acordar Imperfect Conjugation
acordar — to agree
The imperfect of acordar is regular: acordaba, acordabas, acordaba, acordábamos, acordabais, acordaban.
acordar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing negotiations in the past or a state where people were in agreement over a period of time.
Notes on acordar in the Imperfect
Acordar is regular in the imperfect. No stem changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Antes, siempre acordábamos todo por teléfono.
Before, we always agreed on everything by phone.
nosotros
Él acordaba las citas con antelación.
He used to arrange the appointments in advance.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change: 'acuerdaba'.
Correct: acordaba
Why: The o→ue change is strictly for the present tense and present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acuerdo
Acordar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: acordé
Acordar is regular in the preterite, used to mark the specific moment an agreement was reached.
Future
yo: acordaré
The future of acordar is regular: acordaré, acordarás, acordará, acordaremos, acordaréis, acordarán.
Conditional
yo: acordaría
The conditional of acordar is regular: acordaría, acordarías, acordaría, acordaríamos, acordaríais, acordarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acuerde
The present subjunctive of acordar follows the o→ue stem change: acuerde, acuerdes, acuerde, acordemos, acordéis, acuerden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acordara
The imperfect subjunctive of acordar is regular: acordara, acordaras, acordara, acordáramos, acordarais, acordaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acuerda
The imperative uses the stem change (o→ue) for all forms except vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: acuerdes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no acuerdes, no acuerde, no acordemos, no acordéis, no acuerden.