Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoyo | |
| tú | apoyas | |
| él / ella / usted | apoya | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoyé | |
| tú | apoyaste | |
| él / ella / usted | apoyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoyaba | |
| tú | apoyabas | |
| él / ella / usted | apoyaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoyaré | |
| tú | apoyarás | |
| él / ella / usted | apoyará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoyaría | |
| tú | apoyarías | |
| él / ella / usted | apoyaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apoye | |
| tú | apoyes | |
| él / ella / usted | apoye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apoyemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apoyéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | apoyen |
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 lean, to rest, to lie or lay
- to support, to get behind (to back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid)
- to support (to keep from falling)
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