Apearse Conjugation in Spanish

The Spanish verb apearse means to get off, to alight, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Apearse means to get off or to alight, to step down from a horse, a bus or a train. It is a reflexive verb, slightly formal or old-fashioned in tone, and it is fully regular. Like every Spanish verb, apearse changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say me apeo del autobús en la plaza, and in the preterite you say me apeé del tren en la estación. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.

Quick facts

  • Infinitive: apearse
  • English: to get off, to alight
  • Verb type: regular -ar verb, reflexive
  • Ending: -ar
  • Gerund: apeando
  • Past participle: apeado
  • Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + apeado)
  • Reflexive pronouns: me, te, se, nos, os, se — one before every conjugated form, matching the person.

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for apearse, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. Apearse is reflexive: me apeo. It is getting down from a vehicle or a horse; bajar is the everyday word for getting off.

Full conjugation tables

Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for apearse. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.

Present indicative

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apeo
tú te apeas
él/ella/Ud. se apea
nosotros/as nos apeamos
vosotros/as os apeáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apean

Preterite

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apeé
tú te apeaste
él/ella/Ud. se apeó
nosotros/as nos apeamos
vosotros/as os apeasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apearon

Imperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apeaba
tú te apeabas
él/ella/Ud. se apeaba
nosotros/as nos apeábamos
vosotros/as os apeabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apeaban

Future

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apearé
tú te apearás
él/ella/Ud. se apeará
nosotros/as nos apearemos
vosotros/as os apearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apearán

Conditional

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apearía
tú te apearías
él/ella/Ud. se apearía
nosotros/as nos apearíamos
vosotros/as os apearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apearían

Present perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me he apeado
tú te has apeado
él/ella/Ud. se ha apeado
nosotros/as nos hemos apeado
vosotros/as os habéis apeado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se han apeado

Pluperfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me había apeado
tú te habías apeado
él/ella/Ud. se había apeado
nosotros/as nos habíamos apeado
vosotros/as os habíais apeado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habían apeado

Future perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habré apeado
tú te habrás apeado
él/ella/Ud. se habrá apeado
nosotros/as nos habremos apeado
vosotros/as os habréis apeado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrán apeado

Conditional perfect

Person Pronoun Form
yo me habría apeado
tú te habrías apeado
él/ella/Ud. se habría apeado
nosotros/as nos habríamos apeado
vosotros/as os habríais apeado
ellos/ellas/Uds. se habrían apeado

Present subjunctive

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apee
tú te apees
él/ella/Ud. se apee
nosotros/as nos apeemos
vosotros/as os apeéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apeen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Person Pronoun Form
yo me apeara
tú te apearas
él/ella/Ud. se apeara
nosotros/as nos apeáramos
vosotros/as os apearais
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apearan

Imperative (affirmative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te apea
él/ella/Ud. se apee
nosotros/as nos apeemos
vosotros/as os apead
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apeen

Imperative (negative)

Person Pronoun Form
tú te apees
él/ella/Ud. se apee
nosotros/as nos apeemos
vosotros/as os apeéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. se apeen

Gerund and past participle

Form Spanish Use
Gerund apeando with estar for the progressive: estoy apeando (or me estoy apeando for this reflexive verb)
Past participle apeado with haber for the perfect tenses: he apeado

How to use each tense

Present indicative

Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Me apeo del autobús en la plaza. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Preterite

Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, me apeé del caballo en el patio. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect

Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, me apeaba del tren en la estación. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future

Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, me apearé de la moto en la puerta. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional

Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Me apearía del autobús en la plaza si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present perfect

Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, me he apeado del caballo en el patio. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Pluperfect

Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me había apeado del tren en la estación antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Future perfect

Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, me habré apeado de la moto en la puerta. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Conditional perfect

Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Me habría apeado del autobús en la plaza con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Present subjunctive

Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él se apee del caballo en el patio. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)

Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él se apeara del tren en la estación, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (affirmative)

Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: Que se apee de la moto en la puerta. Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Imperative (negative)

Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For apearse, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No te apees del autobús en la plaza. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.

Example sentences

Ten natural sentences with apearse, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.

  1. Me apeo del autobús en la plaza. — I get off from the bus in the square.
  2. Se apea del caballo en el patio. — He/she gets off from the horse in the yard.
  3. Ayer, me apeé del tren en la estación. — Yesterday, I got off from the train at the station.
  4. Antes, nosotros nos apeábamos de la moto en la puerta. — Before, we used to get off from the motorbike at the door.
  5. Mañana, tú te apearás del autobús en la plaza. — Tomorrow, you will get off from the bus in the square.
  6. Yo me apearía del caballo en el patio si tuviera más tiempo. — I would get off from the horse in the yard if I had more time.
  7. Él se ha apeado del tren en la estación. — He has got off from the train at the station.
  8. Espero que él se apee de la moto en la puerta. — I hope he gets off from the motorbike at the door.
  9. Yo ya me había apeado del autobús en la plaza antes de salir. — I had already got off from the bus in the square before leaving.
  10. Ellos se apeaban del caballo en el patio cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to get off from the horse in the yard when they were young.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo apeo del autobús en la plaza. — Right: Yo me apeo del autobús en la plaza. — Apearse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
  2. Wrong: Ayer yo apeo del caballo en el patio. — Right: Ayer yo apeé del caballo en el patio. — The present and the preterite are different tenses: apeo is happening now, while apeé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
  3. Wrong: Treating apearse and bajar as identical in every context. — Right: Apearse means to get off, to alight, while bajar means to get off, in general. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: apearse fits sentences such as Me apeo del autobús en la plaza, while bajar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy apeado del caballo en el patio. — Right: Yo he apeado del caballo en el patio. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he apeado, has apeado, ha apeado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
  5. Wrong: De niño, yo apeé del tren en la estación todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo apeaba del tren en la estación todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (apeaba), not the preterite. The preterite (apeé) is for one finished action.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on apearse. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ del autobús en la plaza. (present tense) A. me apeo B. te apeas C. se apea D. nos apeamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ del caballo en el patio. (preterite) A. me apeé B. te apeaste C. se apearon D. se apeó

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ del tren en la estación. (imperfect) A. te apeabas B. se apeaban C. nos apeábamos D. me apeaba

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ de la moto en la puerta. (future) A. nos apearemos B. te apearás C. me apearé D. se apeará

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ del autobús en la plaza si pudiera. (conditional) A. me apearía B. te apearías C. se apearía D. se apearían

  6. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ del caballo en el patio. (present subjunctive) A. me apee B. te apees C. nos apeemos D. se apee

  7. Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ del tren en la estación, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. se apeara B. nos apeáramos C. me apeara D. te apearas

  8. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ de la moto en la puerta. (present perfect) A. se han apeado B. nos hemos apeado C. me he apeado D. te has apeado

  9. Complete the command: No ___ del autobús en la plaza. (negative imperative, tú) A. te apees B. se apee C. nos apeemos D. os apeéis

  10. Which is the gerund of apearse, used with estar for the progressive? A. apeado B. apeo C. apeé D. apeando

Answer key

  1. me apeo — The first-person present of apearse is me apeo. The other options are the tú, él/ella and nosotros forms.
  2. se apeó — The third-person preterite of apearse is se apeó, the form for a single finished action in the past.
  3. nos apeábamos — The nosotros imperfect of apearse is nos apeábamos, used here for a repeated past habit.
  4. te apearás — The second-person future of apearse is te apearás.
  5. me apearía — The first-person conditional of apearse is me apearía, the form for what would happen.
  6. se apee — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the third-person present subjunctive of apearse is se apee.
  7. me apeara — The first-person imperfect subjunctive (-ra) of apearse is me apeara.
  8. nos hemos apeado — The nosotros present perfect of apearse is nos hemos apeado: hemos + apeado.
  9. te apees — The negative tú imperative uses the present subjunctive form with no before it: te apees.
  10. apeando — The gerund of apearse is apeando: estoy apeando. The participle apeado is used with haber instead.

Frequently asked questions

What does apearse mean in English?

Apearse means to get off, to alight. It is used in everyday situations such as Me apeo del autobús en la plaza. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

Is apearse a reflexive verb?

Yes. Apearse is reflexive, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun that matches the person: me, te, se, nos, os or se. For example, Me apeo del autobús en la plaza and él se apea del caballo en el patio. If you leave the pronoun out, the verb changes meaning or stops making sense.

What is the difference between apearse and bajar?

Apearse means to get off, to alight, while bajar means to get off, in general. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use apearse when you mean to get off, to alight, as in Me apeo del autobús en la plaza, and use bajar for to get off, in general. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.

How do I say “I get off” in the past?

It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo me apeé del caballo en el patio. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo me apeaba del tren en la estación. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo me he apeado del caballo en el patio.

How do I practise apearse?

Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the apearse examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.

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