Aprovechar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Aprovechar in Spanish

Aprovechar means “to take advantage of” or “to make good use of.” You will learn its regular -AR conjugation, commands, compound forms, subjunctive forms, and common patterns for using opportunities and resources well.

Aprovechar conjugation at a glance

Aprovechar is the approved lesson verb for this page. Its project type is Regular AR. Linguistically, its core verbal endings follow the regular -AR pattern; the notes below explain the usage features that matter for this specific verb.

• aprovechar — to take advantage of; to make good use of
• Verb type: Regular AR
• Key point: the stem remains stable in the core simple paradigms and the non-finite forms are regular.

Aprovechar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

These non-finite forms support the progressive and compound systems. The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is used in progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	aprovechar	to take advantage of; to make good use of
Gerund	aprovechando	making good use of it
Past participle	aprovechado	made good use of it

Aprovechar meaning and essential uses

Aprovechar commonly means to make good use of a resource, opportunity, time, or situation. It is often transitive, so the thing used well appears directly after the verb. The construction aprovechar para + infinitive introduces what someone takes the opportunity to do.

• Aprovecho la oportunidad. — I take advantage of the opportunity.
• Aprovechamos para descansar. — We take the opportunity to rest.

Aprovechar conjugation pattern

Aprovechar is a regular -AR verb. Its stem is aprovech- and it takes the standard -AR endings throughout the simple core paradigms. Its gerund aprovechando and participle aprovechado are also regular.

No stem change, irregular yo form, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle affects this verb. Written accents follow the standard regular -AR paradigm.

Aprovechar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Aprovechar present tense conjugation

This system is the present indicative; its Spanish label is El presente de indicativo. Use the present for current actions, routines, general facts, and contextually near-future events. Form it with the regular -AR present endings attached to the verb stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovecho	I make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovechas	you make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovecha	he / she makes good use of it; you (formal) make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovechamos	we make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovecháis	you (plural) make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovechan	they / you (plural) make good use of it

• Aprovecho el tiempo mientras espero. — I make good use of the time while I wait.

Aprovechar preterite conjugation

This system is the preterite; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido. Use the preterite for completed or bounded past events. Form it with the regular -AR preterite endings. The written accents distinguish several key forms.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aproveché	I made good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovechaste	you made good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovechó	he / she / you (formal) made good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovechamos	we made good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovechasteis	you (plural) made good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovecharon	they / you (plural) made good use of it

• Aprovechamos la oferta ayer. — We took advantage of the offer yesterday.

Aprovechar imperfect conjugation

This system is the imperfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito imperfecto. Use the imperfect for habitual, background, descriptive, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the regular -AR imperfect endings built on -aba-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovechaba	I used to make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovechabas	you used to make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovechaba	he / she / you (formal) used to make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovechábamos	we used to make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovechabais	you (plural) used to make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovechaban	they / you (plural) used to make good use of it

• De estudiante, aprovechaba cada minuto libre. — As a student, I used to make good use of every free minute.

Aprovechar present progressive

This system is the present progressive; its Spanish label is El presente progresivo. Use the present progressive for an action genuinely in progress around the moment of speaking. This is a verbal periphrasis formed with the present of estar plus the gerund of the target verb.

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

• Estoy aprovechando la mañana para estudiar. — I am using the morning to study.

Aprovechar near future conjugation

This system is the near future; its Spanish label is Ir a + infinitive. Use the near future for plans, intentions, or events presented as about to happen. This is a verbal periphrasis formed with the present of ir, a, and the infinitive.

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

• Voy a aprovechar el fin de semana para descansar. — I am going to use the weekend to rest.

Aprovechar future tense conjugation

This system is the simple future; its Spanish label is El futuro simple. Use the simple future for future events and, in suitable contexts, probability or conjecture. Form it by adding the future endings directly to the complete infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovecharé	I will make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovecharás	you will make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovechará	he / she / you (formal) will make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovecharemos	we will make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovecharéis	you (plural) will make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovecharán	they / you (plural) will make good use of it

• Aprovecharé esta oportunidad. — I will take advantage of this opportunity.

Aprovechar conditional conjugation

This system is the conditional; its Spanish label is El condicional simple. Use the conditional for hypothetical results, polite softening, and other context-dependent possibilities. Form it by adding the conditional endings directly to the complete infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovecharía	I would make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovecharías	you would make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovecharía	he / she / you (formal) would make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovecharíamos	we would make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovecharíais	you (plural) would make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovecharían	they / you (plural) would make good use of it

• Aprovecharía más el curso con práctica diaria. — I would get more out of the course with daily practice.

Aprovechar present perfect conjugation

This system is the present perfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto compuesto. Use the present perfect for a past event connected to the present. Its frequency and distribution vary across Spanish-speaking regions. Form it with the present of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• He aprovechado bien el día. — I have made good use of the day.

Aprovechar past perfect conjugation

This system is the past perfect / pluperfect; its Spanish label is El pretérito pluscuamperfecto. Use the past perfect for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• Ya habíamos aprovechado esa oportunidad. — We had already taken advantage of that opportunity.

Aprovechar future perfect conjugation

This system is the future perfect; its Spanish label is El futuro compuesto / antefuturo. Use the future perfect for an event expected to be completed before a later future point, and sometimes for conjecture about a completed event. Form it with the future of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• Para entonces, habré aprovechado todo el tiempo disponible. — By then, I will have made use of all the available time.

Aprovechar conditional perfect conjugation

This system is the conditional perfect; its Spanish label is El condicional compuesto / antepospretérito. Use the conditional perfect for a hypothetical past result or an unrealized past possibility. Form it with the conditional of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• Habría aprovechado la ocasión con más información. — I would have taken advantage of the opportunity with more information.

Aprovechar subjunctive conjugations

Aprovechar present subjunctive conjugation

This system is the present subjunctive; its Spanish label is El presente de subjuntivo. Use the present subjunctive in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. For a regular -AR verb, use the stem plus the present-subjunctive endings in -e.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aproveche	that I make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aproveches	that you make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aproveche	that he / she / you (formal) make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovechemos	that we make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovechéis	that you (plural) make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovechen	that they / you (plural) make good use of it

• Quiero que aproveches esta oportunidad. — I want you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Aprovechar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the imperfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El imperfecto de subjuntivo. Use the imperfect subjunctive in past or hypothetical subordinate contexts that require the subjunctive. The main learner table uses the regular -ra series. The accepted -se series follows the same person pattern and is not mechanically interchangeable in every construction. For example, aprovechase — that I made good use of it is an accepted -se alternative to the main -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovechara	that I made good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovecharas	that you made good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovechara	that he / she / you (formal) made good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovecháramos	that we made good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovecharais	that you (plural) made good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovecharan	that they / you (plural) made good use of it

• Era importante que aprovecháramos el tiempo. — It was important that we make good use of the time.

Aprovechar future subjunctive conjugation

This system is the future subjunctive; its Spanish label is El futuro de subjuntivo. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, and historical contexts. For a regular -AR verb, the future subjunctive uses the historical -re series built from the preterite stem pattern.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aprovechare	if / when I make good use of it
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovechares	if / when you make good use of it
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aprovechare	if / when he / she / you (formal) make good use of it
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aprovecháremos	if / when we make good use of it
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovechareis	if / when you (plural) make good use of it
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aprovecharen	if / when they / you (plural) make good use of it

• Quien aprovechare estos recursos deberá respetar las condiciones. — Whoever makes use of these resources shall comply with the conditions.

Aprovechar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the present perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo. Use the present perfect subjunctive for a completed action viewed through a present subjunctive environment. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• Me alegra que hayas aprovechado la experiencia. — I am glad that you have made good use of the experience.

Aprovechar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the past perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo. Use the past perfect subjunctive for a completed action prior to a past or counterfactual reference point. The main table uses hubiera plus the past participle. Hubiese plus the participle is an accepted alternative whose distribution must be interpreted in context. For example, hubiese aprovechado — that I had made good use of it is an accepted alternative form.

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

• Ojalá hubieras aprovechado mejor el tiempo. — I wish you had made better use of the time.

Aprovechar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

This system is the future perfect subjunctive; its Spanish label is El futuro perfecto de subjuntivo. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is primarily a reference form for restricted formal, legal, literary, and historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber plus the invariant past participle.

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

• Quien hubiere aprovechado la ayuda deberá declararlo. — Whoever has made use of the assistance shall declare it.

Aprovechar imperative and commands

Spanish commands use different morphological sources according to person and polarity. There is no ordinary yo command row. The nosotros / nosotras row is an exhortative use meaning “let's…”.

Aprovechar affirmative commands

Use these forms to give a positive instruction or invitation. The tú form matches the regular affirmative -AR command pattern, while the usted, nosotros, and ustedes forms are subjunctive-based; vosotros uses the regular -ad ending.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	aprovecha	make good use of it!
Usted — you, singular formal	aproveche	make good use of it!
Nosotros / Nosotras — we, exhortative “let's…”	aprovechemos	let's make good use of it!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aprovechad	make good use of it!
Ustedes — you, plural	aprovechen	make good use of it!

• Aprovecha esta oportunidad. — Take advantage of this opportunity.

Aprovechar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. Place no before the verb to make the command negative.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no aproveches	do not make good use of it!
Usted — you, singular formal	no aproveche	do not make good use of it!
Nosotros / Nosotras — we, exhortative “let's…”	no aprovechemos	let's not make good use of it!
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no aprovechéis	do not make good use of it!
Ustedes — you, plural	no aprovechen	do not make good use of it!

• No aproveches la situación para discutir. — Do not use the situation as an opportunity to argue.

Common constructions with Aprovechar

These patterns are common enough to affect how the conjugated verb is used in complete sentences.

aprovechar + noun — to make good use of something. Use a direct object for the resource, opportunity, or situation being used well.

• Aprovechamos el tiempo. — We make good use of the time.

aprovechar para + infinitive — to take the opportunity to do something. Use para + infinitive to state the action made possible by the opportunity.

• Aprovecho para llamarte. — I am taking the opportunity to call you.

Example sentences with Aprovechar

These examples reinforce the verb across several useful forms and contexts without replacing the system-specific examples above.

• Aprovechamos la luz natural por la mañana. — We make use of the natural light in the morning.
• Ella aprovechó el viaje para visitar a su familia. — She used the trip as an opportunity to visit her family.
• Puedes aprovechar este espacio para trabajar. — You can use this space to work.
• Si tuviera más tiempo, lo aprovecharía mejor. — If I had more time, I would use it better.
• Espero que aprovechen la reunión. — I hope they make good use of the meeting.
• Hemos aprovechado cada oportunidad para practicar. — We have taken every opportunity to practice.

When you use aprovechar, first decide what resource or opportunity is being used well, then choose the tense or mood that matches the time and purpose of the sentence.