What does apestar mean?
apestar means to stink in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to nauseate; to cause a plague, disease.
Spanish verb guide
Apestar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn apestar, meaning to stink, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: apestandoparticiple: apestado
Principal forms of apestar
- Infinitive
- apestar
- Gerund
- apestando
- Past participle
- apestado
Apestar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | apesto | apesté | apestaba | apestaré |
| tú | apestas | apestaste | apestabas | apestarás |
| él / ella / usted | apesta | apestó | apestaba | apestará |
| nosotros/as | apestamos | apestamos | apestábamos | apestaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | apestan | apestaron | apestaban | apestarán |
Pattern notes
- Apestar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with apestar
Me apesta el cine mudo.I hate silent movies.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La habitación apestaba a tabaco.The room stunk from the tobacco.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El quitaesmalte apesta un montón.Nail polish remover stinks a lot.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate apestar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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