adquirir Preterite Conjugation
adquirir — to acquire
Adquirir is regular in the preterite: adquirí, adquiriste, adquirió, adquirimos, adquiristeis, adquirieron.
adquirir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific moment a purchase was completed or a specific skill was officially mastered in the past.
Notes on adquirir in the Preterite
Unlike the present tense, adquirir is completely regular in the preterite. The stem-change (ie) does not happen here.
Example Sentences
La empresa adquirió otra compañía el mes pasado.
The company acquired another company last month.
él/ella/usted
Adquirí las entradas por internet.
I bought the tickets online.
yo
Ellos adquirieron una deuda muy grande.
They took on a very large debt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adquirió (without accent)
Correct: adquirió
Why: The third-person singular needs the accent to distinguish it from other forms and indicate stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adquiero
The present of adquirir is a stem-changer (i > ie): adquiero, adquieres, adquiere, adquirimos, adquirís, adquieren.
Imperfect
yo: adquiría
Adquirir is regular in the imperfect: adquiría, adquirías, adquiría, adquiríamos, adquiríais, adquirían.
Future
yo: adquiriré
Adquirir is regular in the future: adquiriré, adquirirás, adquirirá, adquiriremos, adquiriréis, adquirirán.
Conditional
yo: adquiriría
Adquirir is regular in the conditional: adquiriría, adquirirías, adquiriría, adquiriríamos, adquiriríais, adquirirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adquiera
Adquirir stem-changes (i > ie) in the subjunctive: adquiera, adquieras, adquiera, adquiramos, adquiráis, adquieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adquiriera
The imperfect subjunctive of adquirir uses the -ra endings: adquiriera, adquirieras, adquiriera, adquiriéramos, adquirierais, adquirieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adquiere
The imperative of adquirir uses 'ie' for most commands: adquiere (tú), adquiera (usted), adquirid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adquieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adquieras, no adquiera, no adquiramos, no adquiráis, no adquieran.