Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aproximar in Spanish
aproximar to approximate, to bring closer Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Aproximar (to approximate, to bring closer) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aproximo, aproximas, aproxima, aproximamos, aproximáis, aproximan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- aproximado approximated
- Gerund
- aproximando approximating
- Similar
- acercar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Aproximar
- Aproximar in the Indicative Present
- Aproximar in the Indicative Preterite
- Aproximar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aproximar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aproximar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aproximar in the Indicative Future
- Aproximar in the Indicative Conditional
- Aproximar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aproximar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aproximar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aproximar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aproximar
- Imperative tenses of Aproximar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Aproximar
Aproximar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aproximar 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, “aproximo”, meaning “I approximate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximo | I approximate |
| Tú | aproximas | you approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproxima | s/he approximates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximamos | we approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximáis | you (plural) approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximan | they approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aproxim- plus the -ar endings.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aproximar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aproximé”, meaning “I approximated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximé | I approximated |
| Tú | aproximaste | you approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximó | s/he approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximamos | we approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximasteis | you (plural) approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximaron | they approximated |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aproxim- plus the -ar endings.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aproximar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aproximaba”, meaning “I used to approximate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximaba | I used to approximate |
| Tú | aproximabas | you used to approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximaba | s/he used to approximate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximábamos | we used to approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximabais | you (plural) used to approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximaban | they used to approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aproxim- plus the -ar endings.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aproximar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aproximando”, meaning “I am approximating”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aproximando | I am approximating |
| Tú | estás aproximando | you are approximating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aproximando | s/he is approximating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aproximando | we are approximating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aproximando | you (plural) are approximating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aproximando | they are approximating |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aproximando.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aproximar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aproximar”, meaning “I am going to approximate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aproximar | I am going to approximate |
| Tú | vas a aproximar | you are going to approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aproximar | s/he is going to approximate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aproximar | we are going to approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aproximar | you (plural) are going to approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aproximar | they are going to approximate |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aproximar.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aproximar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aproximaré”, meaning “I will approximate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximaré | I will approximate |
| Tú | aproximarás | you will approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximará | s/he will approximate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximaremos | we will approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximaréis | you (plural) will approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximarán | they will approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aproximar plus the future endings.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aproximar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aproximaría”, meaning “I would approximate”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximaría | I would approximate |
| Tú | aproximarías | you would approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximaría | s/he would approximate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximaríamos | we would approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximaríais | you (plural) would approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximarían | they would approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aproximar plus the conditional endings.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aproximar 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 aproximado”, meaning “I have approximated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aproximado | I have approximated |
| Tú | has aproximado | you have approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aproximado | s/he has approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aproximado | we have approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aproximado | you (plural) have approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aproximado | they have approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aproximar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aproximado”, meaning “I had approximated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aproximado | I had approximated |
| Tú | habías aproximado | you had approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aproximado | s/he had approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aproximado | we had approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aproximado | you (plural) had approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aproximado | they had approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aproximar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aproximado”, meaning “I will have approximated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aproximado | I will have approximated |
| Tú | habrás aproximado | you will have approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aproximado | s/he will have approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aproximado | we will have approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aproximado | you (plural) will have approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aproximado | they will have approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Aproximar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aproximar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aproximado”, meaning “I would have approximated”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aproximado | I would have approximated |
| Tú | habrías aproximado | you would have approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aproximado | s/he would have approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aproximado | we would have approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aproximado | you (plural) would have approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aproximado | they would have approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Aproximar
Aproximar 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, “aproxime”, meaning “I approximate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproxime | I approximate |
| Tú | aproximes | you approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproxime | s/he approximates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximemos | we approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximéis | you (plural) approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximen | they approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aproxim- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Aproximar 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, “aproximara”, meaning “I approximated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximara | I approximated |
| Tú | aproximaras | you approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximara | s/he approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximáramos | we approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximarais | you (plural) approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximaran | they approximated |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aproximaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aproximáramos).
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Aproximar 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, “aproximare”, meaning “I will approximate”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aproximare | I will approximate |
| Tú | aproximares | you will approximate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproximare | s/he will approximate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximáremos | we will approximate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximareis | you (plural) will approximate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximaren | they will approximate |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aproximaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aproximáremos).
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Aproximar 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 aproximado”, meaning “I have approximated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aproximado | I have approximated |
| Tú | hayas aproximado | you have approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aproximado | s/he has approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aproximado | we have approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aproximado | you (plural) have approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aproximado | they have approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Aproximar 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 aproximado”, meaning “I had approximated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aproximado | I had approximated |
| Tú | hubieras aproximado | you had approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aproximado | s/he had approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aproximado | we had approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aproximado | you (plural) had approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aproximado | they had approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Aproximar 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 aproximado”, meaning “I will have approximated”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aproximado | I will have approximated |
| Tú | hubieres aproximado | you will have approximated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aproximado | s/he will have approximated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aproximado | we will have approximated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aproximado | you (plural) will have approximated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aproximado | they will have approximated |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aproximado.
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Imperative tenses of Aproximar
Aproximar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aproxime”, meaning “(to you formal) approximate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aproxima | (to you) approximate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aproxime | (to you formal) approximate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aproximemos | let's approximate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aproximad | (to you plural) approximate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aproximen | (to you plural formal) approximate! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aproxima); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aproxime, aproximemos, aproximen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aproximad).
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Aproximar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aproxime”, meaning “(to you formal) don't approximate!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aproximes | (to you) don't approximate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aproxime | (to you formal) don't approximate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aproximemos | let's not approximate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aproximéis | (to you plural) don't approximate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aproximen | (to you plural formal) don't approximate! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aproximes, no aproxime, no aproximemos, no aproximéis, no aproximen.
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Frequently asked questions about Aproximar
Is aproximar a regular or irregular verb?
Aproximar 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 aproximar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aproximar is conjugated as: yo aproximo, tú aproximas, él/ella/usted aproxima, nosotros aproximamos, vosotros aproximáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aproximan. 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 aproximar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aproximar is conjugated as: yo aproximé, tú aproximaste, él/ella/usted aproximó, nosotros aproximamos, vosotros aproximasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aproximaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aproximar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aproximar is conjugated as: yo aproximaba, tú aproximabas, él/ella/usted aproximaba, nosotros aproximábamos, vosotros aproximabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aproximaban. 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 aproximar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aproximar is conjugated as: yo aproximaré, tú aproximarás, él/ella/usted aproximará, nosotros aproximaremos, vosotros aproximaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aproximarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aproximar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aproximar is conjugated as: yo aproxime, tú aproximes, él/ella/usted aproxime, nosotros aproximemos, vosotros aproximéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aproximen. 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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