Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplico | |
| tú | aplicas | |
| él / ella / usted | aplica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apliqué | |
| tú | aplicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aplicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplicaba | |
| tú | aplicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aplicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplicaré | |
| tú | aplicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aplicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplicaría | |
| tú | aplicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aplicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aplicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aplicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aplicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aplique | |
| tú | apliques | |
| él / ella / usted | aplique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apliquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apliquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apliquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to use, to apply
- to smear, to put something above another thing or in contact with another thing
- to apply (to submit oneself as a candidate)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations