acostarse Conditional Conjugation
acostarse — to go to bed
The conditional is regular for acostarse: me acostaría, te acostarías, se acostaría.
acostarse Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you 'would' do under certain circumstances or to make a polite suggestion about going to sleep.
Notes on acostarse in the Conditional
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'acostar' as its stem. It is regular and does not feature the O>UE stem change.
Example Sentences
Me acostaría ya, pero tengo que estudiar.
I would go to bed now, but I have to study.
yo
¿Te acostarías más temprano si no tuvieras internet?
Would you go to bed earlier if you didn't have internet?
tú
Dijo que se acostaría pronto.
He said that he would go to bed soon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Me acuestaría.
Correct: Me acostaría.
Why: The conditional tense never uses the O>UE stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me acuesto
Acostarse is a stem-changing (o > ue) reflexive verb: me acuesto, te acuestas, se acuesta.
Preterite
yo: me acosté
The preterite of acostarse is regular in its endings but requires reflexive pronouns: me acosté, te acostaste, se acostó.
Imperfect
yo: me acostaba
The imperfect of acostarse is regular: me acostaba, te acostabas, se acostaba.
Future
yo: me acostaré
The future tense is regular for acostarse: me acostaré, te acostarás, se acostará.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me acueste
The present subjunctive of acostarse features the O>UE stem change: me acueste, te acuestes, se acueste.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me acostara
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite stem: me acostara, te acostaras, se acostara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acuéstate
The imperative for acostarse attaches the pronoun to the end: acuéstate, acuéstese, acostémonos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te acuestes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te acuestes, no se acueste.