Conjugate acercar in Spanish
to bring closer
acercar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #130 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo acerco todos los días." (I bring closer every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
acercar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to bring closer · -ar verb · irregular (spelling-change -car) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acerco |
| tú | acercas |
| él/ella/Ud. | acerca |
| nosotros | acercamos |
| vosotros | acercáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercan |
Yo acerco todos los días.
I bring closer every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acerqué * |
| tú | acercaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercó |
| nosotros | acercamos |
| vosotros | acercasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercaron |
Nosotros acercamos juntos.
We bring closer together.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acercaba |
| tú | acercabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercaba |
| nosotros | acercábamos |
| vosotros | acercabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercaban |
Antes yo acercaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to bring closer often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acercaré |
| tú | acercarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercará |
| nosotros | acercaremos |
| vosotros | acercaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercarán |
Mañana yo acercaré.
Tomorrow I will bring closer.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acercaría |
| tú | acercarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercaría |
| nosotros | acercaríamos |
| vosotros | acercaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercarían |
Si pudiera, yo acercaría.
If I could, I would bring closer.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acerque * |
| tú | acerques * |
| él/ella/Ud. | acerque * |
| nosotros | acerquemos * |
| vosotros | acerquéis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acerquen * |
Quiero que tú acerques más.
I want you to bring closer more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | acerca |
| él/ella/Ud. | acerce |
| nosotros | acercemos |
| vosotros | acercad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acercen |
Él acerca con frecuencia.
He bring closers often.
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Example sentences
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Yo acerco todos los días.
I bring closer every day.
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¿Tú acercas mucho?
Do you bring closer a lot?
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Él acerca con frecuencia.
He bring closers often.
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Nosotros acercamos juntos.
We bring closer together.
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Ellos acercan bien.
They bring closer well.
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Ayer acerqué por primera vez.
Yesterday I bring closerd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú acerques más.
I want you to bring closer more.
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Es importante acercar correctamente.
It is important to bring closer correctly.
Common phrases with acercar
- acercar bien to bring closer well
- acercar mucho to bring closer a lot
- dejar de acercar to stop bring closering
- volver a acercar to bring closer again