What does aprobar mean in English?

Aprobar means "to pass/approve" in English.

How do you conjugate aprobar in Spanish?

Aprobar 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 aprobar?

Aprobar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)

How do you use aprobar in a sentence?

Example: "Aprobé el examen." which means "I passed the exam." in English.

What are synonyms for aprobar?

Spanish synonyms for aprobar include: aceptar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Aprobar

to pass/approve

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aprobar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aprobando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aprobado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobo I pass/approve	I pass/approve
tú	aprobas you pass/approve	you pass/approve
él/ella/usted	aproba he/she/you pass/approves	he/she/you pass/approves
nosotros	aprobamos we pass/approve	we pass/approve
vosotros	aprobáis you all pass/approve	you all pass/approve
ellos/ustedes	aproban they/you all pass/approve	they/you all pass/approve

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobaba I used to pass/approve	I used to pass/approve
tú	aprobabas you used to pass/approve	you used to pass/approve
él/ella/usted	aprobaba he/she/you used to pass/approve	he/she/you used to pass/approve
nosotros	aprobábamos we used to pass/approve	we used to pass/approve
vosotros	aprobabais you all used to pass/approve	you all used to pass/approve
ellos/ustedes	aprobaban they/you all used to pass/approve	they/you all used to pass/approve

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobé I pass/approved	I pass/approved
tú	aprobaste you pass/approved	you pass/approved
él/ella/usted	aprobó he/she/you pass/approved	he/she/you pass/approved
nosotros	aprobamos we pass/approved	we pass/approved
vosotros	aprobasteis you all pass/approved	you all pass/approved
ellos/ustedes	aprobaron they/you all pass/approved	they/you all pass/approved

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobaré I will pass/approve	I will pass/approve
tú	aprobarás you will pass/approve	you will pass/approve
él/ella/usted	aprobará he/she/you will pass/approve	he/she/you will pass/approve
nosotros	aprobaremos we will pass/approve	we will pass/approve
vosotros	aprobaréis you all will pass/approve	you all will pass/approve
ellos/ustedes	aprobarán they/you all will pass/approve	they/you all will pass/approve

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobaría I would pass/approve	I would pass/approve
tú	aprobarías you would pass/approve	you would pass/approve
él/ella/usted	aprobaría he/she/you would pass/approve	he/she/you would pass/approve
nosotros	aprobaríamos we would pass/approve	we would pass/approve
vosotros	aprobaríais you all would pass/approve	you all would pass/approve
ellos/ustedes	aprobarían they/you all would pass/approve	they/you all would pass/approve

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobe that I pass/approve	that I pass/approve
tú	aprobes that you pass/approve	that you pass/approve
él/ella/usted	aprobe that he/she/you pass/approve	that he/she/you pass/approve
nosotros	aprobemos that we pass/approve	that we pass/approve
vosotros	aprobéis that you all pass/approve	that you all pass/approve
ellos/ustedes	aproben that they/you all pass/approve	that they/you all pass/approve

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprobara or aprobase that I pass/approved	that I pass/approved
tú	aprobaras or aprobases that you pass/approved	that you pass/approved
él/ella/usted	aprobara or aprobase that he/she/you pass/approved	that he/she/you pass/approved
nosotros	aprobáramos or aprobásemos that we pass/approved	that we pass/approved
vosotros	aprobarais or aprobaseis that you all pass/approved	that you all pass/approved
ellos/ustedes	aprobaran or aprobasen that they/you all pass/approved	that they/you all pass/approved

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aproba	pass/approve! (you)
usted	aprobe	pass/approve! (you formal)
nosotros	aprobemos	let's pass/approve!
vosotros	aprobad	pass/approve! (you all)
ustedes	aproben	pass/approve! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aprobes	don't pass/approve! (you)
usted	no aprobe	don't pass/approve! (you formal)
nosotros	no aprobemos	let's not pass/approve!
vosotros	no aprobéis	don't pass/approve! (you all)
ustedes	no aproben	don't pass/approve! (you all)

More About "aprobar"

Examples in Context

Aprobé el examen.

I passed the exam.

Preterite

Apruebo la propuesta.

I approve the proposal.

Present

Han aprobado la ley.

They have passed the law.

Present Perfect

Aprobaré el presupuesto.

I will approve the budget.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

aceptar(to accept)

More general acceptance

Antonyms:

reprobar(to fail, to reject)

suspender(to fail (a test))

Usage Notes

•Aprobar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue)
•Stem changes: apruebo, apruebas, aprueba
•Main meanings: to approve, to pass (a test/law)

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