acoger Present Subjunctive Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
The present subjunctive of acoger uses a 'j' in all forms: acoja, acojas, acoja, acojamos, acojáis, acojan.
acoger Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request that someone welcomes or takes in a person or idea (e.g., 'I want them to welcome...').
Notes on acoger in the Present Subjunctive
Because the 'yo' form of the present indicative is 'acojo', the entire subjunctive sequence follows that 'j' spelling to keep the sound consistent.
Example Sentences
Espero que la comunidad acoja bien el proyecto.
I hope the community welcomes the project well.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que nos acojamos a las reglas.
It is important that we abide by (embrace) the rules.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'acoga' instead of 'acoja'.
Correct: acoja
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is a hard sound (like 'gas'). To get the 'h' sound of acoger, you must use a 'j' before 'a'.
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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.
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.