acostarse Present Subjunctive Conjugation
acostarse — to go to bed
The present subjunctive of acostarse features the O>UE stem change: me acueste, te acuestes, se acueste.
acostarse Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing wishes, doubts, or requirements about someone going to bed (e.g., 'I want you to go to bed').
Notes on acostarse in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, this is a stem-changer. The 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que me acueste ya.
My mother wants me to go to bed now.
yo
Espero que te acuestes temprano.
I hope you go to bed early.
tú
Es mejor que nos acostemos ahora.
It's better that we go to bed now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Que nos acuestemos.
Correct: Que nos acostemos.
Why: The O>UE change does not occur in the nosotros form, even in the subjunctive.
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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.
Conditional
yo: me acostaría
The conditional is regular for acostarse: me acostaría, te acostarías, se acostaría.
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.