acoger Imperfect Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
Acoger is regular in the imperfect: acogía, acogías, acogía, acogíamos, acogíais, acogían.
acoger Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of welcoming people or to set the scene regarding how a place used to shelter others.
Notes on acoger in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular for -er verbs. Ensure you include the accent mark on the 'í' for all endings.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre acogía a todo el mundo en su casa.
My grandmother always welcomed everyone into her home.
él/ella/usted
En ese entonces, acogíamos a muchos voluntarios.
Back then, we used to take in many volunteers.
nosotros
Las instituciones acogían a los refugiados durante la guerra.
The institutions were sheltering refugees during the war.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'acogiamos'.
Correct: acogíamos
Why: All forms of the imperfect for -er verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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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.
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.
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.