aprobar Future Conjugation
aprobar — to pass
The future of aprobar is regular: aprobaré, aprobarás, aprobará, aprobaremos, aprobaréis, aprobarán.
aprobar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to express certainty that someone will pass an exam or that a plan will be approved later on.
Notes on aprobar in the Future
Aprobar is regular in the future. Just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Estoy seguro de que aprobarás el examen.
I am sure you will pass the exam.
tú
El consejo aprobará el plan la próxima semana.
The council will approve the plan next week.
él/ella/usted
Aprobaremos el curso si estudiamos juntos.
We will pass the course if we study together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings (e.g., 'aprobé' for future).
Correct: aprobaré
Why: Future tense endings are added to the infinitive (aprobar + é), not the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apruebo
Aprobar is an o-to-ue stem-changer in the present: apruebo, apruebas, aprueba, aprobamos, aprobáis, aprueban.
Preterite
yo: aprobé
Aprobar is completely regular in the preterite: aprobé, aprobaste, aprobó, aprobamos, aprobasteis, aprobaron.
Imperfect
yo: aprobaba
Aprobar is regular in the imperfect: aprobaba, aprobabas, aprobaba, aprobábamos, aprobabais, aprobaban.
Conditional
yo: aprobaría
The conditional of aprobar is regular: aprobaría, aprobarías, aprobaría, aprobaríamos, aprobaríais, aprobarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apruebe
The present subjunctive follows the o-to-ue stem change: apruebe, apruebes, apruebe, aprobemos, aprobéis, aprueben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aprobara
The imperfect subjunctive of aprobar is regular: aprobara, aprobaras, aprobara, aprobáramos, aprobarais, aprobaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aprueba
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: aprueba (tú), apruebe (usted), aprobemos (nosotros), aprobad (vosotros), aprueben (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apruebes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no apruebes, no apruebe, no aprobemos, no aprobéis, no aprueben.