Spanish verb aprovechar conjugation

aprovechar

to take advantage of

regular verbPast participle: aprovechadoGerund: aprovechando

Aprovechar means to make good use of or to take advantage of a situation, resource, or opportunity. It is often used when discussing utilizing something beneficial or exploiting a chance.

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Complete conjugation of aprovechar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovecho	Yo aprovecho las oportunidades. I take advantage of opportunities.
Tú	aprovechas	Tú aprovechas bien el tiempo. You make good use of your time.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovecha	Ella aprovecha cada momento. She makes the most of every moment.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovechamos	Nosotros aprovechamos la oferta. We take advantage of the offer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovecháis	Vosotros aprovecháis las vacaciones. You all enjoy the holidays.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovechan	Ellos aprovechan el tiempo libre. They make the most of their free time.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aproveché	Aproveché la oportunidad para aprender. I took advantage of the opportunity to learn.
Tú	aprovechaste	Aprovechaste bien el día. You made good use of the day.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovechó	Ella aprovechó la oferta. She took advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovechamos	Aprovechamos el tiempo libre. We took advantage of the free time.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovechasteis	Aprovechasteis la visita para descansar. You all took advantage of the visit to rest.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovecharon	Ellos aprovecharon la oportunidad. They took advantage of the opportunity.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovechaba	Yo aprovechaba cada oportunidad. I used to take advantage of every opportunity.
Tú	aprovechabas	Tú aprovechabas bien el tiempo. You used to make good use of your time.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovechaba	Ella aprovechaba las ofertas. She used to take advantage of the offers.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovechábamos	Nosotros aprovechábamos las vacaciones. We used to enjoy the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovechabais	Vosotros aprovechabais cada momento. You all used to seize every moment.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovechaban	Ellos aprovechaban las oportunidades. They used to take advantage of the opportunities.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy aprovechando	Estoy aprovechando el tiempo libre. I am taking advantage of the free time.
Tú	estás aprovechando	Estás aprovechando la oportunidad. You are taking advantage of the opportunity.
Él / Ella / Usted	está aprovechando	Ella está aprovechando sus vacaciones. She is taking advantage of her vacation.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos aprovechando	Estamos aprovechando el buen clima. We are taking advantage of the good weather.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis aprovechando	Vosotros estáis aprovechando la oferta. You all are taking advantage of the offer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están aprovechando	Ellos están aprovechando la situación. They are taking advantage of the situation.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a aprovechar	Voy a aprovechar la oferta hoy. I am going to take advantage of the offer today.
Tú	vas a aprovechar	¿Vas a aprovechar el descanso? Are you going to take advantage of the break?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a aprovechar	Ella va a aprovechar la oportunidad. She is going to take advantage of the opportunity.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a aprovechar	Vamos a aprovechar el buen tiempo. We are going to take advantage of the good weather.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a aprovechar	¿Vais a aprovechar la oferta? Are you all going to take advantage of the offer?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a aprovechar	Ellos van a aprovechar la oportunidad. They are going to take advantage of the opportunity.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovecharé	Aprovecharé la oportunidad para aprender. I will take advantage of the opportunity to learn.
Tú	aprovecharás	Aprovecharás el tiempo libre mañana. You will take advantage of the free time tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovechará	Ella aprovechará la oferta especial. She will take advantage of the special offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovecharemos	Aprovecharemos cada momento del viaje. We will take advantage of every moment of the trip.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovecharéis	Aprovecharéis la oportunidad de visitar España. You all will take advantage of the chance to visit Spain.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovecharán	Ellos aprovecharán la promoción para comprar. They will take advantage of the promotion to buy.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovecharía	Yo aprovecharía la oferta si fuera buena. I would take advantage of the offer if it were good.
Tú	aprovecharías	Tú aprovecharías más si tuvieras tiempo. You would take more advantage if you had time.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovecharía	Él aprovecharía la oportunidad si pudiera. He would take the opportunity if he could.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovecharíamos	Nosotros aprovecharíamos el descanso si llegara. We would take advantage of the break if it arrived.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovecharíais	Vosotros aprovecharíais la visita si tuvierais tiempo. You all would take advantage of the visit if you had time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovecharían	Ellos aprovecharían la oferta si la conocieran. They would take advantage of the offer if they knew about it.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he aprovechado	Yo he aprovechado la oportunidad. I have taken advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	has aprovechado	Tú has aprovechado bien el tiempo. You have made good use of the time.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha aprovechado	Ella ha aprovechado la oferta. She has taken advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos aprovechado	Nosotros hemos aprovechado las vacaciones. We have taken advantage of the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis aprovechado	Vosotros habéis aprovechado el tiempo libre. You all have made the most of your free time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han aprovechado	Ellos han aprovechado la oportunidad laboral. They have taken advantage of the job opportunity.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había aprovechado	Yo ya había aprovechado la oferta. I had already taken advantage of the offer.
Tú	habías aprovechado	Tú habías aprovechado el tiempo. You had taken advantage of the time.
Él / Ella / Usted	había aprovechado	Ella había aprovechado la oportunidad. She had taken advantage of the opportunity.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos aprovechado	Nosotros habíamos aprovechado el descanso. We had taken advantage of the break.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais aprovechado	Vosotros habíais aprovechado bien el día. You all had taken advantage of the day.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían aprovechado	Ellos habían aprovechado la oferta. They had taken advantage of the offer.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré aprovechado	Para entonces, ya habré aprovechado la oportunidad. By then, I will have taken advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	habrás aprovechado	Tú habrás aprovechado el tiempo. You will have taken advantage of the time.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá aprovechado	Él habrá aprovechado la oferta. He will have taken advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos aprovechado	Nosotros habremos aprovechado las vacaciones. We will have taken advantage of the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis aprovechado	Vosotros habréis aprovechado el tiempo libre. You all will have taken advantage of the free time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán aprovechado	Ellos habrán aprovechado la oportunidad. They will have taken advantage of the opportunity.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría aprovechado	Yo habría aprovechado la oferta. I would have taken advantage of the offer.
Tú	habrías aprovechado	Tú habrías aprovechado la oportunidad. You would have taken advantage of the opportunity.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría aprovechado	Ella habría aprovechado el tiempo. She would have taken advantage of the time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos aprovechado	Nosotros habríamos aprovechado la visita. We would have taken advantage of the visit.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais aprovechado	Vosotros habríais aprovechado la oportunidad. You all would have taken advantage of the opportunity.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían aprovechado	Ellos habrían aprovechado el descanso. They would have taken advantage of the break.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aproveche	Espero que aproveche la oportunidad. I hope he/she makes the most of the opportunity.
Tú	aproveches	Es importante que aproveches el tiempo. It's important that you make good use of the time.
Él / Ella / Usted	aproveche	Dudo que él aproveche la oferta. I doubt that he takes advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovechemos	Es mejor que aprovechemos esta oportunidad. It's better that we take advantage of this opportunity.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovechéis	Quiero que aprovechéis el descanso. I want you all to make the most of the break.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovechen	Es posible que no aprovechen la oferta. It's possible that they don't take advantage of the offer.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovechara	Esperaba que aprovechara la oportunidad. I hoped that he/she took advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	aprovecharas	Pensé que aprovecharas el momento. I thought that you took advantage of the moment.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovechara	Dudaba que él aprovechara la oferta. I doubted that he took advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovecháramos	Queríamos que aprovecháramos la oportunidad. We wanted us to take advantage of the opportunity.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovecharais	No creía que vosotros aprovecharais la situación. I didn't believe that you all took advantage of the situation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovecharan	Era posible que ellos aprovecharan la oferta. It was possible that they took advantage of the offer.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	aprovechare	Si tuviera tiempo, aprovecharé la oportunidad. If I had time, I will take advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	aprovechares	Cuando llegues, aprovecharas el descanso. When you arrive, you will take advantage of the break.
Él / Ella / Usted	aprovechare	El próximo año, aprovechará las ventajas. Next year, he/she will take advantage of the benefits.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovecháremos	Aprovecharemos la oferta si es buena. We will take advantage of the offer if it's good.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovechareis	Aprovecharéis la oportunidad cuando llegue. You all will take advantage of the opportunity when it arrives.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovecharen	Ellos aprovecharán el tiempo libre. They will take advantage of the free time.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya aprovechado	Espero que haya aprovechado la oportunidad. I hope he/she has taken advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	hayas aprovechado	Es importante que hayas aprovechado el tiempo. It's important that you have taken advantage of the time.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya aprovechado	Me alegra que él haya aprovechado la oferta. I'm glad that he has taken advantage of the offer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos aprovechado	Esperamos que hayamos aprovechado bien la oportunidad. We hope that we have taken good advantage of the opportunity.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis aprovechado	¿Habéis aprovechado el descanso? Have you all taken advantage of the break?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan aprovechado	Es posible que hayan aprovechado la oferta. It's possible that they have taken advantage of the offer.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera aprovechado	Si hubiera aprovechado la oportunidad, habría tenido éxito. If I had taken advantage of the opportunity, I would have succeeded.
Tú	hubieras aprovechado	Si hubieras aprovechado el tiempo, habrías terminado antes. If you had taken advantage of the time, you would have finished earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera aprovechado	Ella habría aprovechado mejor si hubiera sabido. She would have taken better advantage if she had known.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos aprovechado	Nosotros habríamos aprovechado la oferta si la hubiéramos visto. We would have taken advantage of the offer if we had seen it.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais aprovechado	Vosotros habríais aprovechado la oportunidad si hubierais estado allí. You all would have taken advantage of the opportunity if you had been there.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran aprovechado	Ellos habrían aprovechado el descanso si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have taken advantage of the break if they had had time.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere aprovechado	Cuando llegue, ya habré aprovechado la oportunidad. When I arrive, I will have already taken advantage of the opportunity.
Tú	hubieres aprovechado	Si me llamaras, ya habrías aprovechado la oferta. If you called me, you would have already taken advantage of the offer.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere aprovechado	Es probable que él ya hubiere aprovechado la promoción. It's likely that he will have already taken advantage of the promotion.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos aprovechado	Para entonces, nosotros ya habremos aprovechado la oportunidad. By then, we will have already taken advantage of the opportunity.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis aprovechado	Cuando lleguéis, ya habréis aprovechado la oferta. When you arrive, you will have already taken advantage of the offer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren aprovechado	Es posible que ellos ya hubieren aprovechado la promoción. It's possible that they will have already taken advantage of the promotion.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo
Tú	aprovecha	¡Aprovecha la oportunidad! Take advantage of the opportunity!
Él / Ella / Usted	aproveche	Aproveche la oferta ahora. Take advantage of the offer now.
Nosotros / Nosotras	aprovechemos	Aprovechemos el día al máximo. Let's make the most of the day.
Vosotros / Vosotras	aprovechad	Aprovechad cada momento. Make the most of every moment.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	aprovechen	Aprovechen la oportunidad de aprender. Take advantage of the opportunity to learn.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no aproveches	No aproveches esa oportunidad sin pensar. Don't take advantage of that opportunity without thinking.
Tú	no aproveches	No aproveches su confianza. Don't take advantage of his trust.
Él / Ella / Usted	no aproveche	Por favor, no aproveche la situación. Please, don't take advantage of the situation.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no aprovechemos	No aprovechemos el tiempo en tonterías. Let's not take advantage of the time on silly things.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no aprovechéis	No aprovechéis la oportunidad de hablar. Don't take advantage of the chance to speak.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no aprovechen	No aprovechen la confianza de los demás. Don't take advantage of others' trust.