Aprobar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Aprobar in Spanish

Aprobar means “to approve,” “to pass an exam/course,” or “to declare acceptable.” You will learn its o → ue present change, regular past/future families, subjunctive forms, and commands.

Aprobar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. RAE states that the current conjugation of aprobar follows contar. Stressed present forms use aprueb-, while aprobamos / aprobáis retain aprob-.

Aprobar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle aprobado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	aprobar	to approve / pass
Gerund	aprobando	approving / passing
Past participle	aprobado	approved / passed

Aprobar meaning and essential uses

Aprobar is transitive and can mean judging something or someone good, sufficient, acceptable, or authorized: El comité aprueba el plan. — “The committee approves the plan.”

RAE also explicitly records obtaining a passing grade in a subject or examination: Aprobé el examen. — “I passed the exam.” This is a major high-frequency learner use.

Aprobar irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present indicative forms use aprueb-: apruebo, apruebas, aprueba, aprueban. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use aprob-: aprobamos / aprobáis.

Present subjunctive follows the same stress split: apruebe, apruebes, apruebe, aprobemos, aprobéis, aprueben. Preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund aprobando, and participle aprobado are otherwise regular.

Aprobar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Aprobar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use aprueb-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use aprob-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apruebo	I approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	apruebas	you approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprueba	he / she approves / passes; you approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobamos	we approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobáis	you approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprueban	they approve / pass; you approve / pass (plural)

• Apruebo la propuesta. — I approve the proposal.

Aprobar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobé	I approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobaste	you approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobó	he / she approved / passed; you approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobamos	we approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobasteis	you approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobaron	they approved / passed; you approved / passed (plural)

• Ayer aprobé el examen. — Yesterday I passed the exam.

Aprobar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobaba	I used to approve / pass / was approving / passing
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobabas	you used to approve / pass / were approving / passing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobaba	he / she used to approve / pass / was approving / passing; you used to approve / pass / were approving / passing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobábamos	we used to approve / pass / were approving / passing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobabais	you used to approve / pass / were approving / passing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobaban	they used to approve / pass / were approving / passing; you used to approve / pass / were approving / passing (plural)

• Antes aprobábamos los cambios por mayoría. — We used to approve changes by majority vote.

Aprobar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus aprobando — “approving / passing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy aprobando	I am approving / passing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás aprobando	you are approving / passing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está aprobando	he / she is approving / passing; you are approving / passing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos aprobando	we are approving / passing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis aprobando	you are approving / passing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están aprobando	they are approving / passing; you are approving / passing (plural)

• El comité está aprobando el presupuesto. — The committee is approving the budget.

Aprobar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and aprobar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a aprobar	I am going to approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a aprobar	you are going to approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a aprobar	he / she is going to approve / pass; you are going to approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a aprobar	we are going to approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a aprobar	you are going to approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a aprobar	they are going to approve / pass; you are going to approve / pass (plural)

• Voy a aprobar esta solicitud. — I am going to approve this application.

Aprobar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobaré	I will approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobarás	you will approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobará	he / she will approve / pass; you will approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobaremos	we will approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobaréis	you will approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobarán	they will approve / pass; you will approve / pass (plural)

• Aprobaremos el plan mañana. — We will approve the plan tomorrow.

Aprobar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobaría	I would approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobarías	you would approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobaría	he / she would approve / pass; you would approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobaríamos	we would approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobaríais	you would approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobarían	they would approve / pass; you would approve / pass (plural)

• Aprobaría la propuesta con algunos cambios. — I would approve the proposal with some changes.

Aprobar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he aprobado	I have approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	has aprobado	you have approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha aprobado	he / she has approved / passed; you have approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos aprobado	we have approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis aprobado	you have approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han aprobado	they have approved / passed; you have approved / passed (plural)

• He aprobado todos los exámenes. — I have passed all the exams.

Aprobar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había aprobado	I had approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	habías aprobado	you had approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había aprobado	he / she had approved / passed; you had approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos aprobado	we had approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais aprobado	you had approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían aprobado	they had approved / passed; you had approved / passed (plural)

• Ya habíamos aprobado el presupuesto. — We had already approved the budget.

Aprobar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré aprobado	I will have approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás aprobado	you will have approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá aprobado	he / she will have approved / passed; you will have approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos aprobado	we will have approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis aprobado	you will have approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán aprobado	they will have approved / passed; you will have approved / passed (plural)

• Para entonces habrán aprobado todas las solicitudes. — By then they will have approved all the applications.

Aprobar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría aprobado	I would have approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías aprobado	you would have approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría aprobado	he / she would have approved / passed; you would have approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos aprobado	we would have approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais aprobado	you would have approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían aprobado	they would have approved / passed; you would have approved / passed (plural)

• Habría aprobado el examen con más tiempo. — I would have passed the exam with more time.

Aprobar subjunctive conjugations

Aprobar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Stressed forms use aprueb-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use aprob-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	apruebe	that I approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	apruebes	that you approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	apruebe	that he / she approve / pass; that you approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobemos	that we approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobéis	that you approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprueben	that they approve / pass; that you approve / pass (plural)

• Espero que apruebes el examen. — I hope you pass the exam.

Aprobar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobara	that I approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobaras	that you approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobara	that he / she approved / passed; that you approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobáramos	that we approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobarais	that you approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobaran	that they approved / passed; that you approved / passed (plural)

• Preferían que aprobáramos el plan completo. — They preferred that we approve the complete plan.
• Era mejor que aprobases primero la propuesta principal. — It was better for you to approve the main proposal first.

Aprobar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprobare	if / when I should approve / pass
Tú — you, singular informal	aprobares	if / when you should approve / pass
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprobare	if / when he / she should approve / pass; if / when you should approve / pass (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprobáremos	if / when we should approve / pass
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobareis	if / when you should approve / pass (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprobaren	if / when they should approve / pass; if / when you should approve / pass (plural)

• Quien aprobare la resolución deberá dejar constancia de su voto. — Whoever should approve the resolution must record their vote.

Aprobar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya aprobado	that I have approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas aprobado	that you have approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya aprobado	that he / she has approved / passed; that you have approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos aprobado	that we have approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis aprobado	that you have approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan aprobado	that they have approved / passed; that you have approved / passed (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas aprobado el curso. — I am glad that you passed the course.

Aprobar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera aprobado	that I had approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras aprobado	that you had approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera aprobado	that he / she had approved / passed; that you had approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos aprobado	that we had approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais aprobado	that you had approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran aprobado	that they had approved / passed; that you had approved / passed (plural)

• Si hubiera aprobado el examen, habría terminado el programa. — If I had passed the exam, I would have finished the program.
• Si hubieses aprobado la propuesta, el proyecto habría empezado. — If you had approved the proposal, the project would have started.

Aprobar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant aprobado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere aprobado	if / when I should have approved / passed
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres aprobado	if / when you should have approved / passed
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere aprobado	if / when he / she should have approved / passed; if / when you should have approved / passed (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos aprobado	if / when we should have approved / passed
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis aprobado	if / when you should have approved / passed (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren aprobado	if / when they should have approved / passed; if / when you should have approved / passed (plural)

• Si hubieren aprobado excepciones, deberán documentarlas. — If they should have approved exceptions, they must document them.

Aprobar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Aprobar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	aprueba	approve
Usted — you, singular formal	apruebe	approve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	aprobemos	let’s approve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprobad	approve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	aprueben	approve (plural)

• Aprueba la solicitud si cumple los requisitos. — Approve the application if it meets the requirements.

Aprobar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no apruebes	do not approve
Usted — you, singular formal	no apruebe	do not approve (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no aprobemos	let’s not approve
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no aprobéis	do not approve (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no aprueben	do not approve (plural)

• No apruebes el documento sin leerlo. — Do not approve the document without reading it.

Common constructions with Aprobar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• aprobar algo. — to approve something.
• aprobar a alguien para un cargo. — to judge / approve someone as suitable for a position.
• aprobar un examen / asignatura / curso. — to pass an exam / subject / course.

Example sentences with Aprobar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Has aprobado el examen? — Have you passed the exam?
• El consejo aprobó el presupuesto. — The board approved the budget.
• Necesito aprobar esta asignatura. — I need to pass this subject.
• Espero que apruebes todos los exámenes. — I hope you pass all the exams.
• Ya han aprobado la nueva norma. — They have already approved the new rule.
• Aprueba solo las solicitudes completas. — Approve only complete applications.

Regional and usage notes for Aprobar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos aprobás el examen esta semana. — You pass the exam this week. (voseo)
• Aprobá la solicitud si está completa. — Approve the application if it is complete. (affirmative vos command)

For aprobar, track stressed o → ue: apruebo / apruebe versus unstressed aprobamos / aprobemos. The same verb covers both institutional “approve” and academic “pass.”