aprobar Negative Imperative Conjugation
aprobar — to pass
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no apruebes, no apruebe, no aprobemos, no aprobéis, no aprueben.
aprobar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to pass or approve something, like 'Don't approve that bad law!'
Notes on aprobar in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive. The stem change (o to ue) occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No apruebes ese plan, es peligroso.
Don't approve that plan, it's dangerous.
tú
No apruebe usted la solicitud todavía.
Don't approve the application yet (formal).
No aprobéis nada sin leerlo primero.
Don't approve anything without reading it first (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no aprueba').
Correct: no apruebes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aprueba
The imperative uses the stem change for most forms: aprueba (tú), apruebe (usted), aprobemos (nosotros), aprobad (vosotros), aprueben (ustedes).