apoyasteis

Apoyasteis is the second-person plural preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb apoyar, meaning to support or back. It is used with the pronoun vosotros, which is common in Spain and in some other Spanish-speaking communities, but less frequent in Latin America where ustedes is standard.

Form and conjugation: Apoyasteis is formed from the stem apoy- plus the preterite ending -asteis. For vosotros, -ar verbs in the preterite take the endings -asteis, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron. Apoyasteis is thus a regular form and is pronounced with the stress on the last syllable, typically without an accent mark.

Usage: The form denotes a completed action of providing support in the past, either literal (physical backing or assistance) or figurative (backing a cause, proposal, or decision). It situates the action firmly in a past context and is appropriate in narrative or descriptive past tense.

Regional notes: In Latin American varieties, the corresponding past tense for “you all” is usually apoyaron (for ustedes) or simply usan ustedes apoyaron in the preterite, since the vosotros form is not used there. The present form for ustedes is apoyan, not supporting the vosotros pattern.

Examples:

- Vosotros apoyasteis la propuesta en la reunión de ayer.

- ¿Apoyasteis al equipo durante el entrenamiento?