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Aprovechar (to take advantage of) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of aprovechar (to take advantage of) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Aprovechar (to take advantage of) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 3: Sueños (Dreams)

Lesson 20: Tiempos felices y difíciles (Happy and difficult times)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Aprovechar (to take advantage of) Aprovechando (Taking advantage) Aprovechado (Taken advantage of)

Aprovechar (to take advantage of): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovecho I take advantage of
(tú) aprovechas You take advantage of
(él/ella) aprovecha he/she takes advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovechamos we take advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovecháis You take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovechan they take advantage of

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he aprovechado I have taken advantage of
(tú) has aprovechado You have taken advantage of
(él/ella) ha aprovechado he/she has taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos aprovechado we have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis aprovechado You have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) han aprovechado they have taken advantage of

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) aproveche I take advantage of
(tú) aproveches you take advantage of
(él/ella) aproveche he/she takes advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovechemos we take advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovechéis you take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovechen they take advantage of

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya aprovechado I have taken advantage of
(tú) hayas aprovechado You have taken advantage of
(él/ella) haya aprovechado he/she has taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos aprovechado we have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis aprovechado you have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) hayan aprovechado they have taken advantage of

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovechaba I was taking advantage of
(tú) aprovechabas You were taking advantage of
(él/ella) aprovechaba he/she took advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovechábamos we took advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovechabais You took advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovechaban they took advantage of

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había aprovechado I had taken advantage of
(tú) habías aprovechado You had taken advantage of
(él/ella) había aprovechado he/she had taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos aprovechado we had taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais aprovechado You had taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) habían aprovechado they had taken advantage of

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovechara/aprovechase I took advantage of/I were to take advantage of
(tú) aprovecharas/aprovechases you took advantage of
(él/ella) aprovechara/aprovechase he took advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovecháramos/aprovechásemos we took advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovecharais/aprovechaseis You would take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovecharan/aprovechasen they took advantage of

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese aprovechado I had taken advantage of
(tú) hubieras/hubieses aprovechado You had taken advantage of
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese aprovechado he would have taken advantage of/she would have taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos aprovechado we would have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis aprovechado you would have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen aprovechado they had taken advantage of

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) aproveché I took advantage of
(tú) aprovechaste You took advantage of
(él/ella) aprovechó he/she took advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovechamos we took advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovechasteis You took advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovecharon they took advantage of

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube aprovechado I had taken advantage of
(tú) hubiste aprovechado You had taken advantage of
(él/ella) hubo aprovechado he had taken advantage of/she had taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos aprovechado we had taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis aprovechado You had taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) hubieron aprovechado they had taken advantage of

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovechare I will take advantage of
(tú) aprovechares you would take advantage of
(él/ella) aprovechare he/she will take advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovecháremos we will take advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovechareis You will take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovecharen they will take advantage of

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere aprovechado I would have taken advantage of
(tú) hubieres aprovechado you would have taken advantage of
(él/ella) hubiere aprovechado he/she will have taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos aprovechado we will have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis aprovechado You would have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) hubieren aprovechado they had taken advantage of

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovecharé I will take advantage of
(tú) aprovecharás You will take advantage of
(él/ella) aprovechará he will take advantage of/she will take advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovecharemos we will take advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovecharéis You will take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovecharán they will take advantage of

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré aprovechado I will have taken advantage of
(tú) habrás aprovechado You will have taken advantage of
(él/ella) habrá aprovechado he/she will have taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos aprovechado we will have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis aprovechado You will have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) habrán aprovechado they will have taken advantage of
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Aprovecha! Take advantage of it!
¡Aproveche! Take advantage!
¡Aprovechemos! Let's take advantage!
¡Aprovechad! Take advantage!
¡Aprovechen! Take advantage!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No aproveches! Don't take advantage!
¡No aproveche! Do not take advantage!
¡No aprovechemos! Let's not take advantage!
¡No aprovechéis! Do not take advantage!
¡No aprovechen! They should not take advantage of.

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) aprovecharía I would take advantage of
(tú) aprovecharías You would take advantage of
(él/ella) aprovecharía he/she would take advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) aprovecharíamos we would take advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) aprovecharíais You would take advantage of
(ellos/ellas) aprovecharían They would take advantage of

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría aprovechado I would have taken advantage of
(tú) habrías aprovechado You would have taken advantage of
(él/ella) habría aprovechado he/she would have taken advantage of
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos aprovechado we would have taken advantage of
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais aprovechado You would have taken advantage of
(ellos/ellas) habrían aprovechado they would have taken advantage of

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He makes the most of the buffet to explore Oceania.
Él aprovecha el bufete para explorar oceanía.
2. I take advantage of the free time to practise painting.
Yo aprovecho el tiempo libre para practicar la pintura.
3. You all take advantage of the quality of life to do a DIY course.
Vosotros aprovecháis la calidad de vida para hacer un curso de bricolaje.
4. He will take advantage of his professional career to explore new opportunities in Asia.
Aprovechará su carrera profesional para explorar nuevas oportunidades en asia.
5. They will take advantage of the teacher's sense of humour to make the class more entertaining.
Aprovecharán el sentido del humor del profesor para hacer la clase más entretenida.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You took advantage of the opportunity to speak with the guest.
Aprovechaste la oportunidad de hablar con el invitado.
2. They took advantage of the day to discuss their professional career.
Aprovecharon el día para discutir sobre la carrera profesional.
3. You have taken advantage of the meeting to express your proposals.
Habéis aprovechado la reunión para expresar vuestras propuestas.
4. He has taken advantage of the international tourism fair to analyse tourist destinations.
Ha aprovechado la feria internacional de turismo para analizar destinos turísticos.
5. They were taking advantage of having a good internet connection.
Ellos aprovechaban la ventaja de tener buena conexión a internet.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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aprovecharan/aprovechasen, aprovechéis, aprovechara/aprovechase, aproveches, aprovechen

1.
Estaban seguros de que ellos ... la conexión a internet.
(They were sure that they would take advantage of the internet connection.)
2.
Quiero que ... el día en el crucero.
(I want you to take advantage of the day on the cruise.)
3.
Quería que yo ... la calidad de vida en oceanía.
(They wanted me to take advantage of the quality of life in Oceania.)
4.
Es improbable que ellos ... la conferencia de tecnología.
(It is unlikely that they will take advantage of the technology conference.)
5.
Es importante que ... la oportunidad en el bufete.
(It is important that you take advantage of the opportunity at the law firm.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It is unlikely that you have taken advantage of all the laboratory resources.
Es improbable que hayáis aprovechado todos los recursos del laboratorio.
2. I had taken advantage of the time to practise photography.
Hube aprovechado el tiempo para practicar la fotografía.
3. They had taken advantage of the workshop to learn about DIY.
Hubieron aprovechado el taller para aprender sobre el bricolaje.
4. We would have taken advantage of the day in the laboratory.
Nosotros habríamos aprovechado la jornada en el laboratorio.
5. He had taken advantage of the opportunity to explore his passion for painting.
Hubo aprovechado la ocasión para explorar su pasión por la pintura.