acercarse Present Conjugation
acercarse — to approach
Acercarse is regular in the present tense: me acerco, te acercas, se acerca, nos acercamos, os acercáis, se acercan.
acercarse Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to describe someone moving closer right now or a general tendency to approach things.
Notes on acercarse in the Present
Acercarse is fully regular in the present indicative. Remember to always include the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, etc.).
Example Sentences
Cada vez que me acerco, el gato huye.
Every time I get close, the cat runs away.
yo
¿Por qué no te acercas un poco más?
Why don't you come a bit closer?
tú
Se acercan las vacaciones de verano.
Summer holidays are approaching.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the pronoun and saying 'acerco'.
Correct: me acerco
Why: Acercarse is reflexive; without the pronoun, the meaning changes or sounds incomplete.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.