acordar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
acordar — to agree
The imperfect subjunctive of acordar is regular: acordara, acordaras, acordara, acordáramos, acordarais, acordaran.
acordar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations ('If we agreed...') or after past-tense verbs of influence or emotion.
Notes on acordar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular -ra pattern based on the preterite third-person plural (acordaron). No stem change occurs.
Example Sentences
Si acordáramos un precio, compraría el coche.
If we agreed on a price, I would buy the car.
nosotros
Dudaba que ellos acordaran los términos.
I doubted that they would agree on the terms.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'acuerdara'.
Correct: acordara
Why: The stem change o→ue is not present in the imperfect 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.
Imperfect
yo: acordaba
The imperfect of acordar is regular: acordaba, acordabas, acordaba, acordábamos, acordabais, acordaban.
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.
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.