acercar Negative Imperative Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no acerques, no acerque, no acerquemos, no acerquéis, no acerquen.
acercar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to move something closer or NOT to approach.
Notes on acercar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No te acerques al fuego.
Don't get close to the fire.
tú
No acerque tanto el coche a la acera.
Don't bring the car so close to the curb.
usted
No acerquemos los muebles todavía.
Let's not move the furniture closer yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no acerca').
Correct: no acerques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms, never the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
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.