acostar Conditional Conjugation
acostar — to put to bed
Acostar is regular in the conditional: acostaría, acostarías, acostaría, acostaríamos, acostaríais, acostarían.
acostar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' do, or to make polite suggestions about putting someone to bed.
Notes on acostar in the Conditional
Acostar is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo los acostaría, pero todavía no tienen sueño.
I would put them to bed, but they aren't sleepy yet.
yo
¿Acostarías tú al bebé por mí?
Would you put the baby to bed for me?
tú
Nosotros acostaríamos a los abuelos en el cuarto principal.
We would put the grandparents to bed in the master bedroom.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: acostaría
Why: Every single form of the conditional tense requires an accent on the 'í' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acuesto
Acostar is an O-to-UE stem-changer in the present tense: acuesto, acuestas, acuesta, acostamos, acostáis, acuestan.
Preterite
yo: acosté
Acostar is regular in the preterite: acosté, acostaste, acostó, acostamos, acostasteis, acostaron.
Imperfect
yo: acostaba
Acostar is regular in the imperfect: acostaba, acostabas, acostaba, acostábamos, acostabais, acostaban.
Future
yo: acostaré
Acostar is regular in the future: acostaré, acostarás, acostará, acostaremos, acostaréis, acostarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acueste
Acostar has an O-to-UE stem change in the subjunctive: acueste, acuestes, acueste, acostemos, acostéis, acuesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acostara
The imperfect subjunctive of acostar is regular: acostara, acostaras, acostara, acostáramos, acostarais, acostaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acuesta
Use acuesta (tú), acueste (usted), and acostad (vosotros) to give orders to put someone to bed.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acuestes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no acuestes, no acueste, no acostemos, no acostéis, no acuesten.