acostar
to put to bedPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | acuestoI put to bed | nosotros | acostamoswe put to bed |
| tú | acuestasyou put to bed | vosotros | acostáisyou all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acuestahe/she puts to bed | ellos/Uds. | acuestanthey put to bed |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he acostadoI have put to bed | nosotros | hemos acostadowe have put to bed |
| tú | has acostadoyou have put to bed | vosotros | habéis acostadoyou all have put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha acostadohe/she has put to bed | ellos/Uds. | han acostadothey have put to bed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | acueste(that) I put to bed | nosotros | acostemos(that) we put to bed |
| tú | acuestes(that) you put to bed | vosotros | acostéis(that) you all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acueste(that) he/she puts to bed | ellos/Uds. | acuesten(that) they put to bed |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya acostado(that) I have put to bed | nosotros | hayamos acostado(that) we have put to bed |
| tú | hayas acostado(that) you have put to bed | vosotros | hayáis acostado(that) you all have put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya acostado(that) he/she has put to bed | ellos/Uds. | hayan acostado(that) they have put to bed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | acostéI put to bed | nosotros | acostamoswe put to bed |
| tú | acostasteyou put to bed | vosotros | acostasteisyou all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostóhe/she put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostaronthey put to bed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | acostabaI used to put to bed | nosotros | acostábamoswe used to put to bed |
| tú | acostabasyou used to put to bed | vosotros | acostabaisyou all used to put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostabahe/she used to put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostabanthey used to put to bed |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había acostadoI had put to bed | nosotros | habíamos acostadowe had put to bed |
| tú | habías acostadoyou had put to bed | vosotros | habíais acostadoyou all had put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había acostadohe/she had put to bed | ellos/Uds. | habían acostadothey had put to bed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | acostara(that) I put to bed | nosotros | acostáramos(that) we put to bed |
| tú | acostaras(that) you put to bed | vosotros | acostarais(that) you all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostara(that) he/she put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostaran(that) they put to bed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | acostase(that) I put to bed | nosotros | acostásemos(that) we put to bed |
| tú | acostases(that) you put to bed | vosotros | acostaseis(that) you all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostase(that) he/she put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostasen(that) they put to bed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera acostado(that) I had put to bed | nosotros | hubiéramos acostado(that) we had put to bed |
| tú | hubieras acostado(that) you had put to bed | vosotros | hubierais acostado(that) you all had put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera acostado(that) he/she had put to bed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran acostado(that) they had put to bed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube acostadoI had put to bed | nosotros | hubimos acostadowe had put to bed |
| tú | hubiste acostadoyou had put to bed | vosotros | hubisteis acostadoyou all had put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo acostadohe/she had put to bed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron acostadothey had put to bed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | acostaréI will put to bed | nosotros | acostaremoswe will put to bed |
| tú | acostarásyou will put to bed | vosotros | acostaréisyou all will put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostaráhe/she will put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostaránthey will put to bed |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | acostaríaI would put to bed | nosotros | acostaríamoswe would put to bed |
| tú | acostaríasyou would put to bed | vosotros | acostaríaisyou all would put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostaríahe/she would put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostaríanthey would put to bed |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré acostadoI will have put to bed | nosotros | habremos acostadowe will have put to bed |
| tú | habrás acostadoyou will have put to bed | vosotros | habréis acostadoyou all will have put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá acostadohe/she will have put to bed | ellos/Uds. | habrán acostadothey will have put to bed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría acostadoI would have put to bed | nosotros | habríamos acostadowe would have put to bed |
| tú | habrías acostadoyou would have put to bed | vosotros | habríais acostadoyou all would have put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría acostadohe/she would have put to bed | ellos/Uds. | habrían acostadothey would have put to bed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | acostare(should) I put to bed | nosotros | acostáremos(should) we put to bed |
| tú | acostares(should) you put to bed | vosotros | acostareis(should) you all put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | acostare(should) he/she put to bed | ellos/Uds. | acostaren(should) they put to bed |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | acostemoslet's put to bed |
| tú | acuestaput to bed! | vosotros | acostadput to bed! |
| él/ella/Ud. | acuesteput to bed! | ellos/Uds. | acuestenput to bed! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no acostemoslet's not put to bed |
| tú | no acuestesdon't put to bed | vosotros | no acostéisdon't put to bed |
| él/ella/Ud. | no acuestedon't put to bed | ellos/Uds. | no acuestendon't put to bed |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.