How to conjugate Aprobar in Spanish

Aprobar in Spanish means to to pass, to approve

Aprobar 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 aprobar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

Aprobar in the Present Tense

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

The verb aprobar is irregular in the present tense. 

Aprobar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers  have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case aprobar 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 verb aprobar 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: 

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 aprobar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	apruebo	I approve
Tú	apruebas	you approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprueba	he/she approves, you (formal) approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobamos	we approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobáis	you (plural) Spain approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprueban	they approve, you (plural) approve

Examples: 

Yo apruebo mi examen de inglés	I approve my english test
Nosotros aprobamos las pruebas para entrar a la universidad	We approve the test to get into college
Él aprueba sus tareas siempre	He approves his homework always

Aprobar 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 aprobar is regular in the preterite. 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobé	I approved
Tú	aprobaste	you approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobó	he/she approved, you (formal) happroved
Nosotros (as)	aprobamos	we approved
Vosotros (as)	aprobasteis	you (plural) Spain approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobaron	they approved, you (plural) approved

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: 

La semana pasada aprobé ciencias	Last week I approved science
Ayer nosotros aprobamos el diseño de la casa	Yesterday we approved the design of the house
Anoche ellos aprobaron juntos la idea del viaje	Last night they approved together the idea of the trip

Aprobar 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 aprobar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb aprobar 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 aprobar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobaba	I used to approve
Tú	aprobabas	you used to approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobaba	he/she used to approve, you (formal) used to approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobábamos	we used to approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobabais	you (plural) Spain used to approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobaban	they used to approve, you (plural) used to approve

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: 

Normalmente yo aprobaba los exámenes del colegio	Normally I used approve the school tests
De niños nosotros aprobábamos si el sabor de la torta era rico	As children we used to approve if the taste of the cake was good
Ellos siempre aprobaban los trabajos que hacían juntos	They used to always approve the assignments they did together

Aprobar in the Future Tense

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

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

The verb aprobar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate aprobar 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 aprobar.
2. 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 aprobar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobaré	I will approve
Tú	aprobarás	you will approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobará	he/she will approve, you (formal) will approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobaremos	we will approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobaréis	you (plural) Spain will approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobarán	they will approve, you (plural) will approve

Examples: 

Yo aprobaré todas las materias al final del verano	I will approve all my subjects by the end of the summer
Nosotros aprobaremos los exámenes si estudiamos con dedicación	We will approve our exams if we study with dedication
Ellas aprobarán el diseño de la casa esta noche	They will approve the design of the house tonight

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar 

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 aprobar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a aprobar	I will approve
Tú	vas a aprobar	you will approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a aprobar	he/she will approve, you (formal) will approve
Nosotros (as)	vamos a aprobar	we will approve
Vosotros (as)	vais a aprobar	you (plural) Spain will approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a aprobar	they will approve, you (plural) will approve

Examples: 

Yo voy a aprobar mi prueba de italiano	I will approve my italian exam
Nosotros vamos a aprobar las entrevistas que tenemos hoy	We will approve the interviews we have today
Él va a aprobar porque es muy inteligente	He will approve because he is really smart

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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

Let’s apply it to aprobar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (aprobar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aprob)
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (aprobando)

The present participle of aprobar is aprobando. 

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 aprobar is: aprobando

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 aprobar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy aprobando	I am approving
Tú	estás aprobando	you are approving
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está aprobando	he/she is approving, you (formal) are approving
Nosotros (as)	estamos aprobando	we are approving
Vosotros (as)	estáis aprobando	you (plural) Spain are approving
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están aprobando	they are approving, you (plural) are approving

Examples: 

Yo estoy aprobando todas las pruebas de matemáticas	I am approving all the math test
Todavía estamos aprobando las ideas sobre la nueva canción	We are still approving the ideas of the new song
¿Estás aprobando tus exámenes?	Are you approving your exams?

Aprobar 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 aprobar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb aprobar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate aprobar 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 aprobar.
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: 

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 aprobar is aprobar. 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobaría	I would approve
Tú	aprobarías	you would  approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobaría	he/she would approve, you (formal) would  approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobaríamos	we would  approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobaríais	you (plural) Spain would  approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobarían	they would approve, you (plural)  would  approve

Examples: 

Si pudiera yo aprobaría todas las materias	If I could I would approve all the subjects
Nosotros aprobaríamos el nuevo diseño de la casa si tuviera más cuartos	We would approve the new design of the house if it had more rooms
Ellas aprobarían sus exámenes si estudian duro	They would approve their exams if they study hard

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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:

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 aprobar:

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

The past participle of the verb aprobar is aprobado.

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he aprobado	I have approved
Tú	has aprobado	you have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha aprobado	he/she has approved, you (formal) have approved
Nosotros (as)	hemos aprobado	we have approved
Vosotros (as)	habéis aprobado	you (plural) Spain have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han aprobado	they have approved, you (plural) have approved

Examples: 

Yo he aprobado mi curso de conducción	I have approved my driving course
Nosotros hemos aprobado el nuevo logo de la empresa	We have approved the new logo of the company

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar. 

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 aprobar:

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

The past participle of aprobar is aprobado. 

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había aprobado	I had approved
Tú	habías aprobado	you had approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había aprobado	he/she had approved, you (formal) had approved
Nosotros (as)	habíamos aprobado	we had approved
Vosotros (as)	habíais aprobado	you (plural) Spain had approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían aprobado	they had approved, you (plural) had approved

Examples: 

Yo había aprobado sin ayuda mis exámenes	I had approved without any help all my test
El anterior año tú habías aprobado la prueba de ortografía porque estudiaste mucho	Last year you had approved the spelling test because you studied a lot
Él ya había aprobado la construcción de la casa de su papá	He had already approved the construction of his dads house

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar. 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

Let’s apply it to aprobar:

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

The past participle of aprobar is aprobado. 

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré aprobado	I will have approved
Tú	habrás aprobado	you will have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá aprobado	he/she will have approved, you (formal) will have approved
Nosotros (as)	habremos aprobado	we will have approved
Vosotros (as)	habréis aprobado	you (plural) Spain will have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán aprobado	they will have approved, you (plural) will have approved

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habremos aprobado el examen	Tomorrow at this time, we will have approved the test
Tu crees que Pedro habrá aprobado sus pruebas de conducción	Do you think Pedro will have approved his driving test

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar. 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

Let’s apply it to aprobar:

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

The past participle of aprobar is aprobado. 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría aprobado	I would have approved
Tú	habrías aprobado	you would have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría aprobado	he/she would have approved, you (formal) would have approved
Nosotros (as)	habríamos aprobado	we would have approved
Vosotros (as)	habríais aprobado	you (plural) Spain will would approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían aprobado	they would have approved, you (plural) would have approved

Examples: 

Yo habría aprobado mi prueba de inglés pero estaba nerviosa	I would have approved my english test but I was nervous
Ellos habrían aprobado sus examenes si hubieran estudiando con tiempo	They would have approved their exams if they had study on time

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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. 

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.

Aprobar in the subjunctive present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb. 

Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case aprobar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

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 aprobar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The z changes to ce.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	apruebe	I may approve
Tú	apruebes	you may approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	apruebe	he/she may approve, you (formal) may approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobemos	we may approve
Vosotros (as)	aproéis	you (plural) Spain may approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprueben	they may approve, you (plural) may approve

Examples: 

Quizás apruebe mi entrevista hoy	Perhaps, I may approve my interview today
Es posible que ellos aprueben todas las materias	It’s possible they may approve all of their subjects

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar 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:

1. Aprobar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: aprobar – aprobaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with aprob

4. Then, add a new ending.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobara	I might approve
Tú	aprobaras	you might approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobara	he/she might approve, you (formal) might approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobáramos	we might approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobarais	you (plural) Spain might approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobaran	they might approve, you (plural) might approve

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobase	I might approve
Tú	aprobases	you might  approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobase	he/she might approve, you (formal) might  approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobásemos	we might  approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobaseis	you (plural) Spain might  approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobasen	they might approve, you (plural) might  approve

Examples: 

Si nosotros  aprobásemos este examen tal vez nos dejen viajar en verano	If we might approve this test maybe they would let us travel in the summer
Si ellos aprobasen todo en el colegio sería muy bueno	If they might approve everything at school would be very good

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	aprobare	I will approve
Tú	aprobares	you will approve
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	aprobare	he/she will approve, you (formal) will approve
Nosotros (as)	aprobáremos	we will approve
Vosotros (as)	aprobareis	you (plural) Spain will approve
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aprobaren	they will approve, you (plural) will approve

Example:

El día que aprobare mi examen de conducir seré muy feliz

The day I will approve my driving test I  will be very happy

Aprobar 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 aprobar 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 aprobar is: aprobado

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya aprobado	I may have approved
Tú	hayas aprobado	you may have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya aprobado	he/she may have approved, you (formal) may have approved
Nosotros (as)	hayamos aprobado	we may have approved
Vosotros (as)	hayáis aprobado	you (plural) Spain may have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan aprobado	they may have approved, you (plural) may have approved

Example:

Tal vez él haya aprobado matemáticas este año	Maybe he may have approved math this year
Es posible que ellos hayan aprobado su examen de español	It’s possible they may have approved their spanish exam

Aprobar 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:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to aprobar:

4. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (aprobar)
5. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aprob)
6. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (aprobado)

The past participle of the verb aprobar is aprobado.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese aprobado	I might have approved
Tú	hubieses aprobado	you might have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese aprobado	he/she might have approved, you (formal) might have approved
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos aprobado	we might have approved
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis aprobado	you (plural) Spain might have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen aprobado	they might have approved, you (plural) might have approved

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera aprobado	I might have approved
Tú	hubieras aprobado	you might have approved
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera aprobado	he/she might have approved, you (formal) might have approved
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos aprobado	we might have approved
Vosotros (as)	hubierais aprobado	you (plural) Spain might have approved
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran aprobado	they might have approved, you (plural) might have approved

Example:

Yo hubiera aprobado la nueva canción pero le falta más ritmo	I might have approved the new song but its missing a lot of rhythm
Si tu hubieras aprobado que viajen juntos tal vez no se hubiera escapado	If you might have approved that they go on the trip together maybe he would have not escaped

Aprobar 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.

Aprobar 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:

1. Find the tú 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 aprobar  would be aprueba. 

Let’s see the process:

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

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

Aprueba is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. 

Aprobar in the imperative affirmative command is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb. 

Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case aprobar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡aprueba!	approve!
Usted (Ud.)	¡apruebe!	approve!
Nosotros (as)	¡aprobemos!	approve!
Vosotros (as)	¡aprobad!	approve!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡aprueben!	approve!

Examples:

¡aprueba el examen!	approve the test!
¡aprueben la entrevista!	approve the interview!

Aprobar 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.

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 

Aprobar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. 

Aprobar in the imperative negative command is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb. 

Stem changing verbs have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case aprobar is a o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡No apruebes!	Don’t approve!
Usted (Ud.)	¡No apruebe!	Don’t approve!
Nosotros (as)	¡No aprobemos!	Don’t approve!
Vosotros (as)	¡No aprobéis!	Don’t approve!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡No aprueben!	Don’t approve!

Examples

¡No  aprueben el nuevo diseño!

Don’t approve of the new design!