acercar Imperfect Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The imperfect of acercar is regular: acercaba, acercabas, acercaba, acercábamos, acercabais, acercaban.
acercar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for continuous past actions (e.g., 'I was moving closer') or habitual actions in the past.
Notes on acercar in the Imperfect
Acercar follows the standard -ar verb pattern in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Yo me acercaba lentamente al gato.
I was slowly approaching the cat.
yo
Cada tarde, ella acercaba las flores a la luz.
Every afternoon, she moved the flowers closer to the light.
él/ella/usted
Nos acercábamos a la ciudad cuando empezó a nevar.
We were approaching the city when it started to snow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'acercábamos'.
Correct: acercábamos
Why: The nosotros form of all -ar verbs in the imperfect requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
Future
yo: acercaré
The future tense is regular, using the full infinitive as the base: acercaré, acercarás, acercará, acercaremos, acercaréis, acercarán.
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.