acercar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
acercar — to move closer
The present subjunctive of acercar features a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: acerque, acerques, acerque, acerquemos, acerquéis, acerquen.
acercar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a desire, doubt, or request for someone to move something closer, or when using 'cuando' to talk about a future approach.
Notes on acercar in the Present Subjunctive
To maintain the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' before the letter 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que te acerques más a la realidad.
I hope you get closer to reality.
tú
Dile que acerque la silla a la mesa.
Tell him to move the chair closer to the table.
él/ella/usted
No creo que nos acerquemos a la meta hoy.
I don't think we'll get close to the goal today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'acerce' instead of 'acerque'.
Correct: acerque
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like an 's' or 'th'. You need 'que' to keep the hard 'k' sound from the original verb.
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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.
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.