Opositar means ‘to sit public-service exams’. It is a regular -ar verb: oposito (present), oposité (preterite), opositado (past participle), opositando (gerund).
Opositar in use
Mi prima lleva dos años opositando a juezMy cousin has been studying for the judiciary exams for two years
Opositó a bombero y sacó la plaza a la primeraHe sat the firefighter exams and got the post at the first attempt
Cuando termine la carrera, opositaré a una plaza de enfermeraWhen I finish my degree, I'll sit the exams for a nursing post
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Opositar is to prepare for and sit the oposiciones, Spain's competitive exams for public-sector jobs (teachers, judges, firefighters).
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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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