Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprovecho | |
| tú | aprovechas | |
| él / ella / usted | aprovecha | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovechamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovecháis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovechan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aproveché | |
| tú | aprovechaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aprovechó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovechamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovechasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovecharon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprovechaba | |
| tú | aprovechabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aprovechaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovechábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovechabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovechaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprovecharé | |
| tú | aprovecharás | |
| él / ella / usted | aprovechará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovecharemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovecharéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovecharán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprovecharía | |
| tú | aprovecharías | |
| él / ella / usted | aprovecharía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovecharíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovecharíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovecharían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aproveche | |
| tú | aproveches | |
| él / ella / usted | aproveche | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprovechemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprovechéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprovechen |
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 make use of, to make the most of, to get the most out of
- (reflexive) to take advantage of, to leverage
- to be useful, to profit (someone)
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