How to conjugate apostar in Spanish
Apostar in Spanish means to bet, to wager
Apostar 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 apostar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Apostar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb apostar is irregular in the present tense.
Apostar in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
Apostar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case apostar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
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The verb apostar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar.
ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apuesto | I bet |
| Tú | apuestas | you bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apuesta | he/she bets, you (formal) bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostamos | we bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostáis | you (plural) Spain bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apuestan | they bet, you (plural) bet |
Examples:
| Yo apuesto que ganaré el juego | I bet that I will win the game |
| Nosotros apostamos que el equipo verde ganaría hoy | We bet that the green team will win today |
| Ellas apuestan con sus amigas los resultados del partido de baloncesto | They bet with their friends the results of the basketball game |
Apostar in the Preterite Tense
The verb apostar is regular 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.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aposté | I bet |
| Tú | apostaste | you bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostó | he/she bet, you (formal) bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostamos | we bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostasteis | you (plural) Spain bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostaron | they bet, you (plural) bet |
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 aposté con mi amigo y quien perdiera debía pagar la comida | Yesterday I bet with a friend of mine and whoever lost had to pay the food |
| La semana pasada nosotros apostamos sobre los resultados electorales | Last week we bed about the election results |
| Ellas apostaron con sus amigos quién ganaría la carrera | They bet with their friends who will win the race |
Apostar 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 apostar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb apostar 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
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostaba | I used to bet |
| Tú | apostabas | you used to bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostaba | he/she used to bet, you (formal) used to bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostábamos | we used to bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostabais | you (plural) Spain used to bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostaban | they used to bet, you (plural) used to bet |
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 apostaba con mi mamá en todas las carreras de caballos | I used to bet with my mom in all the horse races |
| Todos los días apostábamos quién ganaría en el sorteo millonario | Every day we used to bet who will win in the millionaire raffle |
| Ellas apostaban todos los días a favor del equipo de fútbol verde | Every day they used to bet in favor of the green soccer team |
Apostar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb apostar 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 apostar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb apostar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apostar 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 apostar..
- 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 apostar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostaré | I will bet |
| Tú | apostarás | you will bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostará | he/she will bet, you (formal) will bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostaremos | we will bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostaréis | you (plural) Spain will bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostarán | they will bet, you (plural) will bet |
Examples:
| Yo apostaré el siguiente mes | I will bet next month |
| Nosotros apostaremos en la competencia de boxeo | We will bet in the boxing competence |
| Ellas siempre apostarán a favor del equipo rojo | They will always bet in favor of the red team |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar
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 apostar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a apostar | I will bet |
| Tú | vas a apostar | you will bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a apostar | he/she will bet, you (formal) will bet |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a apostar | we will bet |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a apostar | you (plural) Spain will bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a apostar | they will bet, you (plural) will bet |
Examples:
| Yo voy a apostar con mis amigas sobre los resultados del partido de fútbol | I will bet with my friends about the final score of the soccer game |
| Nosotros vamos a apostar esta noche sobre la carrera de caballos | We will bet tonight about the horse race |
| Ellas van a apostar con sus padres y quienes pierdan invitan postre | They will bet with their parents and those who lose will invite dessert |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (apostando)
The present participle of apostar is apostando.
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 apostar is: apostando
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
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Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy apostando | I am betting |
| Tú | estás apostando | you are betting |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está apostando | he/she is betting, you (formal) are betting |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos apostando | we are betting |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis apostando | you (plural) Spain are betting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están apostando | they are betting, you (plural) are betting |
Examples:
| Yo estoy apostando con mi mamá sobre los resultados de mi admisión a la universidad | I am betting with my mom about the results of admission of the university |
| Estamos apostando con nuestros padres | We are betting with our parents |
| ¿Están apostando con tus amigas? | Are you betting with your friends? |
Apostar 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 apostar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb apostar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apostar 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 apostar.
- 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 apostar is apostar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostaría | I would bet |
| Tú | apostarías | you would bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostaría | he/she would bet, you (formal) would bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostaríamos | we would bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostaríais | you (plural) Spain would bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostarían | they would bet, you (plural) would bet |
Examples:
| Yo apostaría que nuestro equipo de baloncesto va a ganar hoy | I would bet our basketball team will win today |
| Nosotros apostaríamos con nuestros padres pero no tenemos plata ahorita | We would bet with our parents but we don’t have money right now |
| Ellas apostarían sobre los resultados del mundial pero es muy arriesgado | They would bet about the worldcup but its too risky |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apostado)
The past participle of the verb apostar is apostado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he apostado | I have bet |
| Tú | has apostado | you have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha apostado | he/she have bet, you (formal) have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos apostado | we have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis apostado | you (plural) Spain have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han apostado | they have bet, you (plural) have bet |
Examples:
| Yo he apostado con mi mamá | I have bet with my mom |
| Nosotros hemos apostado hoy sobre el resultado de las elecciones | We have bet today about the electoral results |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar.
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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apostado)
The past participle of apostar is apostado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había apostado | I had bet |
| Tú | habías apostado | you had bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había apostado | he/she had bet, you (formal) had bet |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos apostado | we had bet |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais apostado | you (plural) Spain had bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían apostado | they had bet, you (plural) had bet |
Examples:
| Yo había apostado que perdería el equipo contrario | I had bet that the rival team will be the one that lost |
| Tú habías apostado y ganaste la apuesta | You had bet and you actually won |
| Él había apostado que su hermano iba a ganar la beca tal y como lo hizo | He had bet his brother was gonna win the scholarship just like he did |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar. 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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apostado)
The past participle of apostar is apostado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré apostado | I will have bet |
| Tú | habrás apostado | you will have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá apostado | he/she will have bet, you (formal) will have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos apostado | we will have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis apostado | you (plural) Spain will have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán apostado | they will have bet, you (plural) will have bet |
Examples:
| Mañana a esta hora ya habré apostado sobre quién ganará el juego de fútbol | Tomorrow at this time, I will have already bet about who will win the football game |
| Pedro habrá apostado que el equipo de su hija ganará esta noche | Pedro will have bet that his daughters team will win tonight |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar. 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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apostado)
The past participle of apostar is apostar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría apostado | I would have bet |
| Tú | habrías apostado | you would have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría apostado | he/she would have bet, you (formal) would have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos apostado | we would have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais apostado | you (plural) Spain will would bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían apostado | they would have bet, you (plural) would have bet |
Examples:
| Yo habría apostado si hubiera tenido plata | I would have bet if I had money |
| Ellos habrían apostado si les hubieran dado la oportunidad | They would have bet if they were given the chance |
Apostar 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 apostar is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
Apostar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case apostar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
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:
| 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 apostar is irregular in the subjunctive present and it is a stem changing verb. The o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apueste | I may bet |
| Tú | apuestes | you may bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apueste | he/she may bet, you (formal) may bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostemos | we may bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostéis | you (plural) Spain may bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apuesten | they may bet, you (plural) may bet |
Examples:
| Quizás apueste con mis compañeras sobre quién ganará el show de La Voz | Perhaps, I may bet with my friends about who will win the show The Voice |
| Es posible que ellos apuesten y se gasten su plata | It’s possible they may bet and spend their money |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar 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:
- Apostar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: apostar – apostaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with apost
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apostar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostara | I might bet |
| Tú | apostaras | you might bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostara | he/she might bet, you (formal) might bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostáramos | we might bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostarais | you (plural) Spain might bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostaran | they might bet, you (plural) might bet |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostase | I might bet |
| Tú | apostases | you might bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostase | he/she might bet, you (formal) might bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostásemos | we might bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostaseis | you (plural) Spain might bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostasen | they might bet, you (plural) might bet |
Examples:
| Te dije que apostases que el caballo gris ganaría | I told you to bet that the gray horse will win |
| Sería bueno si apostásemos quién ganará el partido de mañana | It would be nice if we might bet who will win tomorrow game |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apostare | I will bet |
| Tú | apostares | you will bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apostare | he/she will bet, you (formal) will bet |
| Nosotros (as) | apostáremos | we will bet |
| Vosotros (as) | apostareis | you (plural) Spain will bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apostaren | they will bet, you (plural) will bet |
Example:
| El día que yo apostare y gane me sentire suertuda | The day I will bet and actually win I will feel very lucky |
Apostar 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 apostar 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 apostar is: apostado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apostar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya apostado | I may have bet |
| Tú | hayas apostado | you may have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya apostado | he/she may have bet, you (formal) may have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos apostado | we may have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis apostado | you (plural) Spain may have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan apostado | they may have bet, you (plural) may have bet |
Example:
| ¿Tú crees que ellos hayan apostado que su equipo gana? | Do you think they may have bet their team will win? |
| Es posible que nunca hayan apostado con nadie | It’s possible they may have never bet with anyone |
Apostar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The verb apostar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
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 apostar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (apostar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apost)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (apostado)
The past participle of the verb apostar is apostado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apostar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese apostado | I might have bet |
| Tú | hubieses apostado | you might have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese apostado | he/she might have bet, you (formal) might have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos apostado | we might have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis apostado | you (plural) Spain might have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen apostado | they might have bet, you (plural) might have bet |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera apostado | I might have bet |
| Tú | hubieras apostado | you might have bet |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera apostado | he/she might have bet, you (formal) might have bet |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos apostado | we might have bet |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais apostado | you (plural) Spain might have bet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran apostado | they might have bet, you (plural) might have bet |
Example:
| Yo te hubiese apostado contigo si hubieras estado ahí. | I might have bet with you if you had been there |
| Desearía que hubiéramos apostado que nuestro equipo ganaba hoy | I wish we might have bet that our team won today |
Apostar 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.
Apostar 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 apostar would be apuesta.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (apostar)
- Take off the “s”. (apuesta)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (apuesta)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
Keep in mind that apostar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case apostar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb apostar are the following:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡apuesta! | bet! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡apueste! | bet! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡apostemos! | bet! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡apostad! | bet! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡apuesten! | bet! |
Examples:
| ¡Apuesta con tu hermano! | Bet with your brother! |
| ¡Apostemos cual equipo de fútbol gana hoy! | Let’s bet which soccer team wins today! |
Apostar 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.
Apostar 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
The rest of the conjugations in the Negative Commands for the verb apostar are the following but please keep in mind that apostar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case apostar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No apueste! | Don’t bet!! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No apueste! | Don’t bet! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No apostemos! | Don’t bet! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No apuestéis! | Don’t bet! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No apuesten! | Don’t bet! |
Examples
| ¡No apueste con nadie! | Don’t bet with anyone! |