Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I write down
- tú you write down
- usted, él, ella he/she writes down
- nosotros we write down
- vosotros Spain you all write down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they write down
SPANISH VERB
apuntar
to write down
- #306 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: apuntando
- Past participle: apuntado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I wrote down
- tú you wrote down
- usted, él, ella he/she wrote down
- nosotros we wrote down
- vosotros Spain you all wrote down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they wrote down
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to write down
- tú you used to write down
- usted, él, ella he/she used to write down
- nosotros we used to write down
- vosotros Spain you all used to write down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to write down
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will write down
- tú you will write down
- usted, él, ella he/she will write down
- nosotros we will write down
- vosotros Spain you all will write down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will write down
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would write down
- tú you would write down
- usted, él, ella he/she would write down
- nosotros we would write down
- vosotros Spain you all would write down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would write down
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I write down
- tú (that) you write down
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she write down
- nosotros (that) we write down
- vosotros Spain (that) you all write down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they write down
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I wrote down
- tú (if) you wrote down
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she wrote down
- nosotros (if) we wrote down
- vosotros Spain (if) you all wrote down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they wrote down
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú write down!
- usted write down! (formal)
- nosotros write down! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain write down! (all of you)
- ustedes write down! (all of you)
How to use apuntar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre apunto la lista de la compra en el móvil.
I always write the shopping list on my phone.
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Past
¿Apuntaste la dirección del hotel en algún sitio?
Did you write down the hotel's address somewhere?
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Imperfect
En clase apuntábamos todo lo que decía la profesora.
In class we wrote down everything the teacher said.
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Future
Apuntaré tu cumpleaños para no olvidarlo otra vez.
I'll write down your birthday so I don't forget it again.
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Conditional
Yo apuntaría el número de la matrícula, por si acaso.
I'd write down the number plate, just in case.
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Present subjunctive
Necesito que apuntes la hora de la reunión.
I need you to write down the meeting time.
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Past subjunctive
El médico me dijo que apuntara lo que comía.
The doctor told me to write down what I ate.
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Imperative
Apunta mi número, por si te pierdes.
Write down my number, in case you get lost.
Good to know
- "Apuntarse a algo" is to sign up for something: me apunto al curso.
Where you hear apuntar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Apunto la hora en mis notas. I write down the time in my notes.
- Ya he apuntado la hora. I've already written down the time.
- Lo voy a apuntar ahora mismo. I'm going to write it down right now.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Yo lo apunto todo en mi cuaderno. I write everything down in my notebook.
- Te he apuntado la primera, Encarna. I've put you down first, Encarna.
- Mañana vamos a apuntar a los de Boston. Tomorrow we're going to put down the ones from Boston.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.