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How to conjugate apoyar in Spanish

apoyar in Spanish means to support, 

apoyar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb apoyar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

apoyar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb apoyar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb apoyar 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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

ar, How to Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish

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 apoyar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyoI support
apoyasyou support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyahe/she supportes, you (formal) supportes
Nosotros (as)apoyamoswe support
Vosotros (as)apoyaísyou (plural) Spain support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyanthey support, you (plural) support

apoyar 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: 

  1. 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. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb apoyar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyéI supported
apoyasteyou supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyóhe/she supported, you (formal) supported
Nosotros (as)apoyamoswe supported
Vosotros (as)apoyasteisyou (plural) Spain supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyaronthey supported, you (plural) supported

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

apoyar 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 apoyar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb apoyar 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. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. 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 apoyar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyabaI used to support
apoyabasyou used to support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyabahe/she used to support, you (formal) used to support
Nosotros (as)apoyábamoswe used to support
Vosotros (as)apoyabaisyou (plural) Spain used to support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyabanthey used to support, you (plural) used to support

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

apoyar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb apoyar 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 apoyar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb apoyar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apoyar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case apoyar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
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 apoyar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyaréI will support
apoyarásyou will support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyaráhe/she will support, you (formal) will support
Nosotros (as)apoyaremoswe will support
Vosotros (as)apoyaréisyou (plural) Spain will support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyaránthey will support, you (plural) will support

apoyar 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 apoyar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a apoyar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
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 apoyar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a apoyarI will support
vas a apoyaryou will support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a apoyarhe/she will support, you (formal) will support
Nosotros (as)vamos a apoyarwe will support
Vosotros (as)vais a apoyaryou (plural) Spain will support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a apoyarthey will support, you (plural) will support

apoyar 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 apoyar 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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb apoyar is: apoyando

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 apoyar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy apoyandoI am supporting
estás apoyandoyou are supporting
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está apoyandohe/she is supporting, you (formal) are supporting
Nosotros (as)estamos apoyandowe are supporting
Vosotros (as)estáis apoyandoyou (plural) Spain are supporting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están apoyandothey are supporting, you (plural) are supporting

apoyar 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 apoyar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb apoyar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate apoyar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case apoyar.
  2. 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: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb apoyar is apoyar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyaríaI would support
apoyaríasyou would support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyaríahe/she would support, you (formal) would support
Nosotros (as)apoyaríamoswe would support
Vosotros (as)apoyaríasyou (plural) Spain would support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyaríanthey would support, you (plural)would support

apoyar 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 apoyar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, 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:

Yohe
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe apoyadoI have supported
has apoyadoyou have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha apoyadohe/she have supported, you (formal) have supported
Nosotros (as)hemos apoyadowe have supported
Vosotros (as)habéis apoyadoyou (plural) Spain have supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han apoyadothey have supported, you (plural) have supported

apoyar 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 apoyar 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:

Yohabía
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 apoyar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía apoyadoI had supported
habías apoyadoyou had supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había apoyadohe/she had supported, you (formal) had supported
Nosotros (as)habíamos apoyadowe had supported
Vosotros (as)habíais apoyadoyou (plural) Spain had supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain apoyadothey had supported, you (plural) had supported

apoyar 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 apoyar 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:

Yohabré
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 apoyar. 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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré apoyadoI will have supported
habrás apoyadoyou will have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá apoyadohe/she will have supported, you (formal) will have supported
Nosotros (as)habremos apoyadowe will have supported
Vosotros (as)habréis apoyadoyou (plural) Spain will have supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán apoyadothey will have supported, you (plural) will have supported

apoyar 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 apoyar 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:

Yohabría
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 apoyar. 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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría apoyadoI would have supported
habrías apoyadoyou would have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría apoyadohe/she would have supported, you (formal) would have supported
Nosotros (as)habríamos apoyadowe would have supported
Vosotros (as)habríais apoyadoyou (plural) Spain will would supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían apoyadothey would have supported, you (plural) would have supported

apoyar 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 apoyar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

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:

Yoe
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: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyeI may support
apoyesyou may support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyehe/she may support, you (formal) may support
Nosotros (as)apoyemoswe may support
Vosotros (as)apoyéisyou (plural) Spain may support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyenthey may support, you (plural) may support

apoyar 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 apoyar 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 apoyar the endings are:

Yoara
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

Yoase
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:

Yoiera
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:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. apoyar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: apoyar – apoyaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with apoy
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyaraI might support
apoyarasyou might support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyarahe/she might support, you (formal) might support
Nosotros (as)apoyáramoswe might support
Vosotros (as)apoyaraisyou (plural) Spain might support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyaranthey might support, you (plural) might support

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyaseI might support
apoyasesyou might support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyasehe/she might support, you (formal) might support
Nosotros (as)apoyásamoswe might support
Vosotros (as)apoyasaisyou (plural) Spain might support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyasanthey might support, you (plural) might support

apoyar 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 apoyar 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 apoyar the endings are:

Yoe
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:

Yoiere
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:

Yoiere
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 apoyar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoapoyaraI will support
apoyarasyou will support
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)apoyarahe/she will support, you (formal) will support
Nosotros (as)apoyáramoswe will support
Vosotros (as)apoyaraisyou (plural) Spain will support
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)apoyaranthey will support, you (plural) will support

apoyar 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 apoyar 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:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb apoyar is: apoyado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya apoyadoI may have supported
hayas apoyadoyou may have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya apoyadohe/she may have supported, you (formal) may have supported
Nosotros (as)hayamos apoyadowe may have supported
Vosotros (as)hayáis apoyadoyou (plural) Spain may have supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan apoyadothey may have supported, you (plural) may have supported

apoyar 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. 

The verb apoyar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

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:

Yohubiera
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:

Yohubiese
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:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to apoyar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (apoyar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (apoy)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (apoyado)

The past participle of the verb apoyar is apoyado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb apoyar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese apoyadoI might have supported
hubieses apoyadoyou might have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese apoyadohe/she might have supported, you (formal) might have supported
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos apoyadowe might have supported
Vosotros (as)hubieseis apoyadoyou (plural) Spain might have supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen apoyadothey might have supported, you (plural) might have supported

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera apoyadoI might have supported
hubieras apoyadoyou might have supported
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera apoyadohe/she might have supported, you (formal) might have supported
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos apoyadowe might have supported
Vosotros (as)hubierais apoyadoyou (plural) Spain might have supported
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran apoyadothey might have supported, you (plural) might have supported

apoyar 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.

apoyar is Regular 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:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. 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 apoyar  would be apoya

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (apoyas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (apoya)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (apoya)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡apoya!support!
Usted (Ud.)¡apoye!support!
Nosotros (as)¡apoyemos!support!
Vosotros (as)¡apoyad!support!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡apoyen!support!

apoyar 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.

apoyar is Regular 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:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. 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 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no apoyes!Don’t support!
Usted (Ud.)¡no apoye!Don’t support!
Nosotros (as)¡no apoyemos!Don’t support!
Vosotros (as)¡no apoyéis!Don’t support!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no apoyen!Don’t support!