How to conjugate Acercar in Spanish

Acercar in Spanish means to bring near, to move something nearer. 

Acercar is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb acercar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

Acercar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb acercar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb acercar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercoI bring closer
acercasyou bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercahe/she brings closer, you (formal) bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercamoswe bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercáisyou (plural) Spain bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercanthey bring closer, you (plural) bring closer

Examples: 

acercas la silla para sentarteYou bring the chair  closer to sit down
Ella acerca la cuchara a su boca. She brings the spoon closer  to her mouth
Ellas acercan el carro al andénThey bring the car closer to the sidewalk

Acercar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb acercar is irregular in the preterite. That means it doesn’t follow the pattern of regular –ar verbs in the preterite. Instead we must follow a different set of rules. Acercar is part of what we call -car, -gar, -zar verbs. Verbs that end in -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the YO form in the preterite. 

Acercar ends in -car.

To review how to conjugate -car, -gar, -zar verbs watch my -car, -gar, -zar video: Click for Video  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacerquéI brought closer
acercasteyou brought closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercóhe/she brought closer, you (formal) brought closer
Nosotros (as)acercamoswe brought closer
Vosotros (as)acercasteisyou (plural) Spain brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercaronthey brought closer, you (plural) brought closer

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

Examples: 

Yo acerqué el tetero al bebeI brought the bottle closer to the baby
acercaste la silla al escritorioYou brought closer the chair to the desk
Ellas acercaron los platos sucios a la lavadora They brought the dirty dishes closer to the washer.

Acercar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb acercar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb acercar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercabaI used to bring closer
acercabasyou used to bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercabahe/she used to bring closer, you (formal) used to to bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercábamoswe used to to bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercabaísyou (plural) Spain used to to bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercabanthey used to to bring closer, you (plural) used to bring closer

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

Examples: 

Yo acercaba a mi perro y gato al parque todos los días.I used to bring my dog and cat closer to the park every day
Nosotros acercábamos el carro al lavadero todos los martes.We used to bring the car closer to the car wash every Tuesdayd
Ellas siempre acercaban los niños al ríoThey always used to bring the kids closer to the river

Acercar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb acercar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb acercar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb acercar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acercar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acercar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercaréI will bring closer
acercarásyou will bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercaráhe/she will bring closer, you (formal) will bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercaremoswe will bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercaréisyou (plural) Spain will bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercaránthey will bring closer, you (plural) will bring closer

Examples: 

Yo acercaré la comida del perro a su lugarI will bring the dogs food closer to its place
Nosotros acercaremos las mesas para trabajar en grupoWe will bring our tables closer to work in group
Ella acercará el cargador al enchufe.She will bring the charger closer to the plug

Acercar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb acercar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a acercar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a acercarI will  bring closer
vas a acercaryou will bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va a acercarhe/she will bring closer, you (formal) will bring closer
Nosotros (as)vamos a acercarwe will bring closer
Vosotros (as)vais a acercaryou (plural) Spain will bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a acercar they will bring closer, you (plural) will bring closer

Examples: 

Yo voy a acercar mis materiales de trabajo.I will bring my work materials closer
Nosotros vamos a acercar nuestros carros al garage We will bring our cars closer to the garage
Ellas van a acercar el carro para cargar el árbol de navidadThey will bring the car closer to load the christmas tree

Acercar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb acercar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerca)
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs  = (acercando)

The present participle of acercar is acercando

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb acercar is: acercando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy acercandoI am bringing closer
estás acercandoyou are bringing closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está acercandohe/she is bringing closer, you (formal) are bringing closer
Nosotros (as)estamos acercandowe are bringing closer
Vosotros (as)estáis acercandoyou (plural) Spain are bringing closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están acercandothey are bringing closer, you (plural) are bringing closer

Examples: 

Yo estoy acercando el tenedor a la mesa I am bringing the fork closer to the table 
Tu estás acercando tu carro hacia el garageYou are bringing the car closer to the garage
¿Está acercando su comida al basurero?Is he bringing his food closer to the garbage?

Acercar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb acercar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb acercar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acercar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acercar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb acercar is acercar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercaríaI would bring closer
acercaríasyou would bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercaríahe/she would bring closer, you (formal) would bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercaríamoswe would bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercaríaisyou (plural) Spain would bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercaríanthey would bring closer, you (plural)  would bring closer

Examples: 

Yo acercaría la mesa si mi brazo no estuviera rotoI would bring the table closer if only my arm was not broken
Nosotros acercaríamos  el carro a la gasolinera si tuviera gasolinaWe would bring the car closer to the gas station if it had gasoline
Ellas acercarían  a sus bebés si yo no estuviera enferma They would bring their babies closer if it weren’t because I am sick

Acercar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb acercar is regular in the present perfect tense. 

To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerc)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acercado)

The past participle of the verb acercar is acercado.

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe acercadoI have brought closer
has acercadoyou have brought closer 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha acercadohe/she have brought closer, you (formal) have brought closer
Nosotros (as)hemos acercadowe have brought closer
Vosotros (as)habéis acercadoyou (plural) Spain have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han acercadothey have brought closer, you (plural) have brought closer

Examples: 

Yo he acercado mi ropa sucia a la lavandería para lavarI have brought my dirty clothes closer to the laundry to wash
Ellos han acercado su carro a nuestra casaThey have brought their car closer to our house

Acercar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb acercar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acercar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2.  Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerc)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acercado)

The past participle of acercar is acercado

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía acercadoI had brought closer
habías acercadoyou had brought closer 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había acercadohe/she had brought closer, you (formal) had brought closer
Nosotros (as)habíamos acercadowe had brought closer
Vosotros (as)habíais acercadoyou (plural) Spain had brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían acercadothey had brought closer, you (plural) had brought closer

Examples: 

Yo había acercado al perro a su casa antes de irme a dormir.I had brought the dog closer to his house before going to sleep.
habías acercado las frutas del árbol a la casaYou had brought the fruits from the tree closer to the house
Él había acercado el carro a la lanche para cargarlaHe had brought the car closer to the boat to carry it 

Acercar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb acercar  is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acercar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerc)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acercado)

The past participle of acercar is acercado

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré acercadoI will have brought closer
habrás acercadoyou will have brought closer 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá acercadohe/she will have brought closer, you (formal) will have brought closer
Nosotros (as)habremos acercadowe will have brought closer
Vosotros (as)habréis acercadoyou (plural) Spain will have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán acercadothey will have brought closer, you (plural) will have brought closer

Examples: 

Mañana a esta hora ya habré acercado la vaca al establoTomorrow at this time, I will have brought the cow closer to its barn
Pedro habrá acercado la moto al garajePedrol will have brought his motorcycle closer to the garage 

Acercar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb acercar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case acercar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerc)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acercado)

The past participle of acercar is acercado

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría acercadoI would have brought closer
habrías acercadoyou would have brought closer 
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría acercadohe/she would have brought closer, you (formal) would have brought closer
Nosotros (as)habríamos acercadowe would have brought closer
Vosotros (as)habríais acercadoyou (plural) Spain will would have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían acercadothey would have brought closer, you (plural) would have brought closer

Examples: 

Yo habría acercado a mi hija a abrazarte si no estuvieses enferma.I would have brought my daughter closer to  give you a hug if you weren’t  sick.
Ellos habrían acercado su carro si el lavadero estuviera abiertoThey would have brought their car closer  if the car wash was open

Acercar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb acercar is irregular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar verbs:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Keep in mind that the verb acercar is irregular in the subjunctive present. The -c in the stem changes to a -qu. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacerqueI may bring closer
acerquesyou may bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acerquehe/she may bring closer, you (formal) may bring closer
Nosotros (as)acerquemoswe may bring closer
Vosotros (as)acerquéisyou (plural) Spain may bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acerquenthey may bring closer, you (plural) may bring closer

Examples: 

Quizás yo acerque el pez al lagoPerhaps, I may bring the fish closer to the water
Es posible que ellos  acerquen sus carros a la casaIt’s possible they may bring their cars closer to the house

Acercar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb acercar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like acercar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. Acercar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Acercar – Acercaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with acerc
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercaraI might bring closer
acercarasyou might bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercarahe/she might bring closer, you (formal) might bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercáramosWe might bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercaraisyou (plural) Spain might bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercaranthey might bring closer, you (plural) might bring closer

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercaseI might bring closer
acercasesyou might  bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercasehe/she might  bring closer, you (formal) might  bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercásemoswe might  bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercaseisyou (plural) Spain might  bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercasenthey might  bring closer, you (plural) might  bring closer

Examples: 

Si el acercase su camioneta podríamos subirnos e irnosIf he bring closer his truck we could get in and go 
¿Sería incómodo si nos acercamos?Would it be uncomfortable if we get closer?

Acercar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb acercar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like acercar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acercar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoacercareI will bring closer
acercaresyou will bring closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) acercarehe/she will bring closer, you (formal) will bring closer
Nosotros (as)acercáremoswe will bring closer
Vosotros (as)acercareisyou (plural) Spain will bring closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)acercarenthey will bring closer, you (plural) will bring closer

Example:

El día que yo acercare a mi mamá a ver a Beyonce ella será muy feliz.The day I will bring my mom closer to Beyonce she will be very happy

Acercar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb acercar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb acercar is: acercado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acercar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya acercadoI may have brought closer
hayas acercadoyou may have brought closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya acercadohe/she may have brought closer, you (formal) may have brought closer
Nosotros (as)hayamos acercadowe may have brought closer
Vosotros (as)hayáis acercadoyou (plural) Spain may have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan acercadothey may have brought closer, you (plural) may have brought closer

Example:

Dudo que alguna vez ella haya acercado su perro a los gatos.I doubt that she may have brought her dog closer to the cats
Es posible que nosotros nos hayamos acercado para dejarte la pizzaIt’s possible we may have brought the pizza closer to you

Acercar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to acercar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (acercar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acerc)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (acercado)

The past participle of the verb acercar is acercado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acercar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese acercado I might have brought closer
hubieses acercadoyou might have brought closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese acercadohe/she might have brought closer, you (formal) might have brought closer
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos acercadowe might have brought closer
Vosotros (as)hubieseis acercadoyou (plural) Spain might have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen acercadothey might have brought closer, you (plural) might have brought closer

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera acercadoI might have brought closer
hubieras acercadoyou might have brought closer
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera acercadohe/she might have brought closer, you (formal) might have brought closer
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos acercadowe might have brought closer
Vosotros (as)hubierais acercadoyou (plural) Spain might have brought closer
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran acercadothey might have brought closer, you (plural) might have brought closer

Example:

Yo te hubiera acercado el plato si hubiese podido.I might have brought the plate closer if I could have.
Desearía que tu no hubieras acercado el gato a nuestra casaI wish you might not have brought the cat closer to our house

Acercar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Acercar is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb acercar  would be acerca

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (acercas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (acerca)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (acerca)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb acercar are the following but please keep in mind that acercar is an irregular in the imperative affirmative command form. The combination -ce (sounds like when using an s – se). To keep the strong c of acercar, we change the c to qu when combined with an -e. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡acerca! Bring closer!
Usted (Ud.) ¡acerque!Bring closer!
Nosotros (as)¡acerquemos!Bring closer!
Vosotros (as)¡acercad!Bring closer!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡acerquen!Bring closer!

Examples:

¡Acerca la maleta!Bring the backpack closer
¡Acerquen sus mascotas al refugio!Bring your pets closer to the refugee. 

Acercar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

Acercar is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Acercar is an irregular verb when it comes to Imperative Negative Commands. The combination -ce (sounds like when using an s – se). To keep the strong c of acercar, we change the c to qu when combined with an -e. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡No acerques!Don’t bring closer!
Usted (Ud.) ¡No acerque!Don’t bring closer!
Nosotros (as)¡No acerquemos!Don’t bring closer!
Vosotros (as)¡acerquéis!Don’t bring closer!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡No acerquen!Don’t bring closer!

Examples

¡No acerques a tus hijos a los cocodrilos! Don’t bring the kids closer to the crocodiles  

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