apoyar
to supportPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | apoyoI support | nosotros | apoyamoswe support |
| tú | apoyasyou support | vosotros | apoyáisyou all support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyahe/she supports | ellos/Uds. | apoyanthey support |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he apoyadoI have supported | nosotros | hemos apoyadowe have supported |
| tú | has apoyadoyou have supported | vosotros | habéis apoyadoyou all have supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha apoyadohe/she has supported | ellos/Uds. | han apoyadothey have supported |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | apoye(that) I support | nosotros | apoyemos(that) we support |
| tú | apoyes(that) you support | vosotros | apoyéis(that) you all support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoye(that) he/she supports | ellos/Uds. | apoyen(that) they support |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya apoyado(that) I have supported | nosotros | hayamos apoyado(that) we have supported |
| tú | hayas apoyado(that) you have supported | vosotros | hayáis apoyado(that) you all have supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya apoyado(that) he/she has supported | ellos/Uds. | hayan apoyado(that) they have supported |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | apoyéI supported | nosotros | apoyamoswe supported |
| tú | apoyasteyou supported | vosotros | apoyasteisyou all supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyóhe/she supported | ellos/Uds. | apoyaronthey supported |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | apoyabaI used to support | nosotros | apoyábamoswe used to support |
| tú | apoyabasyou used to support | vosotros | apoyabaisyou all used to support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyabahe/she used to support | ellos/Uds. | apoyabanthey used to support |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había apoyadoI had supported | nosotros | habíamos apoyadowe had supported |
| tú | habías apoyadoyou had supported | vosotros | habíais apoyadoyou all had supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | había apoyadohe/she had supported | ellos/Uds. | habían apoyadothey had supported |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | apoyara(that) I supported | nosotros | apoyáramos(that) we supported |
| tú | apoyaras(that) you supported | vosotros | apoyarais(that) you all supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyara(that) he/she supported | ellos/Uds. | apoyaran(that) they supported |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | apoyase(that) I supported | nosotros | apoyásemos(that) we supported |
| tú | apoyases(that) you supported | vosotros | apoyaseis(that) you all supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyase(that) he/she supported | ellos/Uds. | apoyasen(that) they supported |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera apoyado(that) I had supported | nosotros | hubiéramos apoyado(that) we had supported |
| tú | hubieras apoyado(that) you had supported | vosotros | hubierais apoyado(that) you all had supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera apoyado(that) he/she had supported | ellos/Uds. | hubieran apoyado(that) they had supported |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube apoyadoI had supported | nosotros | hubimos apoyadowe had supported |
| tú | hubiste apoyadoyou had supported | vosotros | hubisteis apoyadoyou all had supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo apoyadohe/she had supported | ellos/Uds. | hubieron apoyadothey had supported |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | apoyaréI will support | nosotros | apoyaremoswe will support |
| tú | apoyarásyou will support | vosotros | apoyaréisyou all will support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyaráhe/she will support | ellos/Uds. | apoyaránthey will support |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | apoyaríaI would support | nosotros | apoyaríamoswe would support |
| tú | apoyaríasyou would support | vosotros | apoyaríaisyou all would support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyaríahe/she would support | ellos/Uds. | apoyaríanthey would support |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré apoyadoI will have supported | nosotros | habremos apoyadowe will have supported |
| tú | habrás apoyadoyou will have supported | vosotros | habréis apoyadoyou all will have supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá apoyadohe/she will have supported | ellos/Uds. | habrán apoyadothey will have supported |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría apoyadoI would have supported | nosotros | habríamos apoyadowe would have supported |
| tú | habrías apoyadoyou would have supported | vosotros | habríais apoyadoyou all would have supported |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría apoyadohe/she would have supported | ellos/Uds. | habrían apoyadothey would have supported |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | apoyare(should) I support | nosotros | apoyáremos(should) we support |
| tú | apoyares(should) you support | vosotros | apoyareis(should) you all support |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyare(should) he/she support | ellos/Uds. | apoyaren(should) they support |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | apoyemoslet's support |
| tú | apoyasupport! | vosotros | apoyadsupport! |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoyesupport! | ellos/Uds. | apoyensupport! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no apoyemoslet's not support |
| tú | no apoyesdon't support | vosotros | no apoyéisdon't support |
| él/ella/Ud. | no apoyedon't support | ellos/Uds. | no apoyendon't support |
