What does aplicar mean in English?

Aplicar means "to apply" in English.

How do you conjugate aplicar in Spanish?

Aplicar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using aplicar?

Aplicar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change

What verbs are related to aplicar?

Verbs related to aplicar include: aplicarse. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use aplicar in a sentence?

Example: "Apliqué la regla." which means "I applied the rule." in English.

Aplicar

to apply

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aplicar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aplicando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aplicado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplico I apply	I apply
tú	aplicas you apply	you apply
él/ella/usted	aplica he/she/you applys	he/she/you applys
nosotros	aplicamos we apply	we apply
vosotros	aplicáis you all apply	you all apply
ellos/ustedes	aplican they/you all apply	they/you all apply

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplicaba I used to apply	I used to apply
tú	aplicabas you used to apply	you used to apply
él/ella/usted	aplicaba he/she/you used to apply	he/she/you used to apply
nosotros	aplicábamos we used to apply	we used to apply
vosotros	aplicabais you all used to apply	you all used to apply
ellos/ustedes	aplicaban they/you all used to apply	they/you all used to apply

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplicé I applied	I applied
tú	aplicaste you applied	you applied
él/ella/usted	aplicó he/she/you applied	he/she/you applied
nosotros	aplicamos we applied	we applied
vosotros	aplicasteis you all applied	you all applied
ellos/ustedes	aplicaron they/you all applied	they/you all applied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplicaré I will apply	I will apply
tú	aplicarás you will apply	you will apply
él/ella/usted	aplicará he/she/you will apply	he/she/you will apply
nosotros	aplicaremos we will apply	we will apply
vosotros	aplicaréis you all will apply	you all will apply
ellos/ustedes	aplicarán they/you all will apply	they/you all will apply

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplicaría I would apply	I would apply
tú	aplicarías you would apply	you would apply
él/ella/usted	aplicaría he/she/you would apply	he/she/you would apply
nosotros	aplicaríamos we would apply	we would apply
vosotros	aplicaríais you all would apply	you all would apply
ellos/ustedes	aplicarían they/you all would apply	they/you all would apply

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplice that I apply	that I apply
tú	aplices that you apply	that you apply
él/ella/usted	aplice that he/she/you apply	that he/she/you apply
nosotros	aplicemos that we apply	that we apply
vosotros	aplicéis that you all apply	that you all apply
ellos/ustedes	aplicen that they/you all apply	that they/you all apply

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aplicara or aplicase that I applied	that I applied
tú	aplicaras or aplicases that you applied	that you applied
él/ella/usted	aplicara or aplicase that he/she/you applied	that he/she/you applied
nosotros	aplicáramos or aplicásemos that we applied	that we applied
vosotros	aplicarais or aplicaseis that you all applied	that you all applied
ellos/ustedes	aplicaran or aplicasen that they/you all applied	that they/you all applied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he aplicado I have applied	I have applied
tú	has aplicado you have applied	you have applied
él/ella/usted	ha aplicado he/she/you have applied	he/she/you have applied
nosotros	hemos aplicado we have applied	we have applied
vosotros	habéis aplicado you all have applied	you all have applied
ellos/ustedes	han aplicado they/you all have applied	they/you all have applied

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había aplicado I had applied	I had applied
tú	habías aplicado you had applied	you had applied
él/ella/usted	había aplicado he/she/you had applied	he/she/you had applied
nosotros	habíamos aplicado we had applied	we had applied
vosotros	habíais aplicado you all had applied	you all had applied
ellos/ustedes	habían aplicado they/you all had applied	they/you all had applied

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube aplicado I had applied	I had applied
tú	hubiste aplicado you had applied	you had applied
él/ella/usted	hubo aplicado he/she/you had applied	he/she/you had applied
nosotros	hubimos aplicado we had applied	we had applied
vosotros	hubisteis aplicado you all had applied	you all had applied
ellos/ustedes	hubieron aplicado they/you all had applied	they/you all had applied

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré aplicado I will have applied	I will have applied
tú	habrás aplicado you will have applied	you will have applied
él/ella/usted	habrá aplicado he/she/you will have applied	he/she/you will have applied
nosotros	habremos aplicado we will have applied	we will have applied
vosotros	habréis aplicado you all will have applied	you all will have applied
ellos/ustedes	habrán aplicado they/you all will have applied	they/you all will have applied

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría aplicado I would have applied	I would have applied
tú	habrías aplicado you would have applied	you would have applied
él/ella/usted	habría aplicado he/she/you would have applied	he/she/you would have applied
nosotros	habríamos aplicado we would have applied	we would have applied
vosotros	habríais aplicado you all would have applied	you all would have applied
ellos/ustedes	habrían aplicado they/you all would have applied	they/you all would have applied

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya aplicado that I have applied	that I have applied
tú	hayas aplicado that you have applied	that you have applied
él/ella/usted	haya aplicado that he/she/you have applied	that he/she/you have applied
nosotros	hayamos aplicado that we have applied	that we have applied
vosotros	hayáis aplicado that you all have applied	that you all have applied
ellos/ustedes	hayan aplicado that they/you all have applied	that they/you all have applied

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera aplicado that I had applied	that I had applied
tú	hubieras aplicado that you had applied	that you had applied
él/ella/usted	hubiera aplicado that he/she/you had applied	that he/she/you had applied
nosotros	hubiéramos aplicado that we had applied	that we had applied
vosotros	hubierais aplicado that you all had applied	that you all had applied
ellos/ustedes	hubieran aplicado that they/you all had applied	that they/you all had applied

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aplica	apply! (you)
usted	aplice	apply! (you formal)
nosotros	aplicemos	let's apply!
vosotros	aplicad	apply! (you all)
ustedes	aplicen	apply! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aplices	don't apply! (you)
usted	no aplice	don't apply! (you formal)
nosotros	no aplicemos	let's not apply!
vosotros	no aplicéis	don't apply! (you all)
ustedes	no aplicen	don't apply! (you all)

More About "aplicar"

Examples in Context

Apliqué la regla.

I applied the rule.

Preterite

Aplico lo que aprendí.

I apply what I learned.

Present

Ha aplicado la teoría.

He/She has applied the theory.

Present Perfect

Aplicaré el método.

I will apply the method.

Future

Related Verbs

aplicarse(to apply oneself, to work hard)

reflexive form - to apply oneself

Usage Notes

•Aplicar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
•Spelling change: c→qu before e (apliqué, aplique)
•Main meanings: to apply, to implement

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