apostar Preterite Conjugation
apostar — to bet
The preterite of apostar is regular: aposté, apostaste, apostó, apostamos, apostasteis, apostaron.
apostar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific bet made at a definite point in time or a finished event, like a poker game or a sports match that already ended.
Notes on apostar in the Preterite
Apostar is regular in the preterite. Unlike the present tense, the 'o' does not change to 'ue'. Note that the 'nosotros' form (apostamos) is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Aposté diez euros a que ganaba el Real Madrid.
I bet ten euros that Real Madrid would win.
yo
¿Cuánto apostaste en la carrera de caballos?
How much did you bet on the horse race?
tú
Ellos apostaron todo su dinero y lo perdieron.
They bet all their money and lost it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'apuesté' instead of 'aposté'.
Correct: The correct form is aposté.
Why: Learners often try to carry the stem change (o to ue) from the present tense into the preterite, but apostar is regular here.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apuesto
Apostar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect
yo: apostaba
The imperfect of apostar is regular: apostaba, apostabas, apostaba, apostábamos, apostabais, apostaban.
Future
yo: apostaré
The future of apostar is regular: apostaré, apostarás, apostará, apostaremos, apostaréis, apostarán.
Conditional
yo: apostaría
The conditional of apostar is regular: apostaría, apostarías, apostaría, apostaríamos, apostaríais, apostarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apueste
The present subjunctive follows the 'o > ue' stem change: apueste, apuestes, apueste, apostemos, apostéis, apuesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apostara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: apostara, apostaras, apostara, apostáramos, apostarais, apostaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apuesta
Commands use the stem change (o > ue) except for vosotros: apuesta, apueste, apostemos, apostad, apuesten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apuestes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no apuestes, no apueste, no apostemos, no apostéis, no apuesten.