
acoger Conditional Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
The conditional of acoger is regular: acogería, acogerías, acogería, acogeríamos, acogeríais, acogerían.
acoger Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express 'would welcome' or 'would shelter'—usually depending on a certain condition being met.
Notes on acoger in the Conditional
Acoger is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as the base.
Example Sentences
¿Acogerías a un estudiante extranjero?
Would you host a foreign student?
tú
Ellos acogerían la noticia con alegría si fuera cierta.
They would welcome the news with joy if it were true.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'acogería' with the imperfect 'acogía'.
Correct: acogería (conditional) vs acogía (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'er' from the infinitive before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acojo
The present tense of acoger has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: acojo, acoges, acoge, acogemos, acogéis, acogen.
Preterite
yo: acogí
Acoger is regular in the preterite: acogí, acogiste, acogió, acogimos, acogisteis, acogieron.
Imperfect
yo: acogía
Acoger is regular in the imperfect: acogía, acogías, acogía, acogíamos, acogíais, acogían.
Future
yo: acogeré
The future tense of acoger is regular: acogeré, acogerás, acogerá, acogeremos, acogeréis, acogerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acoja
The present subjunctive of acoger uses a 'j' in all forms: acoja, acojas, acoja, acojamos, acojáis, acojan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acogiera
The imperfect subjunctive of acoger is regular: acogiera, acogieras, acogiera, acogiéramos, acogierais, acogieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acoge
The imperative (commands) for acoger: acoge (tú), acoja (usted), acojamos (nosotros), acoged (vosotros), acojan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no acojas
The negative imperative for acoger always uses 'j': no acojas, no acoja, no acojamos, no acojáis, no acojan.