acercar Conditional Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The conditional is regular: acercaría, acercarías, acercaría, acercaríamos, acercaríais, acercarían.
acercar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' move closer or for making polite suggestions about proximity.
Notes on acercar in the Conditional
Acercar is fully regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Yo acercaría el sofá a la pared.
I would move the sofa closer to the wall.
yo
¿Te acercarías a la tienda por mí?
Would you go over to the store for me?
tú
Dijo que nos acercarían en coche.
He said they would give us a ride (bring us closer).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding the ending to the stem instead of the infinitive.
Correct: acercaría (not acercería)
Why: The conditional endings are always added to the full infinitive for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acerco
The present tense of acercar is completely regular: acerco, acercas, acerca, acercamos, acercáis, acercan.
Preterite
yo: acerqué
Acercar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (acerqué); all other forms are regular.
Imperfect
yo: acercaba
The imperfect of acercar is regular: acercaba, acercabas, acercaba, acercábamos, acercabais, acercaban.
Future
yo: acercaré
The future tense is regular, using the full infinitive as the base: acercaré, acercarás, acercará, acercaremos, acercaréis, acercarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acerque
The present subjunctive of acercar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: acerque, acerques, acerque, acerquemos, acerquéis, acerquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acercara
The imperfect subjunctive of acercar is regular: acercara, acercaras, acercara, acercáramos, acercarais, acercaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acerca
The imperative uses 'acerca' for tú and 'acerque(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acerques
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no acerques, no acerque, no acerquemos, no acerquéis, no acerquen.