Aprobar (to pass) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of aprobar (to pass) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Aprobar (to pass) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 5: Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Lesson 36: Educación y graduación (Education and graduation)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Aprobar (to pass) Aprobando (Passing) Aprobado (Passed)

Aprobar (to pass): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo apruebo I pass
tú apruebas You pass
él/ella aprueba he/she passes
nosotros/nosotras aprobamos we pass
vosotros/vosotras aprobáis you pass
ellos/ellas aprueban they pass

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he aprobado I have passed
tú has aprobado You have passed
él/ella ha aprobado he has passed
nosotros/nosotras hemos aprobado we have passed
vosotros/vosotras habéis aprobado You have passed
ellos/ellas han aprobado They have passed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo apruebe I pass
tú apruebes you pass
él/ella apruebe he/she passes
nosotros/nosotras aprobemos we pass
vosotros/vosotras aprobéis you pass
ellos/ellas aprueben they pass

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya aprobado I have passed
tú hayas aprobado you have passed
él/ella haya aprobado he/she has passed
nosotros/nosotras hayamos aprobado we have passed
vosotros/vosotras hayáis aprobado you have passed
ellos/ellas hayan aprobado they have passed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo aprobaba I was passing
tú aprobabas you passed
él/ella aprobaba he/she was passing
nosotros/nosotras aprobábamos we passed
vosotros/vosotras aprobabais You/you passed
ellos/ellas aprobaban they were passing

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había aprobado I had passed
tú habías aprobado you had passed
él/ella había aprobado he had passed
nosotros/nosotras habíamos aprobado We had passed
vosotros/vosotras habíais aprobado you had passed
ellos/ellas habían aprobado they had passed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo aprobarA/aprobase I would pass
tú aprobaras/aprobasas you would pass
él/ella aprobara/aprobase he/she passed
nosotros/nosotras aprobáramos/aprobásemos we passed
vosotros/vosotras aprobarais/aprobaseis you would pass
ellos/ellas aprobaran/aprobasen they passed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese aprobado I had passed
tú hubieras/hubieses aprobado you had passed
él/ella hubiera/hubiese aprobado he had passed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos aprobado we would have passed
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis aprobado you would have passed
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen aprobado they would have passed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo aprobé I passed
tú aprobaste You passed
él/ella aprobó he/she passed
nosotros/nosotras aprobamos we passed
vosotros/vosotras aprobasteis You passed
ellos/ellas aprobaron they passed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube aprobado I had passed
tú hubiste aprobado You had passed
él/ella hubo aprobado he had passed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos aprobado we had passed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis aprobado You had passed
ellos/ellas hubieron aprobado they had passed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo aprobare I will pass
tú aprobares you would pass
él/ella aprobare he/she will pass
nosotros/nosotras aprobáremos we shall pass
vosotros/vosotras aprobareis You will pass
ellos/ellas aprobaren They would pass

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere aprobado I will have passed
tú hubieres aprobado you will have passed
él/ella hubiere aprobado he will have passed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos aprobado we will have passed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis aprobado you will have passed
ellos/ellas hubieren aprobado they will have passed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo aprobaré I will pass
tú aprobarás You will pass
él/ella aprobará he/she will pass
nosotros/nosotras aprobaremos we will pass
vosotros/vosotras aprobaréis You will pass
ellos/ellas aprobarán They will pass

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré aprobado I will have passed
tú habrás aprobado you will have passed
él/ella habrá aprobado He/She will have passed
nosotros/nosotras habremos aprobado We will have passed
vosotros/vosotras habréis aprobado you will have passed
ellos/ellas habrán aprobado They will have passed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Aprueba! Pass!
Apruebe! Pass!
Aprobemos! Let us pass!
Aprobad! Pass!
Aprueben! They pass

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No apruebes! Don't pass!
No apruebe! He/she does not pass!
No aprobemos! Let's not pass!
No aprobéis! You (all) don't pass!
No aprueben! They do not pass!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo aprobaría I would pass
tú aprobarías You would pass
él/ella aprobaría he/she would pass
nosotros/nosotras aprobaríamos we would pass
vosotros/vosotras aprobaríais You would pass
ellos/ellas aprobarían they would pass

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría aprobado I would have passed
tú habrías aprobado you would have passed
él/ella habría aprobado he/she would have passed
nosotros/nosotras habríamos aprobado we would have passed
vosotros/vosotras habríais aprobado You would have passed
ellos/ellas habrían aprobado They would have passed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will pass the proposal after the meeting.
Ellos aprobarán la propuesta después de la reunión.
2. You will pass the list of things to do.
Vosotras aprobaréis la lista de cosas que hacer.
3. We will pass the company's offer.
Nosotros aprobaremos la oferta de la empresa.
4. I will pass the pending assignment.
Yo aprobaré la tarea pendiente.
5. She will pass the very urgent plan.
Ella aprobará el plan muy urgente.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We passed the company's plans last week.
Nosotros aprobamos los planes de la empresa la semana pasada.
2. We passed after enrolling.
Nosotros aprobábamos después de inscribirnos.
3. We have passed the plan for the company.
Hemos aprobado el plan para la empresa.
4. I passed the exam because I studied a lot.
Yo aprobé el examen porque estudié mucho.
5. I was passing the baccalaureate without problems.
Yo aprobaba el bachillerato sin problemas.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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aprobéis, aprobáramos/aprobásemos, aprobara/aprobase, apruebe

1.
Tal vez vosotros ... las tareas pendientes.
(Maybe you pass the pending tasks.)
2.
Quizás él/ella ... el plan de negocios.
(Perhaps he/she approves the business plan.)
3.
Nos gustaría que nosotros ... la oferta de trabajo.
(We would like us to approve the job offer.)
4.
Espero que ... el examen mañana.
(I hope that I pass the exam tomorrow.)
5.
Es posible que él ... el proyecto de la empresa.
(It is possible that he may pass the company's project.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would probably have passed the negotiation with more information.
Probablemente hubierais/hubieseis aprobado la negociación con más información.
2. They had passed the idea of the creative project.
Ellos hubieron aprobado la idea del proyecto creativo.
3. I doubt that you have passed without studying.
Dudo que hayas aprobado sin estudiar.
4. I suppose that you had passed the offer.
Supongo que vosotros hubisteis aprobado la oferta.
5. Maybe you would have passed the exam if you had studied more.
Tal vez hubieras/hubieses aprobado el examen si hubieras estudiado más.