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acoger Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

acoger — to welcome

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Quick answer:

The imperative (commands) for acoger: acoge (tú), acoja (usted), acojamos (nosotros), acoged (vosotros), acojan (ustedes).

acoger Affirmative Imperative Forms

túacoge
ustedacoja
nosotrosacojamos
vosotrosacoged
ustedesacojan

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Use the imperative to tell someone to welcome a guest, accept a proposal, or take someone in.

Notes on acoger in the Affirmative Imperative

The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms use 'g', while the formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms use 'j' to keep the sound right before 'a'.

Example Sentences

  • Acoge a tus invitados con una sonrisa.

    Welcome your guests with a smile.

    tú

  • Acoja esta sugerencia, por favor.

    Please, accept (welcome) this suggestion.

    usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'acoga' for the formal command.

    Correct: acoja

    Why: Formal commands for -er verbs use 'a' endings, which requires changing 'g' to 'j' to keep the soft sound.

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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.

Conditional

yo: acogería

The conditional of acoger is regular: acogería, acogerías, acogería, acogeríamos, acogeríais, acogerían.

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.

Negative Imperative

yo: no acojas

The negative imperative for acoger always uses 'j': no acojas, no acoja, no acojamos, no acojáis, no acojan.