acercar Present Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The present tense of acercar is completely regular: acerco, acercas, acerca, acercamos, acercáis, acercan.
acercar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for things happening now, habits, or when offering to bring something closer to someone.
Notes on acercar in the Present
Acercar is fully regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Siempre acerco la silla cuando como.
I always move the chair closer when I eat.
yo
¿Te acercas un momento?
Will you come closer for a moment?
tú
Ellos nos acercan a la estación todos los días.
They drop us off (bring us closer) to the station every day.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a spelling change like 'acerquo'.
Correct: acerco
Why: Spelling changes only happen when the vowel following the 'c' would change its sound (like 'e' or 'i'). Before 'o', the 'c' stays hard.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acerques
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no acerques, no acerque, no acerquemos, no acerquéis, no acerquen.