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SPANISH VERB

apoyar

to support

  • #256 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apoyando
  • Past participle: apoyado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use apoyar

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

  1. Present

    Mis papás me apoyan en todas mis decisiones.

    My parents support me in all my decisions.

  2. Past

    Toda la colonia apoyó al equipo en la final.

    The whole neighborhood supported the team in the final.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi hermana siempre me apoyaba cuando estaba triste.

    My sister always supported me when I was sad.

  4. Future

    Te apoyaré en lo que decidas, hija.

    I'll support you in whatever you decide, daughter.

  5. Conditional

    Yo apoyaría la idea de abrir un negocio juntos.

    I would support the idea of opening a business together.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que me apoyes en la junta de mañana.

    I need you to back me up at tomorrow's meeting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le agradecí que me apoyara en los momentos difíciles.

    I thanked him for supporting me in hard times.

  8. Imperative

    Apoya la escalera contra la pared con cuidado.

    Lean the ladder against the wall carefully.

Good to know

  • "Apoyar a alguien" is to back someone; "apoyarse en" is to lean on something.

Where you hear apoyar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Apoyo a mis alumnos. I support my students.
  • Mis amigos me apoyaron cuando me mudé. My friends supported me when I moved.
  • Te vamos a apoyar. We're going to support you.
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Whatever You Decide

Intermediate Level 1 · te vamos a apoyar

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