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SPANISH VERB

apuntarse

to sign up

  • #494 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: apuntándose
  • Past participle: apuntado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use apuntarse

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

  1. Present

    ¿Os apuntáis a cenar en el barrio de Triana?

    Are you all up for dinner in Triana?

  2. Past

    Me apunté a clases de flamenco sin decírselo a nadie.

    I signed up for flamenco classes without telling anyone.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi marido se apuntaba a todos los planes, aunque estuviera cansado.

    My husband would join every plan, even when he was tired.

  4. Future

    Seguro que Lucía se apuntará al viaje a Cádiz.

    I bet Lucía will sign up for the trip to Cádiz.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me apuntaría al gimnasio si estuviera más cerca.

    I'd join the gym if it were closer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No creo que mi padre se apunte a un curso de inglés.

    I don't think my dad will sign up for an English course.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Ojalá se apuntara más gente al voluntariado del hospital.

    I wish more people would sign up for the hospital's volunteer programme.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Apúntate al torneo de pádel, que falta una pareja!

    Sign up for the padel tournament, we're a pair short!

Good to know

  • "Apuntarse a" a course, a gym or a plan. "¡Me apunto!" is "count me in".

Where you hear apuntarse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Mi hermana se apunta a todo. My sister signs up for everything.
  • En marzo me apunté a clases de baile. In March I signed up for dance classes.
  • Me voy a apuntar a una academia para el examen. I'm going to sign up at a school for the exam.
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In My Day

Fluency Level 1 · me he apuntado

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