Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apruebo | |
| tú | apruebas | |
| él / ella / usted | aprueba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprueban |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprobé | |
| tú | aprobaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aprobó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprobaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprobaba | |
| tú | aprobabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aprobaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprobaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprobaré | |
| tú | aprobarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aprobará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprobarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprobaría | |
| tú | aprobarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aprobaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprobarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apruebe | |
| tú | apruebes | |
| él / ella / usted | apruebe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprobemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprobéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprueben |
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 approve, to condone, to permit
- to pass (succeed, e.g. on an exam)
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