Acercar

to bring closer

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

acercar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

acercando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acercado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acerco I bring closer	I bring closer
tú	acercas you bring closer	you bring closer
él/ella/usted	acerca he/she/you bring closers	he/she/you bring closers
nosotros	acercamos we bring closer	we bring closer
vosotros	acercáis you all bring closer	you all bring closer
ellos/ustedes	acercan they/you all bring closer	they/you all bring closer

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acercaba I used to bring closer	I used to bring closer
tú	acercabas you used to bring closer	you used to bring closer
él/ella/usted	acercaba he/she/you used to bring closer	he/she/you used to bring closer
nosotros	acercábamos we used to bring closer	we used to bring closer
vosotros	acercabais you all used to bring closer	you all used to bring closer
ellos/ustedes	acercaban they/you all used to bring closer	they/you all used to bring closer

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acercé I bring closered	I bring closered
tú	acercaste you bring closered	you bring closered
él/ella/usted	acercó he/she/you bring closered	he/she/you bring closered
nosotros	acercamos we bring closered	we bring closered
vosotros	acercasteis you all bring closered	you all bring closered
ellos/ustedes	acercaron they/you all bring closered	they/you all bring closered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acercaré I will bring closer	I will bring closer
tú	acercarás you will bring closer	you will bring closer
él/ella/usted	acercará he/she/you will bring closer	he/she/you will bring closer
nosotros	acercaremos we will bring closer	we will bring closer
vosotros	acercaréis you all will bring closer	you all will bring closer
ellos/ustedes	acercarán they/you all will bring closer	they/you all will bring closer

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acercaría I would bring closer	I would bring closer
tú	acercarías you would bring closer	you would bring closer
él/ella/usted	acercaría he/she/you would bring closer	he/she/you would bring closer
nosotros	acercaríamos we would bring closer	we would bring closer
vosotros	acercaríais you all would bring closer	you all would bring closer
ellos/ustedes	acercarían they/you all would bring closer	they/you all would bring closer

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acerce that I bring closer	that I bring closer
tú	acerces that you bring closer	that you bring closer
él/ella/usted	acerce that he/she/you bring closer	that he/she/you bring closer
nosotros	acercemos that we bring closer	that we bring closer
vosotros	acercéis that you all bring closer	that you all bring closer
ellos/ustedes	acercen that they/you all bring closer	that they/you all bring closer

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acercara or acercase that I bring closered	that I bring closered
tú	acercaras or acercases that you bring closered	that you bring closered
él/ella/usted	acercara or acercase that he/she/you bring closered	that he/she/you bring closered
nosotros	acercáramos or acercásemos that we bring closered	that we bring closered
vosotros	acercarais or acercaseis that you all bring closered	that you all bring closered
ellos/ustedes	acercaran or acercasen that they/you all bring closered	that they/you all bring closered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he acercado I have bring closered	I have bring closered
tú	has acercado you have bring closered	you have bring closered
él/ella/usted	ha acercado he/she/you have bring closered	he/she/you have bring closered
nosotros	hemos acercado we have bring closered	we have bring closered
vosotros	habéis acercado you all have bring closered	you all have bring closered
ellos/ustedes	han acercado they/you all have bring closered	they/you all have bring closered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había acercado I had bring closered	I had bring closered
tú	habías acercado you had bring closered	you had bring closered
él/ella/usted	había acercado he/she/you had bring closered	he/she/you had bring closered
nosotros	habíamos acercado we had bring closered	we had bring closered
vosotros	habíais acercado you all had bring closered	you all had bring closered
ellos/ustedes	habían acercado they/you all had bring closered	they/you all had bring closered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube acercado I had bring closered	I had bring closered
tú	hubiste acercado you had bring closered	you had bring closered
él/ella/usted	hubo acercado he/she/you had bring closered	he/she/you had bring closered
nosotros	hubimos acercado we had bring closered	we had bring closered
vosotros	hubisteis acercado you all had bring closered	you all had bring closered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron acercado they/you all had bring closered	they/you all had bring closered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré acercado I will have bring closered	I will have bring closered
tú	habrás acercado you will have bring closered	you will have bring closered
él/ella/usted	habrá acercado he/she/you will have bring closered	he/she/you will have bring closered
nosotros	habremos acercado we will have bring closered	we will have bring closered
vosotros	habréis acercado you all will have bring closered	you all will have bring closered
ellos/ustedes	habrán acercado they/you all will have bring closered	they/you all will have bring closered

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría acercado I would have bring closered	I would have bring closered
tú	habrías acercado you would have bring closered	you would have bring closered
él/ella/usted	habría acercado he/she/you would have bring closered	he/she/you would have bring closered
nosotros	habríamos acercado we would have bring closered	we would have bring closered
vosotros	habríais acercado you all would have bring closered	you all would have bring closered
ellos/ustedes	habrían acercado they/you all would have bring closered	they/you all would have bring closered

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya acercado that I have bring closered	that I have bring closered
tú	hayas acercado that you have bring closered	that you have bring closered
él/ella/usted	haya acercado that he/she/you have bring closered	that he/she/you have bring closered
nosotros	hayamos acercado that we have bring closered	that we have bring closered
vosotros	hayáis acercado that you all have bring closered	that you all have bring closered
ellos/ustedes	hayan acercado that they/you all have bring closered	that they/you all have bring closered

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera acercado that I had bring closered	that I had bring closered
tú	hubieras acercado that you had bring closered	that you had bring closered
él/ella/usted	hubiera acercado that he/she/you had bring closered	that he/she/you had bring closered
nosotros	hubiéramos acercado that we had bring closered	that we had bring closered
vosotros	hubierais acercado that you all had bring closered	that you all had bring closered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran acercado that they/you all had bring closered	that they/you all had bring closered

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acerca	bring closer! (you)
usted	acerce	bring closer! (you formal)
nosotros	acercemos	let's bring closer!
vosotros	acercad	bring closer! (you all)
ustedes	acercen	bring closer! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acerces	don't bring closer! (you)
usted	no acerce	don't bring closer! (you formal)
nosotros	no acercemos	let's not bring closer!
vosotros	no acercéis	don't bring closer! (you all)
ustedes	no acercen	don't bring closer! (you all)

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