acarrear Present Conjugation
acarrear — to cause
Acarreo, acarreas, acarrea, acarreamos, acarreáis, acarrean are the present indicative forms of acarrear.
acarrear Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present indicative for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. 'I carry books every day', 'This situation causes problems'.
Notes on acarrear in the Present
Acarrear is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard conjugation for -ar verbs: stem 'acarre-' plus endings -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Example Sentences
Yo acarreo la responsabilidad de este proyecto.
I bear the responsibility for this project.
yo
¿Tú acarreas mucho equipaje en tus viajes?
Do you carry a lot of luggage on your trips?
tú
El mal tiempo acarrea retrasos en los vuelos.
Bad weather causes flight delays.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros acarreámos los suministros al campamento.
We carry the supplies to the campsite.
nosotros
Ellos acarrean consecuencias por sus decisiones.
They face consequences for their decisions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive ('acarree') instead of the indicative ('acarrea') in a statement of fact.
Correct: Use 'La lluvia acarrea problemas' (indicative), not 'La lluvia acarree problemas'.
Why: The indicative mood is for facts and certainty, while the subjunctive is for doubt, desire, etc.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros form.
Correct: The nosotros form is 'acarreámos', not 'acarrearmos'.
Why: The present indicative nosotros ending for -ar verbs is -amos, not the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: acarreé
Acarreé, acarreaste, acarreó, acarreamos, acarreasteis, acarrearon are the regular preterite forms of acarrear.
Imperfect
yo: acarreaba
Acarreaba, acarreabas, acarreaba, acarreábamos, acarreabais, acarreaban are the imperfect forms of acarrear.
Future
yo: acarrearé
Acarrearé, acarrearás, acarreará, acarrearemos, acarrearéis, acarrearán are the future indicative forms of acarrear.
Conditional
yo: acarrearía
Acarrearía, acarrearías, acarrearía, acarrearíamos, acarrearíais, acarrearían are the conditional forms of acarrear.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acarree
Acarree, acarreemos, acarreéis, acarreen are the present subjunctive forms of acarrear.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acarreara
Acarreara, acarrearas, acarrease, acarreáramos, acarrearais, acarrearan are the imperfect subjunctive forms of acarrear.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acarrea
Acarrea, acarree, acarreemos, acarread, acarreen are the imperative forms of acarrear.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acarrees
No acarrees, no acarree, no acarreemos, no acarreéis, no acarreen are the negative imperative forms of acarrear.