Ampararse means ‘to rely on/invoke’. It is a regular reflexive -ar verb: me amparo (present), me amparé (preterite), amparado (past participle), amparándose (gerund).
Ampararse in use
El acusado se amparó en su derecho a no declararThe defendant invoked his right not to testify
Te amparas en el cansancio para no hacer nadaYou hide behind tiredness so that you don't have to do anything
Nos ampararemos en la nueva ley para reclamar la indemnizaciónWe will rely on the new law to claim compensation
On this pageIndicative
Indicative
Statements of fact, certainty and objective reality
ending the ending you addstem letters that changehaber auxiliary
Ampararse en means relying on a law, a right or an excuse, often to justify something. Without the -se, amparar means to protect.
More tenses
The other perfect tenses (haber + past participle) and the past subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more formal; still heard in speech in Spain, mainly written in Latin America). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
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