acoger Preterite Conjugation
acoger — to welcome
Acoger is regular in the preterite: acogí, acogiste, acogió, acogimos, acogisteis, acogieron.
acoger Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed event of welcoming or taking someone in, like a specific day a refugee was sheltered or a proposal was accepted.
Notes on acoger in the Preterite
Acoger is completely regular in the preterite. The 'g' stays because it is followed by 'i' or 'e', which naturally keeps the soft sound.
Example Sentences
La familia acogió al perro de la calle.
The family took in the dog from the street.
él/ella/usted
Ayer acogimos la propuesta del comité.
Yesterday we accepted the committee's proposal.
nosotros
¿Acogisteis a los estudiantes de intercambio?
Did you all host the exchange students?
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'acojió' with a 'j'.
Correct: acogió
Why: The spelling change to 'j' only happens before 'a' or 'o'. Before 'i' or 'e', the 'g' is already soft.
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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.
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.