How to conjugate Aprobar in Spanish
To approve, to pass Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Aprobar
- Aprobar in the Indicative Present
- Aprobar in the Indicative Preterite
- Aprobar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aprobar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aprobar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aprobar in the Indicative Future
- Aprobar in the Indicative Conditional
- Aprobar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aprobar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aprobar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aprobar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aprobar
- Imperative tenses of Aprobar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Aprobar conjugations (free mobile app)
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.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | aprobar | to approve, to pass |
| Past participle | aprobado | approved |
| Gerund | aprobando | approving |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apruebo | I approve |
| Tú | apruebas | you approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprueba | s/he approves, you (formal) approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobamos | we approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobáis | you (plural) approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprueban | they approve, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobé | I approved |
| Tú | aprobaste | you approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobó | s/he approved, you (formal) approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobamos | we approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobasteis | you (plural) approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobaron | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobaba | I used to approve |
| Tú | aprobabas | you used to approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobaba | s/he used to approve, you (formal) used to approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobábamos | we used to approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobabais | you (plural) used to approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobaban | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aprobando | I am approving |
| Tú | estás aprobando | you are approving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aprobando | s/he is approving, you (formal) are approving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aprobando | we are approving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aprobando | you (plural) are approving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aprobando | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aprobar | I am going to approve |
| Tú | vas a aprobar | you are going to approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aprobar | s/he is going to approve, you (formal) are going to approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aprobar | we are going to approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aprobar | you (plural) are going to approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aprobar | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobaré | I will approve |
| Tú | aprobarás | you will approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobará | s/he will approve, you (formal) will approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobaremos | we will approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobaréis | you (plural) will approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobarán | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobaría | I would approve |
| Tú | aprobarías | you would approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobaría | s/he would approve, you (formal) would approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobaríamos | we would approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobaríais | you (plural) would approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobarían | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aprobado | I have approved |
| Tú | has aprobado | you have approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aprobado | s/he has approved, you (formal) have approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aprobado | we have approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aprobado | you (plural) have approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aprobado | I had approved |
| Tú | habías aprobado | you had approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aprobado | s/he had approved, you (formal) had approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aprobado | we had approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aprobado | you (plural) had approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aprobado | I will have approved |
| Tú | habrás aprobado | you will have approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aprobado | s/he will have approved, you (formal) will have approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aprobado | we will have approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aprobado | you (plural) will have approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aprobado | I would have approved |
| Tú | habrías aprobado | you would have approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aprobado | s/he would have approved, you (formal) would have approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aprobado | we would have approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aprobado | you (plural) would have approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apruebe | I approve |
| Tú | apruebes | you approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apruebe | s/he approves, you (formal) approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobemos | we approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobéis | you (plural) approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprueben | they approve, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobara | I approved |
| Tú | aprobaras | you approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobara | s/he approved, you (formal) approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobáramos | we approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobarais | you (plural) approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobaran | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprobare | I will approve |
| Tú | aprobares | you will approve |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprobare | s/he will approve, you (formal) will approve |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobáremos | we will approve |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobareis | you (plural) will approve |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprobaren | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aprobado | I have approved |
| Tú | hayas aprobado | you have approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aprobado | s/he has approved, you (formal) have approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aprobado | we have approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aprobado | you (plural) have approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aprobado | I had approved |
| Tú | hubieras aprobado | you had approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aprobado | s/he had approved, you (formal) had approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aprobado | we had approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aprobado | you (plural) had approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aprobado | I will have approved |
| Tú | hubieres aprobado | you will have approved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aprobado | s/he will have approved, you (formal) will have approved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aprobado | we will have approved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aprobado | you (plural) will have approved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aprobado | they 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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprueba | (to you) approve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apruebe | (to you formal) approve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprobemos | let's approve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprobad | (to you plural) approve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprueben | (to you plural formal) approve! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no apruebes | (to you) don't approve! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no apruebe | (to you formal) don't approve! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aprobemos | let's not approve! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aprobéis | (to you plural) don't approve! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aprueben | (to you plural formal) don't approve! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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