | they had apprehended |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aprehender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré aprehendido", meaning "I will have apprehended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aprehendido | I will have apprehended |
| Tú | habrás aprehendido | you will have apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aprehendido | s/he will have apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aprehendido | we will have apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aprehendido | you (plural) will have apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aprehendido | they will have apprehended |
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Aprehender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aprehender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría aprehendido", meaning "I would have apprehended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aprehendido | I would have apprehended |
| Tú | habrías aprehendido | you would have apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aprehendido | s/he would have apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aprehendido | we would have apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aprehendido | you (plural) would have apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aprehendido | they would have apprehended |
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Aprehender 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, "aprehenda", meaning "I apprehend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehenda | I apprehend |
| Tú | aprehendas | you apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehenda | s/he apprehends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendamos | we apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendáis | you (plural) apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendan | they apprehend |
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Aprehender 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, "aprehendiera", meaning "I apprehended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendiera | I apprehended |
| Tú | aprehendieras | you apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehendiera | s/he apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendiéramos | we apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendierais | you (plural) apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendieran | they apprehended |
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Aprehender 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, "aprehendiere", meaning "I will apprehend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprehendiere | I will apprehend |
| Tú | aprehendieres | you will apprehend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehendiere | s/he will apprehend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendiéremos | we will apprehend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehendiereis | you (plural) will apprehend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendieren | they will apprehend |
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Aprehender 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 aprehendido", meaning "I have apprehended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aprehendido | I have apprehended |
| Tú | hayas aprehendido | you have apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aprehendido | s/he has apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aprehendido | we have apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aprehendido | you (plural) have apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aprehendido | they have apprehended |
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Aprehender 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 aprehendido", meaning "I had apprehended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aprehendido | I had apprehended |
| Tú | hubieras aprehendido | you had apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aprehendido | s/he had apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aprehendido | we had apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aprehendido | you (plural) had apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aprehendido | they had apprehended |
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Aprehender 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 aprehendido", meaning "I will have apprehended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aprehendido | I will have apprehended |
| Tú | hubieres aprehendido | you will have apprehended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aprehendido | s/he will have apprehended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aprehendido | we will have apprehended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aprehendido | you (plural) will have apprehended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aprehendido | they will have apprehended |
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Aprehender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "aprehenda", meaning "(to you formal) apprehend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprehende | (to you) apprehend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprehenda | (to you formal) apprehend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprehendamos | let's apprehend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprehended | (to you plural) apprehend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprehendan | (to you plural formal) apprehend! |
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Aprehender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no aprehenda", meaning "(to you formal) don't apprehend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aprehendas | (to you) don't apprehend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aprehenda | (to you formal) don't apprehend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aprehendamos | let's not apprehend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aprehendáis | (to you plural) don't apprehend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aprehendan | (to you plural formal) don't apprehend! |
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Frequently asked questions about Aprehender
Is aprehender a regular or irregular verb?
Aprehender is a fully regular -ER verb. It follows the standard -ER 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 -ER conjugation system.
How do you conjugate aprehender in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aprehender is conjugated as: yo aprehendo, tú aprehendes, él/ella/usted aprehende, nosotros aprehendemos, vosotros aprehendéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprehenden. 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 aprehender in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aprehender is conjugated as: yo aprehendí, tú aprehendiste, él/ella/usted aprehendió, nosotros aprehendimos, vosotros aprehendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprehendieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aprehender in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aprehender is conjugated as: yo aprehendía, tú aprehendías, él/ella/usted aprehendía, nosotros aprehendíamos, vosotros aprehendíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprehendían. 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 aprehender in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aprehender is conjugated as: yo aprehenderé, tú aprehenderás, él/ella/usted aprehenderá, nosotros aprehenderemos, vosotros aprehenderéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprehenderán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aprehender in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aprehender is conjugated as: yo aprehenda, tú aprehendas, él/ella/usted aprehenda, nosotros aprehendamos, vosotros aprehendáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprehendan. 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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