Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aprovecharse in Spanish
aprovecharse to take advantage (of) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Aprovecharse (to take advantage (of)) is a widely used reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me aprovecho, te aprovechas, se aprovecha, nos aprovechamos, os aprovecháis, se aprovechan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- aprovechado taken advantage
- Gerund
- aprovechando taking advantage
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Aprovecharse
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Preterite
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Future
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Conditional
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aprovecharse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aprovecharse
- Imperative tenses of Aprovecharse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Aprovecharse
Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aprovecharse 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, “me aprovecho”, meaning “I take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovecho | I take advantage |
| Tú | te aprovechas | you take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovecha | s/he takes advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovechamos | we take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovecháis | you (plural) take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovechan | they take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aprovecharse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me aproveché”, meaning “I took advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aproveché | I took advantage |
| Tú | te aprovechaste | you took advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovechó | s/he took advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovechamos | we took advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovechasteis | you (plural) took advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovecharon | they took advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aprovecharse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me aprovechaba”, meaning “I used to take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovechaba | I used to take advantage |
| Tú | te aprovechabas | you used to take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovechaba | s/he used to take advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovechábamos | we used to take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovechabais | you (plural) used to take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovechaban | they used to take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy aprovechando”, meaning “I am taking advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy aprovechando | I am taking advantage |
| Tú | te estás aprovechando | you are taking advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está aprovechando | s/he is taking advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos aprovechando | we are taking advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis aprovechando | you (plural) are taking advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están aprovechando | they are taking advantage |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aprovechando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a aprovechar”, meaning “I am going to take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a aprovechar | I am going to take advantage |
| Tú | te vas a aprovechar | you are going to take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a aprovechar | s/he is going to take advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a aprovechar | we are going to take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a aprovechar | you (plural) are going to take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a aprovechar | they are going to take advantage |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aprovechar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me aprovecharé”, meaning “I will take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovecharé | I will take advantage |
| Tú | te aprovecharás | you will take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovechará | s/he will take advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovecharemos | we will take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovecharéis | you (plural) will take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovecharán | they will take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aprovechar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me aprovecharía”, meaning “I would take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovecharía | I would take advantage |
| Tú | te aprovecharías | you would take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovecharía | s/he would take advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovecharíamos | we would take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovecharíais | you (plural) would take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovecharían | they would take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aprovechar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aprovecharse 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, “me he aprovechado”, meaning “I have taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he aprovechado | I have taken advantage |
| Tú | te has aprovechado | you have taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha aprovechado | s/he has taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos aprovechado | we have taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis aprovechado | you (plural) have taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han aprovechado | they have taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aprovecharse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había aprovechado”, meaning “I had taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había aprovechado | I had taken advantage |
| Tú | te habías aprovechado | you had taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había aprovechado | s/he had taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos aprovechado | we had taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais aprovechado | you (plural) had taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían aprovechado | they had taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré aprovechado”, meaning “I will have taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré aprovechado | I will have taken advantage |
| Tú | te habrás aprovechado | you will have taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá aprovechado | s/he will have taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos aprovechado | we will have taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis aprovechado | you (plural) will have taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán aprovechado | they will have taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aprovecharse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría aprovechado”, meaning “I would have taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría aprovechado | I would have taken advantage |
| Tú | te habrías aprovechado | you would have taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría aprovechado | s/he would have taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos aprovechado | we would have taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais aprovechado | you (plural) would have taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían aprovechado | they would have taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Aprovecharse
Aprovecharse 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, “me aproveche”, meaning “I take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aproveche | I take advantage |
| Tú | te aproveches | you take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aproveche | s/he takes advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovechemos | we take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovechéis | you (plural) take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovechen | they take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aprovech- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse 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, “me aprovechara”, meaning “I took advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovechara | I took advantage |
| Tú | te aprovecharas | you took advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovechara | s/he took advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovecháramos | we took advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovecharais | you (plural) took advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovecharan | they took advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aprovecharon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aprovecháramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse 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, “me aprovechare”, meaning “I will take advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me aprovechare | I will take advantage |
| Tú | te aprovechares | you will take advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se aprovechare | s/he will take advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos aprovecháremos | we will take advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os aprovechareis | you (plural) will take advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se aprovecharen | they will take advantage |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aprovecharon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aprovecháremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse 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, “me haya aprovechado”, meaning “I have taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya aprovechado | I have taken advantage |
| Tú | te hayas aprovechado | you have taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya aprovechado | s/he has taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos aprovechado | we have taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis aprovechado | you (plural) have taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan aprovechado | they have taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse 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, “me hubiera aprovechado”, meaning “I had taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera aprovechado | I had taken advantage |
| Tú | te hubieras aprovechado | you had taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera aprovechado | s/he had taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos aprovechado | we had taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais aprovechado | you (plural) had taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran aprovechado | they had taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Aprovecharse 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, “me hubiere aprovechado”, meaning “I will have taken advantage”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere aprovechado | I will have taken advantage |
| Tú | te hubieres aprovechado | you will have taken advantage |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere aprovechado | s/he will have taken advantage |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos aprovechado | we will have taken advantage |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis aprovechado | you (plural) will have taken advantage |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren aprovechado | they will have taken advantage |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aprovechado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Aprovecharse
Aprovecharse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aprovéchese”, meaning “(to you formal) take advantage!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprovéchate | (to you) take advantage! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprovéchese | (to you formal) take advantage! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprovechémonos | let's take advantage! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprovechaos | (to you plural) take advantage! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprovéchense | (to you plural formal) take advantage! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (aprovéchate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (aprovéchese, aprovéchense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (aprovechémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (aprovechaos).
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Aprovecharse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se aproveche”, meaning “(to you formal) don't take advantage!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te aproveches | (to you) don't take advantage! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se aproveche | (to you formal) don't take advantage! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos aprovechemos | let's not take advantage! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os aprovechéis | (to you plural) don't take advantage! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se aprovechen | (to you plural formal) don't take advantage! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te aproveches, no se aproveche, no nos aprovechemos, no os aprovechéis, no se aprovechen.
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Frequently asked questions about Aprovecharse
Is aprovecharse a regular or irregular verb?
Aprovecharse is a fully regular -AR reflexive 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 aprovecharse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aprovecharse is conjugated as: yo me aprovecho, tú te aprovechas, él/ella/usted se aprovecha, nosotros nos aprovechamos, vosotros os aprovecháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 aprovecharse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aprovecharse is conjugated as: yo me aproveché, tú te aprovechaste, él/ella/usted se aprovechó, nosotros nos aprovechamos, vosotros os aprovechasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se aprovecharon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aprovecharse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aprovecharse is conjugated as: yo me aprovechaba, tú te aprovechabas, él/ella/usted se aprovechaba, nosotros nos aprovechábamos, vosotros os aprovechabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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 aprovecharse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aprovecharse is conjugated as: yo me aprovecharé, tú te aprovecharás, él/ella/usted se aprovechará, nosotros nos aprovecharemos, vosotros os aprovecharéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se aprovecharán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aprovecharse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aprovecharse is conjugated as: yo me aproveche, tú te aproveches, él/ella/usted se aproveche, nosotros nos aprovechemos, vosotros os aprovechéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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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