acercarse Future Conjugation
acercarse — to approach
The future of acercarse is regular: me acercaré, te acercarás, se acercará, nos acercaremos, os acercaréis, se acercarán.
acercarse Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict when something (like a storm or a deadline) will draw near, or to state you will go closer to something later.
Notes on acercarse in the Future
This verb is regular in the future. Simply add the future endings to the full infinitive 'acercar' and keep the reflexive pronoun.
Example Sentences
Me acercaré a la oficina mañana por la mañana.
I will drop by the office tomorrow morning.
yo
Se acercará una tormenta durante la noche.
A storm will approach during the night.
él/ella/usted
Nos acercaremos al estadio a las seis.
We will get closer to the stadium at six.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Putting the pronoun after the verb like 'acercaréme'.
Correct: me acercaré
Why: In modern Spanish, reflexive pronouns must go before conjugated verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me acerco
Acercarse is regular in the present tense: me acerco, te acercas, se acerca, nos acercamos, os acercáis, se acercan.
Preterite
yo: me acerqué
The preterite of acercarse has a spelling change in the first person: me acerqué, te acercaste, se acercó, nos acercamos, os acercasteis, se acercaron.
Imperfect
yo: me acercaba
Acercarse is regular in the imperfect: me acercaba, te acercabas, se acercaba, nos acercábamos, os acercabais, se acercaban.
Conditional
yo: me acercaría
The conditional is regular: me acercaría, te acercarías, se acercaría, nos acercaríamos, os acercaríais, se acercarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me acerque
The subjunctive requires a spelling change for all forms: me acerque, te acerques, se acerque, nos acerquemos, os acerquéis, se acerquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me acercara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ra' stem: me acercara, te acercaras, se acercara, nos acercáramos, os acercarais, se acercaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acércate
Use these for commands: acércate (tú), acérquese (usted), acerquémonos (nosotros), acercaos (vosotros), acérquense (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no te acerques
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te acerques, no se acerque, no nos acerquemos, no os acerquéis, no se acerquen.