acoger Present Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
The present tense of acoger has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: acojo, acoges, acoge, acogemos, acogéis, acogen.
acoger Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about how a group or person currently welcomes guests, accepts ideas, or shelters people as a regular habit or general truth.
Notes on acoger in the Present
Acoger has a 'g' to 'j' spelling change in the 'yo' form (acojo) to maintain the soft 'h' sound before the 'o'. All other forms are regular -er endings.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre acojo a mis amigos con una cena.
I always welcome my friends with a dinner.
yo
Esta ciudad acoge a miles de turistas cada año.
This city welcomes thousands of tourists every year.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros acogemos con entusiasmo las nuevas ideas.
We welcome new ideas with enthusiasm.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'acogo' for the yo form.
Correct: acojo
Why: In Spanish, 'go' sounds like 'go' in 'gold'. To keep the soft sound of acoger, the 'g' must change to 'j' before an 'o'.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.