acercar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The imperfect subjunctive of acercar is regular: acercara, acercaras, acercara, acercáramos, acercarais, acercaran.
acercar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations ('if I moved closer') or past requests regarding proximity.
Notes on acercar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for acercar. It follows the standard pattern based on the third-person plural preterite (acercaron).
Example Sentences
Si me acercara un poco más, podría ver mejor.
If I moved a bit closer, I could see better.
yo
Me pidió que acercara el coche a la entrada.
He asked me to move the car closer to the entrance.
él/ella/usted
Si nos acercáramos, nos oirían.
If we moved closer, they would hear us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: acercáramos
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos 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.
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.
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.
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.