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aprobar

/apɾoˈbaɾ/, [a.pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]

approve

Gerund: aprobando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular aprobado aprobada
Plural aprobados aprobadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo apruebo aprobaba aprobé aprobaré aprobaría
tú apruebas aprobabas aprobaste aprobarás aprobarías
él/ella/Ud. aprueba aprobaba aprobó aprobará aprobaría
nosotros aprobamos aprobábamos aprobamos aprobaremos aprobaríamos
vosotros aprobáis aprobabais aprobasteis aprobaréis aprobaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aprueban aprobaban aprobaron aprobarán aprobarían
vos aprobás aprobabas aprobaste aprobarás aprobarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo apruebe aprobara aprobase aprobare
tú apruebes aprobaras aprobases aprobares
él/ella/Ud. apruebe aprobara aprobase aprobare
nosotros aprobemos aprobáramos aprobásemos aprobáremos
vosotros aprobéis aprobarais aprobaseis aprobareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. aprueben aprobaran aprobasen aprobaren
vos aprobés aprobaras aprobases aprobares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú aprueba no apruebes
Ud. apruebe no apruebe
nosotros aprobemos no aprobemos
vosotros aprobad no aprobéis
Uds. aprueben no aprueben
vos aprobá no apruebes

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Después de aprobar el examen de conducir, se compró un coche.

    After she had passed her driving test, she bought a car.

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  • Estudié mucho, de modo que pude aprobar el examen.

    I studied hard so that I could pass the examination.

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  • Si ella estudiara mucho, podría aprobar el examen.

    If she studied hard, she could pass the exam.

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  • Si estudias en serio, puedes esperar aprobar el examen.

    If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.

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  • Mi padre nunca va a aprobar mi casamiento.

    Father will never approve of my marriage.

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  • Estudió duro, lo cual le permitió aprobar el examen.

    He studied hard, which enabled him to pass the exam.

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  • No puedo aprobar el proyecto.

    I cannot approve the project.

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  • Aún suponiendo que tengas razón, no podemos aprobar tu plan.

    Granting that you are right, we still can't approve of your plan.

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  • Estudió mucho para aprobar el examen.

    He studied hard in order to pass the examination.

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  • ¿Por qué crees que Tom no fue capaz de aprobar su prueba de conducir?

    Why do you think Tom wasn't able to pass his driving test?

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