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SPANISH VERB

apostillar

to put an apostille on

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apostillando
  • Past participle: apostillado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use apostillar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Dónde apostillan los títulos universitarios en Sevilla?

    Where do they apostille university degrees in Seville?

  2. Past

    Apostillé mi partida de nacimiento antes de venir.

    I got my birth certificate apostilled before coming.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes apostillaban los documentos en un solo día.

    They used to apostille documents in a single day.

  4. Future

    Apostillaremos el certificado la semana que viene.

    We'll get the certificate apostilled next week.

  5. Conditional

    Yo apostillaría también el certificado de matrimonio.

    I'd get the marriage certificate apostilled too.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Hace falta que apostilles el título antes de traducirlo.

    You need to get the degree apostilled before translating it.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me dijeron que apostillara todo en mi país.

    They told me to get everything apostilled in my country.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Apostilla los papeles ya, que luego tarda meses!

    Get the papers apostilled now, later it takes months!

Good to know

  • The apostille ("la apostilla de La Haya") is the stamp that makes a document valid abroad; you get it before the translation.

Where you hear apostillar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • El estado apostilla el documento, y luego lo traduce un perito. The state puts the apostille on the document, and then a certified translator translates it.
  • Para la beca, apostillé mi título en México. For the grant, I got an apostille on my degree in Mexico.
  • Van a apostillar mi acta en Boston. They're going to put the apostille on my birth certificate in Boston.

Verbs like this one

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