How to conjugate Aplicar in Spanish
Aplicar in Spanish means to apply
Aplicar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb aplicar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Aplicar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb aplicar is regular in the present tense.
The verb aplicar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplico | I apply |
| Tú | aplicas | you apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplica | he/she applies, you (formal) apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicamos | we apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicáis | you (plural) Spain apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplican | they apply, you (plural) apply |
Examples:
| Yo aplico las reglas que mi mamá me diga | I apply the rules my mom says |
| Ella aplica las herramientas que aprendió en la universidad en el trabajo | She applies the tools she learned in college to her job |
| Ellas aplican pintura en en rayon del carro | They apply paint on the scratch of the car |
Aplicar in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb aplicar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Aplicar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like aplicar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Aplicar ends in -car.
To review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apliqué | I applied |
| Tú | aplicaste | you applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicó | he/she applied, you (formal) applied |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicamos | we applied |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicasteis | you (plural) Spain applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicaron | they applied, you (plural) applied |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
Examples:
| Ayer apliqué mi diseño en el proyecto | Yesterday I applied the design in my project |
| Anoche tú aplicaste a la beca de la universidad | Last night you applied to the college scholarship |
| Ellas aplican sus rutinas de skincare | They applied their skincare routine |
Aplicar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb aplicar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb aplicar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicaba | I used to apply |
| Tú | aplicabas | you used to apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicaba | he/she used to apply, you (formal) used to apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicábamos | we used to apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicabaís | you (plural) Spain used to to apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicaban | they used to apply, you (plural) used to apply |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
Examples:
| Yo aplicaba un shampoo nuevo a mi perro | I used to apply a new shampoo to my dog |
| Todos los meses nosotros aplicábamos pintura al carro pero era muy caro | Every month we used to apply paint to the car but it is too expensive |
| Ellas siempre aplicaban sus reglas de juego en los partidos | They always used to apply their own rules in the games |
Aplicar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb aplicar is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb aplicar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb aplicar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate aplicar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case aplicar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicaré | I will apply |
| Tú | aplicarás | you will apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicará | he/she will apply, you (formal) will apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicaremos | we will apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicaréis | you (plural) Spain will apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicarán | they will apply, you (plural) will apply |
Examples:
| Yo aplicaré bloqueador en mi cara | I will apply sunscreen in my face |
| Nosotros aplicaremos una nueva ley que ayuda al medio ambiente | We will apply a new law that helps the environment |
| Ella aplicará sus conocimientos de música en el concierto de hoy | She will apply her knowledge of music in her concert today |
Aplicar in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb aplicar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a aplicar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a aplicar | I will apply |
| Tú | vas a aplicar | you will apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a aplicar | he/she will apply, you (formal) will apply |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a aplicar | we will apply |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a aplicar | you (plural) Spain will apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a aplicar | they will apply, you (plural) will apply |
Examples:
| Yo voy a aplicar mis conocimientos en mi trabajo. | I will apply my knowledge in my job |
| Nosotros vamos a aplicar pintura nueva en las paredes de la casa | We will apply new painting to the walls of our house |
| Ellas van a aplicar a un concurso de música | They will apply to a music contest |
Aplicar in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb aplicar is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (aplicando)
The present participle of aplicar is aplicando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb aplicar is: aplicando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy aplicando | I am applying |
| Tú | estás aplicando | you are applying |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está aplicando | he/she is applying, you (formal) are applying |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos aplicando | we are applying |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis aplicando | you (plural) Spain are applying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están aplicando | they are applying, you (plural) are applying |
Examples:
| Yo estoy aplicando en mi vida las enseñanzas de mi abuelo | I am applying in my life the learnings of my grandfather |
| Tu estás aplicando tus propias reglas en el trabajo | You are applying your own rules in your own work |
| ¿Está aplicando a distintas universidades? | Are you applying to different universities? |
Aplicar in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb aplicar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb aplicar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate aplicar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case aplicar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb aplicar is aplicar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicaría | I would apply |
| Tú | aplicarías | you would apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicaría | he/she would apply, you (formal) would apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicaríamos | we would apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicaríais | you (plural) Spain would apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicarían | they would apply, you (plural) would apply |
Examples:
| Yo aplicaría crema en mi cicatriz pero no ayudaría | I would apply cream to my scar but it wouldn’t help |
| Nosotros aplicaríamos todas las reglas en los diferentes deportes | We would apply all the rules in the different sports |
| Ellas aplicarían diferentes colores de maquillaje si tuvieran más opciones | They would apply different colors of makeup if they had more options |
Aplicar in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb aplicar is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aplicado)
The past participle of the verb aplicar is aplicado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he aplicado | I have applied |
| Tú | has aplicado | you have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha aplicado | he/she have applied, you (formal) have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos aplicado | we have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis aplicado | you (plural) Spain have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han aplicado | they have applied, you (plural) have applied |
Examples:
| Yo he aplicado lo que se de tecnología para la instalación del equipo | I have applied what I know of physics to install the equip |
| Ellos han aplicado a diferentes universidades para tener más opciones | They have applied to different universities to have more options |
Aplicar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb aplicar is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aplicar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aplicado)
The past participle of aplicar is aplicado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había aplicado | I had applied |
| Tú | habías aplicado | you had applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había aplicado | he/she had applied, you (formal) had applied |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos aplicado | we had applied |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais aplicado | you (plural) Spain had applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían aplicado | they had applied, you (plural) had applied |
Examples:
| Yo había aplicado bloqueador solar a mi hija esta mañana | I had applied sunscreen to my daughter this morning |
| ¿Habías aplicado pintura a la pared? | Had you applied paint to the wall? |
| Él había aplicado a la beca en su universidad | He had applied to a scholarship in his college |
Aplicar in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb aplicar is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aplicar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aplicado)
The past participle of aplicar is aplicado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré aplicado | I will have applied |
| Tú | habrás aplicado | you will have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá aplicado | he/she will have applied, you (formal) will have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos aplicado | we will have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis aplicado | you (plural) Spain will have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán aplicado | they will have applied, you (plural) will have applied |
Examples:
| Mañana a esta hora ya habré aplicado mis conocimientos en el examen | Tomorrow at this time, I will have applied my knowledge in the test |
| Tal vez él habrá aplicado a la beca de deporte de la universidad | Perhaps, he will have applied to the sports scholarship of the university |
Aplicar in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb aplicar is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aplicar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aplicado)
The past participle of aplicar is aplicado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría aplicado | I would have applied |
| Tú | habrías aplicado | you would have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría aplicado | he/she would have applied, you (formal) would have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos aplicado | we would have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais aplicado | you (plural) Spain will would have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían aplicado | they would have applied, you (plural) would have applied |
Examples:
| Yo habría aplicado la vacuna a mi hija si no estuviese enferma. | I would have applied the vaccine to my daughter if I weren’t sick. |
| Ellos habrían aplicado sus conocimientos si los hubieran dejado | They would have applied their knowledge if they had been allowed |
Aplicar in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb aplicar is irregular in the subjunctive present form. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Aplicar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite.
-car verbs. Verbs that end in -car like aplicar will have a change in the yo form and only in the yo form. The c changes to qu in the yo form only. The rest of the forms follow normal preterite conjugations and endings.
Aplicar ends in -car.
To review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -ar verbs:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that the verb aplicar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The -c in the stem changes to a -qu.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplique | I may apply |
| Tú | apliques | you may apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplique | he/she may apply, you (formal) may apply |
| Nosotros (as) | apliquemos | we may apply |
| Vosotros (as) | apliquéis | you (plural) Spain may apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apliquen | they may apply, you (plural) may apply |
Examples:
| Quizás yo aplique crema en mi cuerpo | Perhaps, I may apply cream in my body |
| Es posible que ellos apliquen perfume en sus carros | It’s possible they may apply perfume in their cars |
Aplicar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb aplicar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like aplicar the endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Aplicar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: aplicar – aplicaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with aplic
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicara | I might apply |
| Tú | aplicaras | you might apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicara | he/she might apply, you (formal) might apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicáramos | We might apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicarais | you (plural) Spain might apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicaran | they might apply, you (plural) might apply |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicase | I might apply |
| Tú | aplicases | you might apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicase | he/she might apply, you (formal) might apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicásemos | we might apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicaseis | you (plural) Spain might apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicasen | they might apply, you (plural) might apply |
Examples:
| Si el aplicase lo que dice en su trabajo le iría bien | If he might apply what he says in his job he will do great |
| Estaría mal si no aplicásemos las reglas del juego? | Would it be bad if we might not apply the rules of the game? |
Aplicar in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb aplicar is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like aplicar the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aplicare | I will apply |
| Tú | aplicares | you will apply |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aplicare | he/she will apply, you (formal) will apply |
| Nosotros (as) | aplicáremos | we will apply |
| Vosotros (as) | aplicareis | you (plural) Spain will apply |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aplicaren | they will apply, you (plural) will apply |
Example:
| El día que yo aplicare mis conocimientos trabajando para la NASA seré muy feliz | The day I will apply my knowledge working for NASA I will be very happy |
Aplicar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb aplicar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb aplicar is: aplicado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya aplicado | I may have applied |
| Tú | hayas aplicado | you may have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya aplicado | he/she may have applied, you (formal) may have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos aplicado | we may have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis aplicado | you (plural) Spain may have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan aplicado | they may have applied, you (plural) may have applied |
Example:
| Dudo que alguna vez ella haya aplicado matemáticas en su trabajo | I doubt that she may have applied math in her job |
| Es posible que nosotros nos hayamos aplicado a la universidad | It’s possible we may have not applied to the university |
Aplicar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aplicar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aplicar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aplic)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aplicado)
The past participle of the verb aplicar is aplicado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb aplicar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese aplicado | I might have applied |
| Tú | hubieses aplicado | you might have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese aplicado | he/she might have applied, you (formal) might have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos aplicado | we might have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis aplicado | you (plural) Spain might have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen aplicado | they might have applied, you (plural) might have applied |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera aplicado | I might have applied |
| Tú | hubieras aplicado | you might have applied |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera aplicado | he/she might have applied, you (formal) might have applied |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos aplicado | we might have applied |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais aplicado | you (plural) Spain might have applied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran aplicado | they might have applied, you (plural) might have applied |
Example:
| Yo hubiera aplicado bloqueador a la abuela para ayudarla | I might have applied sunscreen to our grandmother to help her |
| Desearía que tu no hubieras aplicado esta pintura en la pared sin decirme antes | I wish you might not have applied that painting to the wall without telling me before |
Aplicar as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Aplicar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb aplicar would be aplica.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (aplicas)
- Take off the “s”. (aplica)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (aplica)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb aplicar are the following but please keep in mind that aplicar is an irregular in the imperative affirmative command form. The combination -ce (sounds like when using an s – se). To keep the strong c of aplicar, we change the c to qu when combined with an -e.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡aplica! | apply! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡aplique! | apply! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡apliquemos! | apply! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡aplicad! | apply! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡apliquen! | apply! |
Examples:
| ¡Aplica tus conocimientos! | Apply your knowledge! |
| ¡Apliquen las reglas de juego! | Apply the rules of the game! |
Aplicar as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Aplicar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Aplicar is an irregular verb when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. The combination -ce (sounds like when using an s – se). To keep the strong c of aplicar, we change the c to qu when combined with an -e.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No aplique! | Don’t apply! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No aplique! | Don’t apply! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No apliquemos! | Don’t apply! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡apliquéis! | Don’t apply! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No apliquen! | Don’t apply! |
Examples
| ¡No apliques crema en tu cara antes de entrar a la piscina! | Don’t apply cream to your face before you get into the pool |