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Apoyarse (to support oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of apoyarse (to support oneself) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Apoyarse (to support oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 39: Trabajo en equipo (Teamwork)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Apoyarse (to support oneself) Apoyándose (Supporting oneself) Apoyado (Supported)

Apoyarse (to support oneself): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyo I support myself
(tú) te apoyas You support yourself
(él/ella) se apoya he/she supports himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyamos we support ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyáis You support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyan they support themselves

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me he apoyado I have supported myself
(tú) te has apoyado You have supported yourself
(él/ella) se ha apoyado he/she has supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos apoyado we have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis apoyado You have supported each other
(ellos/ellas) se han apoyado they have supported themselves

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoye I support myself
(tú) te apoyes you support yourself
(él/ella) se apoye he/she supports himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyemos we support ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyéis you support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyen they support themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me haya apoyado I have supported myself
(tú) te hayas apoyado you have supported yourself
(él/ella) se haya apoyado he/she has supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hayamos apoyado we have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hayáis apoyado You have supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hayan apoyado they have supported themselves

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyaba I used to support myself
(tú) te apoyabas You supported yourself
(él/ella) se apoyaba he/she was supporting himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyábamos we supported each other
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyabais You supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyaban they supported themselves

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me había apoyado I had supported myself
(tú) te habías apoyado You had supported yourself
(él/ella) se había apoyado he/she had supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos apoyado we had supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais apoyado You had supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habían apoyado they had supported themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyara/me apoyase I supported myself
(tú) te apoyaras/te apoyases You supported yourself/you were to support yourself
(él/ella) se apoyara/se apoyase he/she supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyáramos/nos apoyásemos we supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyarais/os apoyaseis you would support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyaran/se apoyasen they would support themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiera/me hubiese apoyado I would have supported myself
(tú) te hubieras/te hubieses apoyado you would have supported yourself
(él/ella) se hubiera/se hubiese apoyado he/she had supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos apoyado we would have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubierais/os hubieseis apoyado You would have supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/se hubiesen apoyado they had supported themselves

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyé I supported myself
(tú) te apoyaste You supported yourself
(él/ella) se apoyó he/she supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyamos We supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyasteis You supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyaron they supported themselves

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) me hube apoyado I had supported myself
(tú) te hubiste apoyado You had supported yourself
(él/ella) se hubo apoyado he/she had supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubimos apoyado we had supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubisteis apoyado You had supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieron apoyado they had supported themselves

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyare I will support myself
(tú) te apoyares you would support yourself
(él/ella) se apoyare he/she would support himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyáremos we will support ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyareis You will support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyaren they support themselves

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré apoyado I will have supported myself
(tú) te habrás apoyado You will have supported yourself
(él/ella) se habrá apoyado he/she will have supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos apoyado we will have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis apoyado You will have supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrán apoyado they will have supported themselves

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyaré I will support myself
(tú) te apoyarás You will support yourself
(él/ella) se apoyará he/she will support himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyaremos We will support ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyaréis You will support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyarán they will support themselves

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré apoyado I will have supported myself
(tú) te habrás apoyado You will have supported yourself
(él/ella) se habrá apoyado he/she will have supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos apoyado we will have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis apoyado You will have supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrán apoyado They will have supported themselves
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Apóyese! Support yourself!
Apóyate! He/She support(s) yourself!
Apóyese! Support yourself!
Apoyémonos! You support each other!
Apoyaos! They support themselves.

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not support oneself
¡No te apoyes! You do not support yourself
¡No se apoye! Do not support yourself!
¡No nos apoyemos! You all do not support yourselves
¡No os apoyéis! Do not support yourselves!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me apoyaría I would support myself
(tú) te apoyarías You would support yourself
(él/ella) se apoyaría he would support himself/she would support herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos apoyaríamos we would support ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os apoyaríais You would support yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se apoyarían they would support themselves

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habría apoyado I would have supported myself
(tú) te habrías apoyado You would have supported yourself
(él/ella) se habría apoyado he/she would have supported himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habríamos apoyado We would have supported ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habríais apoyado You would have supported yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrían apoyado They would have supported themselves

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We support ourselves on the oak to rest after walking.
Nosotros nos apoyamos en el roble para descansar después de caminar.
2. You support yourselves on the railing to look at a map of the tourist office.
Vosotros os apoyáis en la barandilla para mirar un plano de la oficina de turismo.
3. I will support myself on the cow to sign the contract.
Yo me apoyaré en la vaca para firmar el contrato.
4. They support themselves on the window to watch the sunset in the valley.
Ellos se apoyan en la ventana para ver la puesta del sol en el valle.
5. He supports himself on the olive tree to notice the aroma of nature.
Él se apoya en el olivo para notar el aroma de la naturaleza.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You have supported yourselves on the tourist office to learn more about the valley.
Os habéis apoyado en la oficina de turismo para saber más sobre el valle.
2. We have supported ourselves on the tour guide to get to know the farm.
Nos hemos apoyado en el guía turístico para conocer la granja.
3. He has supported himself on the excursion to learn new things.
Se ha apoyado en la excursión para aprender cosas nuevas.
4. She supported herself on the wall to catch her breath.
Ella se apoyó en la pared para recuperar el aliento.
5. You were supporting yourself on the cow while admiring the farm.
Tú te apoyabas en la vaca mientras admirabas la granja.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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te apoyes, os apoyéis, se apoyara/se apoyase, se apoyaran/se apoyasen, se apoyen

1.
Quiero que ellos ... en mí cuando necesitan ayuda.
(I want them to support themselves on me when they need help.)
2.
Es bueno que vosotros ... en el roble para sombra.
(It is good that you support yourselves on the oak tree for shade.)
3.
Si ... en la pared, podrían describir la vista.
(If they were to lean on the wall, they could describe the view.)
4.
Ojalá tú ... en tus amigos cuando tengas problemas.
(I hope that you support yourself on your friends when you have problems.)
5.
Era importante que ... en la cabra para no caerse.
(It was important that he/she support himself/herself on the goat to avoid falling.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have supported yourselves by leaning on the pilot to relax during the flight.
Vosotros os habríais apoyado en el piloto para relajarse durante el vuelo.
2. They had supported themselves in the assembly at the farm.
Ellos se hubieron apoyado en el armado en la granja.
3. We had supported ourselves on the oak to take a photo.
Nosotros nos hubimos apoyado en el roble para tomar una foto.
4. I am glad that we have supported ourselves in nature.
Me alegra que nos hayamos apoyado en la naturaleza.
5. I would have supported myself at the reception to answer the questions.
Yo me habría apoyado en la recepción para contestar a las preguntas.