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How to conjugate Aprobar in Spanish

To approve, to pass Irregular Verb

Introduction

Aprobar is the Spanish verb for "to approve, to pass". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to aprobar include: pasar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveaprobarto approve, to pass
Past participleaprobadoapproved
Gerundaprobandoapproving

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Indicative Tenses of Aprobar

Aprobar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of aprobar 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, "apruebo", meaning "I approve".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoapruebo I approve
apruebas you approve
Ella / Él / Ustedaprueba s/he approves, you (formal) approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobamoswe approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobáisyou (plural) approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprueban they approve,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Preterite

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobéI approved
aprobasteyou approved
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobós/he approved, you (formal) approved
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobamoswe approved
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobasteisyou (plural) approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobaronthey approved,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Imperfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobabaI used to approve
aprobabasyou used to approve
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobabas/he used to approve, you (formal) used to approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobábamoswe used to approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobabaisyou (plural) used to approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobabanthey used to approve,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Present Continuous

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy aprobandoI am approving
estás aprobandoyou are approving
Ella / Él / Ustedestá aprobandos/he is approving, you (formal) are approving
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos aprobandowe are approving
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis aprobandoyou (plural) are approving
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán aprobandothey are approving,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a aprobarI am going to approve
vas a aprobaryou are going to approve
Ella / Él / Ustedva a aprobars/he is going to approve, you (formal) are going to approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a aprobarwe are going to approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a aprobaryou (plural) are going to approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a aprobarthey are going to approve,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of aprobar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "aprobaré", meaning "I will approve".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobaréI will approve
aprobarásyou will approve
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobarás/he will approve, you (formal) will approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobaremoswe will approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobaréisyou (plural) will approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobaránthey will approve,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Conditional

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobaríaI would approve
aprobaríasyou would approve
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobarías/he would approve, you (formal) would approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobaríamoswe would approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobaríaisyou (plural) would approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobaríanthey would approve,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of aprobar 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 aprobado", meaning "I have approved".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe aprobadoI have approved
has aprobadoyou have approved
Ella / Él / Ustedha aprobados/he has approved, you (formal) have approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos aprobadowe have approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis aprobadoyou (plural) have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan aprobadothey have approved,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Past Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía aprobadoI had approved
habías aprobadoyou had approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía aprobados/he had approved, you (formal) had approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos aprobadowe had approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais aprobadoyou (plural) had approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían aprobadothey had approved,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Future Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré aprobadoI will have approved
habrás aprobadoyou will have approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá aprobados/he will have approved, you (formal) will have approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos aprobadowe will have approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis aprobadoyou (plural) will have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán aprobadothey will have approved,

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Aprobar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría aprobadoI would have approved
habrías aprobadoyou would have approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría aprobados/he would have approved, you (formal) would have approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos aprobadowe would have approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais aprobadoyou (plural) would have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían aprobadothey would have approved,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Aprobar

Aprobar 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, "apruebe", meaning "I approve".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoapruebe I approve
apruebes you approve
Ella / Él / Ustedapruebe s/he approves, you (formal) approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobemoswe approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobéisyou (plural) approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprueben they approve,

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Aprobar 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, "aprobara", meaning "I approved".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobaraI approved
aprobarasyou approved
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobaras/he approved, you (formal) approved
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobáramoswe approved
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobaraisyou (plural) approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobaranthey approved,

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Aprobar 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, "aprobare", meaning "I will approve".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaprobareI will approve
aprobaresyou will approve
Ella / Él / Ustedaprobares/he will approve, you (formal) will approve
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobáremoswe will approve
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobareisyou (plural) will approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprobarenthey will approve,

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Aprobar 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 aprobado", meaning "I have approved".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya aprobadoI have approved
hayas aprobadoyou have approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya aprobados/he has approved, you (formal) have approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos aprobadowe have approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis aprobadoyou (plural) have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan aprobadothey have approved,

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Aprobar 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 aprobado", meaning "I had approved".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera aprobadoI had approved
hubieras aprobadoyou had approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera aprobados/he had approved, you (formal) had approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos aprobadowe had approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais aprobadoyou (plural) had approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran aprobadothey had approved,

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Aprobar 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 aprobado", meaning "I will have approved".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere aprobadoI will have approved
hubieres aprobadoyou will have approved
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere aprobados/he will have approved, you (formal) will have approved
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos aprobadowe will have approved
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis aprobadoyou (plural) will have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren aprobadothey will have approved,

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Imperative Tenses of Aprobar

Aprobar in the Imperative Affirmative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
aprueba (to you) approve!
Ella / Él / Ustedapruebe (to you formal) approve!
Nosotras / Nosotrosaprobemoslet's approve!
Vosotras / Vosotrosaprobad(to you plural) approve!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesaprueben (to you plural formal) approve!

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Aprobar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no apruebes (to you) don't approve!
Ella / Él / Ustedno apruebe (to you formal) don't approve!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno aprobemoslet's not approve!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno aprobéis(to you plural) don't approve!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno aprueben (to you plural formal) don't approve!

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