aprobar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
aprobar — to pass
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: aprueba (tú), apruebe (usted), aprobemos (nosotros), aprobad (vosotros), aprueben (ustedes).
aprobar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or strong advice, such as a teacher telling a committee 'Approve this proposal!'
Notes on aprobar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'él/ella' form (aprueba). Other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Aprueba el examen, por favor.
Pass the exam, please.
tú
Apruebe usted los documentos ahora.
Approve the documents now (formal).
Aprobad el presupuesto antes de irnos.
Approve the budget before we leave (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'aproba' for the tú command.
Correct: aprueba
Why: The affirmative tú command for stem-changing verbs retains the stem change (o to ue).
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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.
Future
yo: aprobaré
The future of aprobar is regular: aprobaré, aprobarás, aprobará, aprobaremos, aprobaréis, aprobarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apruebes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no apruebes, no apruebe, no aprobemos, no aprobéis, no aprueben.