aplicar
to use, to apply, to smear
Aplica la crema dos veces al día.
Apply the cream twice a day.
aplicar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
aplicar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
aplicar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
aplicar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
aplicar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
aplicar future
Actions yet to happen.
aplicar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
aplicar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
aplicar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
aplicar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
aplicar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
aplicar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
aplicar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
aplicar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
aplicar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
aplicar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
aplicar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.