acercarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
acercarse — to approach
Use these for commands: acércate (tú), acérquese (usted), acerquémonos (nosotros), acercaos (vosotros), acérquense (ustedes).
acercarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to come closer or to approach a specific place.
Notes on acercarse in the Affirmative Imperative
Note the spelling changes (c to qu) in the formal and nosotros forms. Also, the accent moves to keep the stress on the correct syllable when pronouns are attached.
Example Sentences
¡Acércate, no muerdo!
Come closer, I don't bite!
tú
Acérquese a la ventanilla, por favor.
Please step up to the window.
Acerquémonos para ver mejor.
Let's get closer to see better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'acercate' without the accent.
Correct: acércate
Why: Adding the pronoun 'te' makes the word longer, so you need a written accent to keep the stress on the 'cer' syllable.
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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.
Future
yo: me acercaré
The future of acercarse is regular: me acercaré, te acercarás, se acercará, nos acercaremos, os acercaréis, se acercarán.
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.
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.