How to conjugate Acordar in Spanish
Acordar in Spanish means to decide, to resolve, to agree on
Acordar 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 acordar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Acordar in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb acordar is irregular in the present tense.
Acordar in the present tense is not only an -ar verb but it is also a stem changing verb.
The verb acordar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar.
ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -ar
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:
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Acordar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is an o → ue stem-changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem-changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem-changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem-changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acuerdo | I agree |
| Tú | acuerdas | you agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acuerda | he/she agrees, you (formal) agrees |
| Nosotros (as) | acordamos | we agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordáis | you (plural) Spain agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acuerdan | they agree, you (plural) agree |
Examples:
| Yo acuerdo que voy a obedecer a mi mamá | I agree with my mom I will obey |
| Nosotros acordamos ir a misa en la tarde | We agree on going to church later in the afternoon |
| Ellas acuerdan no pelear más. | They agree not to fight anymore |
Acordar in the Preterite Tense
The verb acordar is regular 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:
- 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.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordé | I agreed |
| Tú | acordaste | you agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordó | he/she agreed, you (formal) agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | acordamos | we agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | acordasteis | you (plural) Spain agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordaron | they agreed, you (plural) agreed |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
Examples:
| Yo acordé con mi jefa que llegaría tarde hoy. | I agreed with my boss to arrive late today. |
| Nosotros acordamos salir a bailar ayer. | We agreed to go out dancing yesterday. |
| Ellas acordaron ir a la playa el anterior fin de semana | They agreed to go to the beach last weekend. |
Acordar 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 acordar is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb acordar 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.
- Take off the -ar
- 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 acordar in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordaba | I used to agree |
| Tú | acordabas | you used to agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordaba | he/she used to agree, you (formal) used to agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordábamos | we used to agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordabais | you (plural) Spain used to agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordaban | they used to agree, you (plural) used to agree |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
Examples:
| Yo acordaba con mi mamá no llorar en el centro comercial. | I used to agree with my mom not to cry in the mall. |
| Nosotros acordábamos siempre en ir al gimnasio | We used to always agree to go to the gym d |
| Ellas acordaban todos los días el carro que usarían | They used to agree every day the car they would use |
Acordar in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb acordar 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 acordar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb acordar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acordar in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acordar.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | 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 acordar using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordaré | I will agree |
| Tú | acordarás | you will agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordará | he/she will agree, you (formal) will agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordaremos | we will agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordaréis | you (plural) Spain will agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordarán | they will agree, you (plural) will agree |
Examples:
| Yo acordaré con mi profesora en terminar mi examen media hora después | I will agree with my teacher to finish the test half an hour after |
| Nosotros acordaremos con el vecino a turnarnos el puesto del parqueadero | We will agree with our neighbor to take turns in the parking spot |
| Ellas acordarán la hora para ir a la peluquería . | They will agree on the time to go to the hair salon |
Acordar 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 acordar is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a acordar
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | 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 acordar using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a acordar | I will agree |
| Tú | vas a acordar | you will agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a acordar | he/she will agree, you (formal) will agree |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a acordar | we will agree |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a acordar | you (plural) Spain will agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a acordar | they will agree, you (plural) will agree |
Examples:
| Yo voy a acordar con mi mamá ciertas condiciones sobre vivir juntas | I will agree certain conditions with my mom about living together |
| Nosotros vamos a acordar quien se queda con los niños en navidad | We will agree who has the kids this christmas |
| Ellas van a acordar las reglas para tener un perro en casa | They will agree the rules to have a dog at home |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ando for -ar verbs = (acordando)
The present participle of acordar is acordando.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb acordar is: acordando
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 acordar using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy acordando | I am agreeing |
| Tú | estás acordando | you are agreeing |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está acordando | he/she is agreeing, you (formal) are agreeing |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos acordando | we are agreeing |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis acordando | you (plural) Spain are agreeing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están acordando | they are agreeing, you (plural) are agreeing |
Examples:
| Yo estoy acordando con el doctor para tener mi cita esta semana | I am agreeing with my doctor to have my appointment this week |
| Estamos acordando si vamos a la playa o no | We are agreeing if we go to the beach or not |
| ¿Están acordando qué hacer mañana? | Are they agreeing what to do tomorrow? |
Acordar 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 acordar is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb acordar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate acordar in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case acordar.
- 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:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb acordar is acordar.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordaría | I would agree |
| Tú | acordarías | you would agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordaría | he/she would agree, you (formal) would agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordaríamos | we would agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordaríais | you (plural) Spain would agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordarían | they would agree, you (plural) would agree |
Examples:
| Yo acordaría contigo en lo que piensas si tuvieras la razón | I would agree with you with what you think if you were right |
| Nosotros acordamos en dejar a los niños en la guardería si nadie podía cuidarlos | We would agree to leave the children at daycare if no one else can take care of them |
| Ellas acordarían en ir a la playa si tuvieran vacaciones | They would agree to go to the beach if they still had vacations |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | 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:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (acordado)
The past participle of the verb acordar is acordado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he acordado | I have agreed |
| Tú | has acordado | you have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha acordado | he/she have agreed, you (formal) have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos acordado | we have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis acordado | you (plural) Spain have agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han acordado | they have agreed, you (plural) have agreed |
Examples:
| Yo he acordado con ellos a no usar su espacio de parqueadero | I have agreed with them not to use their parking spot anymore |
| Nosotros hemos acordado ir juntos al baile. | We have agreed on going to the dance together |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | 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 acordar.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (acordado)
The past participle of acordar is acordado.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había acordado | I had agreed |
| Tú | habías acordado | you had agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había acordado | he/she had agreed, you (formal) had agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos acordado | we had agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais acordado | you (plural) Spain had agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían acordado | they had agreed, you (plural) had agreed |
Examples:
| Yo había acordado con mi hermana que paseaba al perro en la noche. | I had agreed with my sister that I would walk the dog at night. |
| Tú habías acordado lavar los platos esta noche. | You had agreed to wash the dishes tonight. |
| Él había acordado ir al psicólogo mañana | He had agreed on going to the psychologist tomorrow |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | 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 acordar. 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:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (acordado)
The past participle of acordar is acordado.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré acordado | I will have agreed |
| Tú | habrás acordado | you will have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá acordado | he/she will have agreed, you (formal) will have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos acordado | we will have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis acordado | you (plural) Spain will have agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán acordado | they will have agreed, you (plural) will have agreed |
Examples:
| Mañana a esta hora ya habré acordado los días de mis vacaciones con mi jefa | Tomorrow at this time, I will have agreed with my boss about my vacation days. |
| Pedro habrá acordado con su esposa cuando celebrar su aniversario | Pedrol will have agreed with his wife when to celebrate their anniversary |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | 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 acordar. 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:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (acordado)
The past participle of acordar is acordado.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría acordado | I would have agreed |
| Tú | habrías acordado | you would have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría acordado | he/she would have agreed, you (formal) would have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos acordado | we would have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais acordado | you (plural) Spain will would agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían acordado | they would have agreed, you (plural) would have agreed |
Examples:
| Yo te habría acordado contigo si me hubieran informado de la situación | I would have agreed with you if I had been informed of the situation |
| Ellos habrían acordado no pelear si hubieran tenido la oportunidad de hablar calmados | They would have agreed not to fight if they would had had a chance to talk calmly |
Acordar 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 acordar is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
Acordar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
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:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Keep in mind that the verb acordar is irregular in the subjunctive present and it is a stem changing verb. The o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acuerde | I may agree |
| Tú | acuerdes | you may agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acuerde | he/she may agree, you (formal) may agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordemos | we may agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordéis | you (plural) Spain may agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acuerden | they may agree, you (plural) may agree |
Examples:
| Quizás acuerde con mi jefa sobre mis vacaciones | Perhaps, I may agree with my boss about my vacations |
| Es posible que ellos acuerden un trato sobre el carro. | It’s possible they may agree a deal on the car |
Acordar 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 acordar 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 acordar the endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | 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
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Acordar
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: Acordar – acordaron
- Now remove -aron and you are left with acord
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb acordar in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordara | I might agree |
| Tú | acordaras | you might agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordara | he/she might agree, you (formal) might agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordáramos | we might agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordarais | you (plural) Spain might agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordaran | they might agree, you (plural) might agree |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordase | I might agree |
| Tú | acordases | you might agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordase | he/she might agree, you (formal) might agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordásemos | we might agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordaseis | you (plural) Spain might agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordasen | they might agree, you (plural) might agree |
Examples:
| Te dije que acordaras con tu papá para que vayan juntos al centro comercial. | I told you to agree with your dad to go together to the mall. |
| ¿Sería incómodo si no acordáramos nada? | Would it be uncomfortable if we didn’t agree on anything? |
Acordar 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 acordar 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 acordar the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | 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 acordar in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | acordare | I will agree |
| Tú | acordares | you will agree |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | acordare | he/she will agree, you (formal) will agree |
| Nosotros (as) | acordáremos | we will agree |
| Vosotros (as) | acordareis | you (plural) Spain will agree |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | acordaren | they will agree, you (plural) will agree |
Example:
| Acordare con mi hija ir a Disney este fin de semana | I will agree with my daughter to go to Disney this weekend |
Acordar 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 acordar 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:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb acordar is: acordado
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acordar in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya acordado | I may have agreed |
| Tú | hayas acordado | you may have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya acordado | he/she may have agreed, you (formal) may have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos acordado | we may have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis acordado | you (plural) Spain may have agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan acordado | they may have agreed, you (plural) may have agreed |
Example:
| ¿Tú crees que ellos hayan acordado algo? | Do you think they may have agreed to something? |
| Es posible que nunca hayan acordado una solución. | It’s possible they may have never agreed on a solution. |
Acordar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The verb acordar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
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:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | 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:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | 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:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to acordar:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (acordar)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (acord)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (acordado)
The past participle of the verb acordar is acordado.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb acordar in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese acordado | I might have agreed |
| Tú | hubieses acordado | you might have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese acordado | he/she might have agreed, you (formal) might have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos acordado | we might have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis acordado | you (plural) Spain might have agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen acordado | they might have agreed, you (plural) might have agreed |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera acordado | I might have agreed |
| Tú | hubieras acordado | you might have agreed |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera acordado | he/she might have agreed, you (formal) might have agreed |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos acordado | we might have agreed |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais acordado | you (plural) Spain might have agreed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran acordado | they might have agreed, you (plural) might have agreed |
Example:
| Yo te hubiese acordado ir de fiesta mañana, pero tengo que trabajar. | I might have agreed to go to the party tomorrow , but I have to work. |
| Desearía que hubiéramos acordado algo con la abuela sobre la herencia | I wish we might have agreed to something with our grandma about the heritage |
Acordar 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.
Acordar 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:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- 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 acordar would be acuerda.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (acuerdas)
- Take off the “s”. (acuerda)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (acuerda)
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 acordar are the following but please keep in mind that acordar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡acuerda! | agree! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡acuerde! | agree! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡acordemos! | agree! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡acordad! | agree! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡acuerden! | agree! |
Examples:
| ¡Acuerda un trato con tu papá! | Agree a deal with your dad! |
| ¡Acordemos no pelear! | Let’s agree not to fight! |
Acordar 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.
Acordar 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:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- 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
The rest of the conjugations in the Affirmative Commands for the verb acordar are the following but please keep in mind that acordar is a Stem changing verb. Stem changers have a change not only in the ending but also on the stem. In this case acordar is an o → ue stem changing verb. That means that the o in the stem changes to ue in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
To review stem changing verbs o → ue watch my video: https://youtu.be/LB3GJOqNAMw
To review stem changing verbs e → ie watch my video: https://youtu.be/GDEzvOkyml8
To review stem changing verbs e →i watch my video: https://youtu.be/QJrPv-whYy8
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No acuerdes! | Don’t agree! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No acuerde! | Don’t agree! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No acordemos! | Don’t agree! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No acordeís! | Don’t agree! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No acuerden! | Don’t agree! |
Examples
| ¡No acuerdes nada con él porque nunca cumple su palabra! | Don’t agree on anything with him because he never keeps his word |