acercar Future Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The future tense is regular, using the full infinitive as the base: acercaré, acercarás, acercará, acercaremos, acercaréis, acercarán.
acercar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to say you will move closer to a place or person, or to predict that something is approaching.
Notes on acercar in the Future
Acercar is fully regular in the future tense.
Example Sentences
Mañana me acercaré a tu oficina.
Tomorrow I will stop by (move closer to) your office.
yo
La fecha del examen se acercará pronto.
The exam date will approach soon.
él/ella/usted
Nos acercaremos al parque si hace sol.
We will go over to the park if it's sunny.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the 'ar' before adding endings.
Correct: acercaré
Why: In the future tense, you must keep the full infinitive (acercar) before adding the endings.
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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.
Conditional
yo: acercaría
The conditional is regular: acercaría, acercarías, acercaría, acercaríamos, acercaríais, acercarían.
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.