acercar
to bring closerPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | acercoI bring closer | nosotros | acercamoswe bring closer |
| tú | acercasyou bring closer | vosotros | acercáisyou all bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercahe/she brings closer | ellos/Uds. | acercanthey bring closer |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he acercadoI have brought closer | nosotros | hemos acercadowe have brought closer |
| tú | has acercadoyou have brought closer | vosotros | habéis acercadoyou all have brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha acercadohe/she has brought closer | ellos/Uds. | han acercadothey have brought closer |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | acerque(that) I bring closer | nosotros | acerquemos(that) we bring closer |
| tú | acerques(that) you bring closer | vosotros | acerquéis(that) you all bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acerque(that) he/she brings closer | ellos/Uds. | acerquen(that) they bring closer |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya acercado(that) I have brought closer | nosotros | hayamos acercado(that) we have brought closer |
| tú | hayas acercado(that) you have brought closer | vosotros | hayáis acercado(that) you all have brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya acercado(that) he/she has brought closer | ellos/Uds. | hayan acercado(that) they have brought closer |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | acerquéI brought closer | nosotros | acercamoswe brought closer |
| tú | acercasteyou brought closer | vosotros | acercasteisyou all brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercóhe/she brought closer | ellos/Uds. | acercaronthey brought closer |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | acercabaI used to bring closer | nosotros | acercábamoswe used to bring closer |
| tú | acercabasyou used to bring closer | vosotros | acercabaisyou all used to bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercabahe/she used to bring closer | ellos/Uds. | acercabanthey used to bring closer |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había acercadoI had brought closer | nosotros | habíamos acercadowe had brought closer |
| tú | habías acercadoyou had brought closer | vosotros | habíais acercadoyou all had brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | había acercadohe/she had brought closer | ellos/Uds. | habían acercadothey had brought closer |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | acercara(that) I brought closer | nosotros | acercáramos(that) we brought closer |
| tú | acercaras(that) you brought closer | vosotros | acercarais(that) you all brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercara(that) he/she brought closer | ellos/Uds. | acercaran(that) they brought closer |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | acercase(that) I brought closer | nosotros | acercásemos(that) we brought closer |
| tú | acercases(that) you brought closer | vosotros | acercaseis(that) you all brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercase(that) he/she brought closer | ellos/Uds. | acercasen(that) they brought closer |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera acercado(that) I had brought closer | nosotros | hubiéramos acercado(that) we had brought closer |
| tú | hubieras acercado(that) you had brought closer | vosotros | hubierais acercado(that) you all had brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera acercado(that) he/she had brought closer | ellos/Uds. | hubieran acercado(that) they had brought closer |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube acercadoI had brought closer | nosotros | hubimos acercadowe had brought closer |
| tú | hubiste acercadoyou had brought closer | vosotros | hubisteis acercadoyou all had brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo acercadohe/she had brought closer | ellos/Uds. | hubieron acercadothey had brought closer |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | acercaréI will bring closer | nosotros | acercaremoswe will bring closer |
| tú | acercarásyou will bring closer | vosotros | acercaréisyou all will bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercaráhe/she will bring closer | ellos/Uds. | acercaránthey will bring closer |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | acercaríaI would bring closer | nosotros | acercaríamoswe would bring closer |
| tú | acercaríasyou would bring closer | vosotros | acercaríaisyou all would bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercaríahe/she would bring closer | ellos/Uds. | acercaríanthey would bring closer |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré acercadoI will have brought closer | nosotros | habremos acercadowe will have brought closer |
| tú | habrás acercadoyou will have brought closer | vosotros | habréis acercadoyou all will have brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá acercadohe/she will have brought closer | ellos/Uds. | habrán acercadothey will have brought closer |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría acercadoI would have brought closer | nosotros | habríamos acercadowe would have brought closer |
| tú | habrías acercadoyou would have brought closer | vosotros | habríais acercadoyou all would have brought closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría acercadohe/she would have brought closer | ellos/Uds. | habrían acercadothey would have brought closer |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | acercare(should) I bring closer | nosotros | acercáremos(should) we bring closer |
| tú | acercares(should) you bring closer | vosotros | acercareis(should) you all bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | acercare(should) he/she bring closer | ellos/Uds. | acercaren(should) they bring closer |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | acerquemoslet's bring closer |
| tú | acercabring closer! | vosotros | acercadbring closer! |
| él/ella/Ud. | acerquebring closer! | ellos/Uds. | acerquenbring closer! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no acerquemoslet's not bring closer |
| tú | no acerquesdon't bring closer | vosotros | no acerquéisdon't bring closer |
| él/ella/Ud. | no acerquedon't bring closer | ellos/Uds. | no acerquendon't bring closer |
