Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Apurar in Spanish
apurar to hurry, to finish, to rush Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Apurar (to hurry, to finish, to rush) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: apuro, apuras, apura, apuramos, apuráis, apuran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- apurado hurried
- Gerund
- apurando hurrying
- Similar
- acabar, acabarse, terminar, apresurar, apurarse, precipitarse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Apurar
- Apurar in the Indicative Present
- Apurar in the Indicative Preterite
- Apurar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Apurar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Apurar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Apurar in the Indicative Future
- Apurar in the Indicative Conditional
- Apurar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Apurar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Apurar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Apurar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Apurar
- Imperative tenses of Apurar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Apurar
Apurar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of apurar 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, “apuro”, meaning “I hurry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuro | I hurry |
| Tú | apuras | you hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apura | s/he hurries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuramos | we hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apuráis | you (plural) hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuran | they hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apur- plus the -ar endings.
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Apurar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of apurar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “apuré”, meaning “I hurried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuré | I hurried |
| Tú | apuraste | you hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apuró | s/he hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuramos | we hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apurasteis | you (plural) hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuraron | they hurried |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apur- plus the -ar endings.
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Apurar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of apurar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “apuraba”, meaning “I used to hurry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuraba | I used to hurry |
| Tú | apurabas | you used to hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apuraba | s/he used to hurry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apurábamos | we used to hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apurabais | you (plural) used to hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuraban | they used to hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apur- plus the -ar endings.
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Apurar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of apurar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy apurando”, meaning “I am hurrying”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy apurando | I am hurrying |
| Tú | estás apurando | you are hurrying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está apurando | s/he is hurrying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos apurando | we are hurrying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis apurando | you (plural) are hurrying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están apurando | they are hurrying |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund apurando.
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Apurar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of apurar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a apurar”, meaning “I am going to hurry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a apurar | I am going to hurry |
| Tú | vas a apurar | you are going to hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a apurar | s/he is going to hurry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a apurar | we are going to hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a apurar | you (plural) are going to hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a apurar | they are going to hurry |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive apurar.
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Apurar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of apurar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “apuraré”, meaning “I will hurry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuraré | I will hurry |
| Tú | apurarás | you will hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apurará | s/he will hurry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuraremos | we will hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apuraréis | you (plural) will hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apurarán | they will hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive apurar plus the future endings.
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Apurar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of apurar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “apuraría”, meaning “I would hurry”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apuraría | I would hurry |
| Tú | apurarías | you would hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apuraría | s/he would hurry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuraríamos | we would hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apuraríais | you (plural) would hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apurarían | they would hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive apurar plus the conditional endings.
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Apurar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of apurar 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 apurado”, meaning “I have hurried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he apurado | I have hurried |
| Tú | has apurado | you have hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha apurado | s/he has hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos apurado | we have hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis apurado | you (plural) have hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han apurado | they have hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle apurado.
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Apurar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of apurar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había apurado”, meaning “I had hurried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había apurado | I had hurried |
| Tú | habías apurado | you had hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había apurado | s/he had hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos apurado | we had hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais apurado | you (plural) had hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían apurado | they had hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle apurado.
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Apurar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of apurar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré apurado”, meaning “I will have hurried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré apurado | I will have hurried |
| Tú | habrás apurado | you will have hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá apurado | s/he will have hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos apurado | we will have hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis apurado | you (plural) will have hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán apurado | they will have hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle apurado.
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Apurar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of apurar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría apurado”, meaning “I would have hurried”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría apurado | I would have hurried |
| Tú | habrías apurado | you would have hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría apurado | s/he would have hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos apurado | we would have hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais apurado | you (plural) would have hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían apurado | they would have hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle apurado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Apurar
Apurar 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, “apure”, meaning “I hurry”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apure | I hurry |
| Tú | apures | you hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apure | s/he hurries |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuremos | we hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apuréis | you (plural) hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuren | they hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: stem apur- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Apurar 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, “apurara”, meaning “I hurried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apurara | I hurried |
| Tú | apuraras | you hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apurara | s/he hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuráramos | we hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apurarais | you (plural) hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuraran | they hurried |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, apuraron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (apuráramos).
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Apurar 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, “apurare”, meaning “I will hurry”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | apurare | I will hurry |
| Tú | apurares | you will hurry |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apurare | s/he will hurry |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuráremos | we will hurry |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apurareis | you (plural) will hurry |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuraren | they will hurry |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, apuraron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (apuráremos).
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Apurar 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 apurado”, meaning “I have hurried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya apurado | I have hurried |
| Tú | hayas apurado | you have hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya apurado | s/he has hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos apurado | we have hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis apurado | you (plural) have hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan apurado | they have hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle apurado.
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Apurar 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 apurado”, meaning “I had hurried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera apurado | I had hurried |
| Tú | hubieras apurado | you had hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera apurado | s/he had hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos apurado | we had hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais apurado | you (plural) had hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran apurado | they had hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle apurado.
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Apurar 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 apurado”, meaning “I will have hurried”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere apurado | I will have hurried |
| Tú | hubieres apurado | you will have hurried |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere apurado | s/he will have hurried |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos apurado | we will have hurried |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis apurado | you (plural) will have hurried |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren apurado | they will have hurried |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle apurado.
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Imperative tenses of Apurar
Apurar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “apure”, meaning “(to you formal) hurry!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | apura | (to you) hurry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | apure | (to you formal) hurry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | apuremos | let's hurry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | apurad | (to you plural) hurry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | apuren | (to you plural formal) hurry! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (apura); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (apure, apuremos, apuren); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (apurad).
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Apurar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no apure”, meaning “(to you formal) don't hurry!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no apures | (to you) don't hurry! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no apure | (to you formal) don't hurry! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no apuremos | let's not hurry! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no apuréis | (to you plural) don't hurry! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no apuren | (to you plural formal) don't hurry! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no apures, no apure, no apuremos, no apuréis, no apuren.
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Frequently asked questions about Apurar
Is apurar a regular or irregular verb?
Apurar 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 apurar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), apurar is conjugated as: yo apuro, tú apuras, él/ella/usted apura, nosotros apuramos, vosotros apuráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuran. 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 apurar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), apurar is conjugated as: yo apuré, tú apuraste, él/ella/usted apuró, nosotros apuramos, vosotros apurasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuraron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate apurar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), apurar is conjugated as: yo apuraba, tú apurabas, él/ella/usted apuraba, nosotros apurábamos, vosotros apurabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuraban. 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 apurar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), apurar is conjugated as: yo apuraré, tú apurarás, él/ella/usted apurará, nosotros apuraremos, vosotros apuraréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apurarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate apurar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), apurar is conjugated as: yo apure, tú apures, él/ella/usted apure, nosotros apuremos, vosotros apuréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes apuren. 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 apurar and apurarse?
Apurar means ‘to hurry, to finish, to rush’ and apurarse means ‘to hurry, to worry’. Apurarse is the reflexive form of apurar, 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 apuro becomes me apuro. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so apura becomes apúrate.
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