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Aplaudir is the Spanish verb for “to applaud”. It is a regular IR verb. It is used to express approval, praise, or excitement, typically by clapping hands.

​​Whether you’re a newbie in Spanish or looking to fine-tune your language skills, this comprehensive guide will help you traverse the regular beauties of “Aplaudir” with confidence and ease. 

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“Aplaudir” Conjugation Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Aplaudir Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Aplaudo
Tú	Aplaudes
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaude
Nosotros	Aplaudimos
Vosotros	Aplaudís
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplauden

Examples:

1. Yo aplaudo cuando termina la canción. (I applaud when the song ends.)
2. Tú aplaudes después del discurso. (You applaud after the speech.)
3. Ella aplaude en el teatro. (She applauds in the theater.)

Simple Past Aplaudir Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Aplaudí
Tú	Aplaudiste
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudió
Nosotros	Aplaudimos
Vosotros	Aplaudisteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudieron

Examples:

1. Aplaudimos al final del concierto. (We applauded at the end of the concert.)
2. Aplaudisteis después de la presentación. (You all applauded after the presentation.)
3. Aplaudiste cuando terminó la obra de teatro. (You applauded when the play ended.)

Imperfect Aplaudir Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Aplaudía
Tú	Aplaudías
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudía
Nosotros	Aplaudíamos
Vosotros	Aplaudíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudían

Examples:

1. Él aplaudía cada vez que su equipo ganaba. (He used to applaud every time his team won.)
2. Usted aplaudía después de cada canción. (You used to applaud after each song.) 
3. Yo aplaudía en todas las presentaciones escolares. (I used to applaud at all the school performances.)

Present Continuous / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy aplaudiendo
Tú	Estás aplaudiendo
Él/Ella/Usted	Está aplaudiendo
Nosotros	Estamos aplaudiendo
Vosotros	Estáis aplaudiendo
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están aplaudiendo

Examples:

1. Están aplaudiendo porque el espectáculo fue increíble. (They are applauding because the show was amazing.)
2. Estás aplaudiendo muy fuerte. (You are applauding very loudly.)
3. Está aplaudiendo con mucha emoción. (She is applauding with a lot of excitement.)

Future Tense Aplaudir Conjugation / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Aplaudiré
Tú	Aplaudirás
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudirá
Nosotros	Aplaudiremos
Vosotros	Aplaudiréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudirán

Examples:

1. Aplaudiré cuando termine la ceremonia. (I will applaud when the ceremony ends.)
2. Aplaudirán cuando el ganador reciba su premio. (They will applaud when the winner receives their prize.)
3. Aplaudiremos después del discurso del presidente. (We will applaud after the president’s speech.)

Conditional Aplaudir Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Aplaudiría
Tú	Aplaudirías
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudiría
Nosotros	Aplaudiríamos
Vosotros	Aplaudiríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudirían

Examples:

1. Aplaudirías si te gustara la canción. (You would applaud if you liked the song.)
2. Él aplaudiría si estuviera aquí. (He would applaud if he were here.)
3. Ustedes aplaudirían si la presentación fuera mejor. (You all would applaud if the presentation were better.)

Present Perfect / pretérito perfecto compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He aplaudido
Tú	Has aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha aplaudido
Nosotros	Hemos aplaudido
Vosotros	Habéis aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han aplaudido

Examples:

1. Habéis aplaudido mucho en el concierto. (You all have applauded a lot at the concert.) 
2. Has aplaudido después de cada actuación. (You have applauded after each performance.)
3. Han aplaudido porque el discurso fue excelente. (They have applauded because the speech was excellent.)

Past Perfect Aplaudir Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había aplaudido
Tú	Habías aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Había aplaudido
Nosotros	Habíamos aplaudido
Vosotros	Habéis aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían aplaudido

Examples:

1. Habíamos aplaudido antes de que empezara la segunda parte del espectáculo. (We had applauded before the second part of the show started.)
2. Había aplaudido muchas veces antes de que terminara la obra. (He had applauded many times before the play ended.)
3. Habías aplaudido antes de darte cuenta del error. (You had applauded before realizing the mistake.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré aplaudido
Tú	Habrás aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá aplaudido
Nosotros	Habremos aplaudido
Vosotros	Habréis aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán aplaudido

Examples:

1. Habrás aplaudido muchas veces al final del concierto. (You will have applauded many times by the end of the concert.)
2. Habrá aplaudido antes de que empiece el discurso final. (He will have applauded before the final speech begins.)
3. Habréis aplaudido cuando termine la ceremonia. (You all will have applauded when the ceremony ends.) 

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría aplaudido
Tú	Habrías aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría aplaudido
Nosotros	Habríamos aplaudido
Vosotros	Habríais aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían aplaudido

Examples:

1. Habríamos aplaudido si hubiéramos llegado a tiempo. (We would have applauded if we had arrived on time.)
2. Habrías aplaudido si te hubiera gustado la presentación. (You would have applauded if you had liked the performance.)
3. Usted habría aplaudido si le hubiera impresionado el discurso. (You would have applauded if the speech had impressed you.)

“Aplaudir” Conjugation Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Aplauda
Tú	Aplaudas
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplauda
Nosotros	Aplaudamos
Vosotros	Aplaudáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudan

Examples:

1. Aplaudan si les gusta la canción. (You all should applaud if you like the song.)
2. Aplaudáis después de la actuación. (You all should applaud after the performance.)
3. Aplauda cuando termine el discurso. (You should applaud when the speech ends.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Aplaudiera
Tú	Aplaudieras
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudiera
Nosotros	Aplaudiéramos
Vosotros	Aplaudierais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudieran

Examples:

1. Aplaudieras si estuvieras en el concierto. (You would applaud if you were at the concert.)
2. Yo aplaudiera si me sintiera emocionado. (I would applaud if I felt excited.)
3. Ella aplaudiera si le gustara la película. (She would applaud if she liked the movie.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish subjunctive future tense is used to express hypothetical or uncertain actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future.

Yo	Aplaudiere
Tú	Aplaudieres
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplaudiere
Nosotros	Aplaudiéremos
Vosotros	Aplaudiereis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudieren

Examples:

1. Yo aplaudiere si estuviera en la misma situación. (I would applaud if I were in the same situation.)
2. Aplaudiéremos cuando termine la actuación. (We will applaud when the performance ends.)
3. Ellas aplaudiéren si la obra fuera más corta. (They would applaud if the play were shorter.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya aplaudido
Tú	Hayas aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya aplaudido
Nosotros	Hayamos aplaudido
Vosotros	Hayáis aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan aplaudido

Examples:

1. Hayamos aplaudido todos antes de que el evento termine. (We may have applauded before the event ends.)
2. Hayas aplaudido mucho durante la función. (You may have applauded a lot during the performance.)
3. Hayáis aplaudido al final de la presentación. (You all may have applauded at the end of the presentation.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera aplaudido
Tú	Hubieras aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera aplaudido
Nosotros	Hubiéramos aplaudido
Vosotros	Hubierais aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran aplaudido

Examples:

1. Hubieras aplaudido si hubieras estado allí. (You would have applauded if you had been there.)
2. Hubieran aplaudido si les hubiera gustado el espectáculo. (They would have applauded if they had liked the show.)
3. Hubiera aplaudido si la presentación hubiera sido mejor. (He would have applauded if the presentation had been better.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere aplaudido
Tú	Hubieres aplaudido
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere aplaudido
Nosotros	Hubiéremos aplaudido
Vosotros	Hubiereis aplaudido
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren aplaudido

Examples:

1. Hubiere aplaudido si la actuación hubiera sido mejor. (She will have applauded if the performance had been better.)
2. Hubieren aplaudido si hubieran disfrutado del evento. (They will have applauded if they all had enjoyed the event.)
3. Hubiéremos aplaudido antes de que termine el concierto. (We will have applauded before the concert ends.)

“Aplaudir” Conjugation Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

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Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Aplaude
Él/Ella/Usted	Aplauda
Nosotros	Aplaudamos
Vosotros	Aplaudid
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Aplaudan

Examples:

1. Aplaudid después de la canción. (You all applaud after the song.)
2. Aplaude fuerte para animar al equipo. (Applaud loudly to cheer on the team.)
3. Aplaudamos juntos para celebrar su éxito. (Let’s applaud together to celebrate their success.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No aplaudas
Él/Ella/Usted	No aplauda
Nosotros	No aplaudamos
Vosotros	No aplaudáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No aplaudan

Examples:

1. No aplaudas hasta que termine la obra. (Don’t applaud until the play is over.)
2. No aplaudan todavía, la presentación no ha acabado. (Don’t applaud yet, the presentation isn’t over.)
3. No aplaudamos hasta que todos estén listos. (Let’s not applaud until everyone is ready.)

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