acoger Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
The imperfect subjunctive of acoger is regular: acogiera, acogieras, acogiera, acogiéramos, acogierais, acogieran.
acoger Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or polite requests involving welcoming or sheltering (e.g., 'If they welcomed us...').
Notes on acoger in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed using the third-person plural preterite (acogieron) as a base. It is regular.
Example Sentences
Si el país acogiera a más personas, sería mejor.
If the country welcomed more people, it would be better.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nos acogierais en vuestra casa.
I would like for you all to host us in your home.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a 'j' (acojiera).
Correct: acogiera
Why: The 'g' is followed by 'i', so it already makes the soft 'h' sound. No spelling change is needed.
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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.
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.