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SPANISH VERB

aparcar

to park, in Spain

  • #382 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: aparcando
  • Past participle: aparcado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I park
  2. tú you park
  3. usted, él, ella he/she parks
  4. nosotros we park
  5. vosotros Spain you all park
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they park

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I parked
  2. tú you parked
  3. usted, él, ella he/she parked
  4. nosotros we parked
  5. vosotros Spain you all parked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they parked

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to park
  2. tú you used to park
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to park
  4. nosotros we used to park
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to park
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to park

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will park
  2. tú you will park
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will park
  4. nosotros we will park
  5. vosotros Spain you all will park
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will park

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would park
  2. tú you would park
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would park
  4. nosotros we would park
  5. vosotros Spain you all would park
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would park

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I park
  2. tú (that) you park
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she park
  4. nosotros (that) we park
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all park
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they park

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I parked
  2. tú (if) you parked
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she parked
  4. nosotros (if) we parked
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all parked
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they parked

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú park!
  2. usted park! (formal)
  3. nosotros park! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain park! (all of you)
  5. ustedes park! (all of you)

How to use aparcar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Aparco lejos del centro porque es más barato.

    I park far from downtown because it's cheaper.

  2. Past

    Aparqué en doble fila solo un minuto.

    I double-parked for just a minute.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes aparcábamos gratis delante de la playa.

    We used to park for free in front of the beach.

  4. Future

    ¿Dónde aparcaremos en el centro un sábado?

    Where will we park downtown on a Saturday?

  5. Conditional

    Yo aparcaría en la plaza y seguiría andando.

    I'd park in the square and walk the rest.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Que nadie aparque delante de la puerta del garaje.

    Nobody should park in front of the garage door.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El vigilante me pidió que aparcara marcha atrás.

    The attendant asked me to back into the spot.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aparca ahí, antes de que lo ocupen!

    Park there, before someone takes it!

Good to know

  • In Spain you "aparcas" and leave the car in the "aparcamiento"; in Mexico you "estacionas".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.