Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I make the most of
- tú you make the most of
- usted, él, ella he/she makes the most of
- nosotros we make the most of
- vosotros Spain you all make the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they make the most of
SPANISH VERB
aprovechar
to make the most of
- #257 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: aprovechando
- Past participle: aprovechado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I made the most of
- tú you made the most of
- usted, él, ella he/she made the most of
- nosotros we made the most of
- vosotros Spain you all made the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they made the most of
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to make the most of
- tú you used to make the most of
- usted, él, ella he/she used to make the most of
- nosotros we used to make the most of
- vosotros Spain you all used to make the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to make the most of
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will make the most of
- tú you will make the most of
- usted, él, ella he/she will make the most of
- nosotros we will make the most of
- vosotros Spain you all will make the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will make the most of
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would make the most of
- tú you would make the most of
- usted, él, ella he/she would make the most of
- nosotros we would make the most of
- vosotros Spain you all would make the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would make the most of
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I make the most of
- tú (that) you make the most of
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she make the most of
- nosotros (that) we make the most of
- vosotros Spain (that) you all make the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they make the most of
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I made the most of
- tú (if) you made the most of
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she made the most of
- nosotros (if) we made the most of
- vosotros Spain (if) you all made the most of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they made the most of
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú make the most of!
- usted make the most of! (formal)
- nosotros make the most of! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain make the most of! (all of you)
- ustedes make the most of! (all of you)
How to use aprovechar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Aprovecho los domingos para leer en el parque.
I use Sundays to read in the park.
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Past
Aprovechamos el buen tiempo para ir a la playa.
We made the most of the good weather to go to the beach.
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Imperfect
Mi madre aprovechaba las sobras para hacer croquetas.
My mum used the leftovers to make croquettes.
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Future
Aprovecharé el viaje para ver a mi prima.
I'll take advantage of the trip to see my cousin.
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Conditional
Yo aprovecharía la oferta antes de que termine.
I'd take advantage of the offer before it ends.
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que aproveches cada minuto en Sevilla.
I want you to make the most of every minute in Seville.
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Past subjunctive
Nos dijo que aprovecháramos la luz de la tarde.
She told us to make the most of the afternoon light.
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Imperative
¡Aprovecha ahora, que luego hay cola!
Make the most of it now, there's a queue later!
Good to know
- "¡Que aproveche!" is what you say to people who are eating: enjoy your meal.
Where you hear aprovechar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Ahora aprovecho las mañanas para ir a la playa. Now I make the most of the mornings to go to the beach.
- Aprovechamos las dos semanas en el pueblo de Pablo. We made the most of the two weeks in Pablo's village.
- Voy a aprovechar cada día en la planta. I'm going to make the most of every day on the ward.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.