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How to conjugate Aprovechar in Spanish

aprovechar to take advantage of Regular AR Verb

At a glance: Aprovechar (to take advantage of) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: aprovecho, aprovechas, aprovecha, aprovechamos, aprovecháis, aprovechan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.

Past participle: aprovechado taken advantage of
Gerund: aprovechando taking advantage of

Indicative tenses of Aprovechar
Subjunctive tenses of Aprovechar
Imperative tenses of Aprovechar
- Aprovechar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Aprovechar in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Aprovechar

Aprovechar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of aprovechar 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, “aprovecho”, meaning “I take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovecho	I take advantage of
Tú	aprovechas	you take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovecha	s/he takes advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovechamos	we take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovecháis	you (plural) take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovechan	they take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of aprovechar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aproveché”, meaning “I took advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aproveché	I took advantage of
Tú	aprovechaste	you took advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovechó	s/he took advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovechamos	we took advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovechasteis	you (plural) took advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovecharon	they took advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of aprovechar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aprovechaba”, meaning “I used to take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovechaba	I used to take advantage of
Tú	aprovechabas	you used to take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovechaba	s/he used to take advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovechábamos	we used to take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovechabais	you (plural) used to take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovechaban	they used to take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of aprovechar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aprovechando”, meaning “I am taking advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy aprovechando	I am taking advantage of
Tú	estás aprovechando	you are taking advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	está aprovechando	s/he is taking advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos aprovechando	we are taking advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis aprovechando	you (plural) are taking advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están aprovechando	they are taking advantage of

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aprovechando.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of aprovechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aprovechar”, meaning “I am going to take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a aprovechar	I am going to take advantage of
Tú	vas a aprovechar	you are going to take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	va a aprovechar	s/he is going to take advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a aprovechar	we are going to take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a aprovechar	you (plural) are going to take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a aprovechar	they are going to take advantage of

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aprovechar.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of aprovechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aprovecharé”, meaning “I will take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovecharé	I will take advantage of
Tú	aprovecharás	you will take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovechará	s/he will take advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovecharemos	we will take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovecharéis	you (plural) will take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovecharán	they will take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aprovechar plus the future endings.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of aprovechar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aprovecharía”, meaning “I would take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovecharía	I would take advantage of
Tú	aprovecharías	you would take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovecharía	s/he would take advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovecharíamos	we would take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovecharíais	you (plural) would take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovecharían	they would take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aprovechar plus the conditional endings.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of aprovechar 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 aprovechado”, meaning “I have taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he aprovechado	I have taken advantage of
Tú	has aprovechado	you have taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	ha aprovechado	s/he has taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos aprovechado	we have taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis aprovechado	you (plural) have taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han aprovechado	they have taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of aprovechar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aprovechado”, meaning “I had taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había aprovechado	I had taken advantage of
Tú	habías aprovechado	you had taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	había aprovechado	s/he had taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos aprovechado	we had taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais aprovechado	you (plural) had taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían aprovechado	they had taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of aprovechar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aprovechado”, meaning “I will have taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré aprovechado	I will have taken advantage of
Tú	habrás aprovechado	you will have taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá aprovechado	s/he will have taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos aprovechado	we will have taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis aprovechado	you (plural) will have taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán aprovechado	they will have taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Aprovechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aprovechar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aprovechado”, meaning “I would have taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría aprovechado	I would have taken advantage of
Tú	habrías aprovechado	you would have taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	habría aprovechado	s/he would have taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos aprovechado	we would have taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais aprovechado	you (plural) would have taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían aprovechado	they would have taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Aprovechar

Aprovechar 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, “aproveche”, meaning “I take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aproveche	I take advantage of
Tú	aproveches	you take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aproveche	s/he takes advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovechemos	we take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovechéis	you (plural) take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovechen	they take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.

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Aprovechar 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, “aprovechara”, meaning “I took advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovechara	I took advantage of
Tú	aprovecharas	you took advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovechara	s/he took advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovecháramos	we took advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovecharais	you (plural) took advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovecharan	they took advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aprovecharon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aprovecháramos).

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Aprovechar 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, “aprovechare”, meaning “I will take advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprovechare	I will take advantage of
Tú	aprovechares	you will take advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	aprovechare	s/he will take advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovecháremos	we will take advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovechareis	you (plural) will take advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovecharen	they will take advantage of

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aprovecharon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aprovecháremos).

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Aprovechar 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 aprovechado”, meaning “I have taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya aprovechado	I have taken advantage of
Tú	hayas aprovechado	you have taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	haya aprovechado	s/he has taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos aprovechado	we have taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis aprovechado	you (plural) have taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan aprovechado	they have taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Aprovechar 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 aprovechado”, meaning “I had taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera aprovechado	I had taken advantage of
Tú	hubieras aprovechado	you had taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera aprovechado	s/he had taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos aprovechado	we had taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais aprovechado	you (plural) had taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran aprovechado	they had taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Aprovechar 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 aprovechado”, meaning “I will have taken advantage of”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere aprovechado	I will have taken advantage of
Tú	hubieres aprovechado	you will have taken advantage of
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere aprovechado	s/he will have taken advantage of
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos aprovechado	we will have taken advantage of
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis aprovechado	you (plural) will have taken advantage of
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren aprovechado	they will have taken advantage of

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aprovechado.

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Imperative tenses of Aprovechar

Aprovechar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aproveche”, meaning “(to you formal) take advantage of!”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	aprovecha	(to you) take advantage of!
Ella / Él / Usted	aproveche	(to you formal) take advantage of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	aprovechemos	let's take advantage of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	aprovechad	(to you plural) take advantage of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	aprovechen	(to you plural formal) take advantage of!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aprovecha); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aproveche, aprovechemos, aprovechen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aprovechad).

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Aprovechar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aproveche”, meaning “(to you formal) don't take advantage of!”.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no aproveches	(to you) don't take advantage of!
Ella / Él / Usted	no aproveche	(to you formal) don't take advantage of!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no aprovechemos	let's not take advantage of!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no aprovechéis	(to you plural) don't take advantage of!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no aprovechen	(to you plural formal) don't take advantage of!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aproveches, no aproveche, no aprovechemos, no aprovechéis, no aprovechen.

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Frequently asked questions about Aprovechar

Is aprovechar a regular or irregular verb?

Aprovechar 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 aprovechar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), aprovechar is conjugated as: yo aprovecho, tú aprovechas, él/ella/usted aprovecha, nosotros aprovechamos, vosotros aprovecháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprovechan. 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 aprovechar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aprovechar is conjugated as: yo aproveché, tú aprovechaste, él/ella/usted aprovechó, nosotros aprovechamos, vosotros aprovechasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprovecharon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate aprovechar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aprovechar is conjugated as: yo aprovechaba, tú aprovechabas, él/ella/usted aprovechaba, nosotros aprovechábamos, vosotros aprovechabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprovechaban. 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 aprovechar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), aprovechar is conjugated as: yo aprovecharé, tú aprovecharás, él/ella/usted aprovechará, nosotros aprovecharemos, vosotros aprovecharéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprovecharán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate aprovechar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aprovechar is conjugated as: yo aproveche, tú aproveches, él/ella/usted aproveche, nosotros aprovechemos, vosotros aprovechéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aprovechen. 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.

What’s the difference between aprovechar and aprovecharse?

Aprovechar means ‘to take advantage of’ and aprovecharse means ‘to take advantage (of)’. Aprovecharse is the reflexive form of aprovechar, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo aprovecho becomes me aprovecho. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so aprovecha becomes aprovéchate.

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