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SPANISH VERB

aplaudir

to clap

  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: aplaudiendo
  • Past participle: aplaudido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use aplaudir

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

  1. Present

    El público aplaude de pie al final del concierto.

    The audience claps standing at the end of the concert.

  2. Past

    Todos aplaudimos cuando el avión aterrizó.

    We all clapped when the plane landed.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi hijo aplaudía cada vez que veía al payaso.

    My son clapped every time he saw the clown.

  4. Future

    Aplaudiremos muy fuerte cuando salga tu hermana.

    We'll clap really loud when your sister comes out.

  5. Conditional

    Yo aplaudiría, pero traigo las manos ocupadas.

    I'd clap, but my hands are full.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que aplaudan a los cocineros también.

    I want you to clap for the cooks too.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si aplaudieran menos, escucharíamos la canción.

    If they clapped less, we'd hear the song.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aplaudan fuerte para los niños del coro!

    Clap loud for the children's choir!

Where you hear aplaudir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • ¿Por qué aplauden los turistas? Why are the tourists clapping?
  • Aplaudimos y escuchamos el eco. We clapped and listened to the echo.
  • Ahora van a aplaudir. Now you're going to clap.

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • En esta canción aplaudimos al final. In this song, we clap at the end.
  • Todo el barrio aplaudió a Pablo. The whole neighbourhood clapped for Pablo.
  • Vais a aplaudir hasta que os duelan las manos. You're going to clap until your hands hurt.
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The Pyramid

Beginner Level 3 · aplauden

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It Gives Me Goose Bumps

Advanced Level 1 · se aplaude

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Not That Bad

Advanced Level 3 · todo el mundo aplaude · los españoles siempre aplauden

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What Goes Around

Fluency Level 1 · aplaudiendo

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Verbs like this one

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