acurrucar Imperfect Conjugation
acurrucar — to huddle
The imperfect of acurrucar is regular: acurrucaba, acurrucabas, acurrucaba, acurrucábamos, acurrucabais, acurrucaban.
acurrucar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing or habitual past actions—like how you used to snuggle with a blanket every winter as a child.
Notes on acurrucar in the Imperfect
Acurrucar is fully regular in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
De niña, me acurrucaba siempre con mi oso de peluche.
As a girl, I always used to snuggle with my teddy bear.
yo
Nos acurrucábamos todos los domingos a ver la tele.
We used to snuggle every Sunday to watch TV.
nosotros
El gato se acurrucaba en el sol cada tarde.
The cat would huddle in the sun every afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: acurrucabamos
Correct: acurrucábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always needs an accent on the 'á'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acurruco
The present tense of acurrucar is regular: acurruco, acurrucas, acurruca, acurrucamos, acurrucáis, acurrucan.
Preterite
yo: acurruqué
The preterite of acurrucar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: acurruqué.
Future
yo: acurrucaré
The future tense of acurrucar is regular: acurrucaré, acurrucarás, acurrucará, acurrucaremos, acurrucaréis, acurrucarán.
Conditional
yo: acurrucaría
The conditional of acurrucar is regular: acurrucaría, acurrucarías, acurrucaría, acurrucaríamos, acurrucaríais, acurrucarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acurruque
The present subjunctive of acurrucar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: acurruque, acurruques, acurruque, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acurrucara
The imperfect subjunctive of acurrucar is regular: acurrucara, acurrucaras, acurrucara, acurrucáramos, acurrucarais, acurrucaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acurruca
The imperative uses 'acurruca' (tú) and 'acurruque' (usted) with spelling changes in formal and plural forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acurruques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no acurruques, no acurruque, no acurruquemos, no acurruquéis, no acurruquen.