acostarse Present Conjugation
acostarse — to go to bed
Acostarse is a stem-changing (o > ue) reflexive verb: me acuesto, te acuestas, se acuesta.
acostarse Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to discuss your nightly routine, your usual bedtime, or to say you are going to bed right now.
Notes on acostarse in the Present
This is a 'boot verb' where the 'o' changes to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. Don't forget to include the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se).
Example Sentences
Normalmente me acuesto a medianoche.
I usually go to bed at midnight.
yo
¿A qué hora te acuestas los fines de semana?
What time do you go to bed on weekends?
tú
Nos acostamos temprano porque trabajamos mañana.
We are going to bed early because we work tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Yo acuesto a las diez.
Correct: Me acuesto a las diez.
Why: Without 'me', the verb means 'I put (someone else) to bed' rather than 'I go to bed myself.'
Mistake: Nos acuestamos.
Correct: Nos acostamos.
Why: The O>UE stem change never happens in the nosotros or vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
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.
Conditional
yo: me acostaría
The conditional is regular for acostarse: me acostaría, te acostarías, se acostaría.
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.