acertar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
acertar — to get right
The present subjunctive follows the 'ie' stem change: acierte, aciertes, acierte, acertemos, acertéis, acierten.
acertar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, hope, or emotion, like 'Espero que aciertes' (I hope you get it right).
Notes on acertar in the Present Subjunctive
It mirrors the present indicative stem change (e to ie) in the 'boot' forms. The nosotros and vosotros forms remain 'acert-'.
Example Sentences
Espero que aciertes con la respuesta.
I hope you get the answer right.
tú
No creo que ellos acierten el camino.
I don't think they'll get the path right.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que acertemos en la elección.
It's important that we make the right choice.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'acertemos' as 'aciertemos'.
Correct: acertemos
Why: The e-to-ie change does not apply to the nosotros form in the subjunctive either.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acierto
Acertar is a 'boot verb' where the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: acerté
In the preterite, acertar is completely regular: acerté, acertaste, acertó, acertamos, acertasteis, acertaron.
Imperfect
yo: acertaba
The imperfect of acertar is regular: acertaba, acertabas, acertaba, acertábamos, acertabais, acertaban.
Future
yo: acertaré
The future is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive 'acertar'.
Conditional
yo: acertaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive 'acertar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acertara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: acertara, acertaras, acertara, acertáramos, acertarais, acertaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acierta
The affirmative command uses 'acierta' (tú) and 'acierte' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aciertes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no aciertes, no acierte, no acertemos, no acertéis, no acierten.