Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Acechar in Spanish
To stalk Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Acechar (to stalk) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: acecho, acechas, acecha, acechamos, acecháis, acechan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Acechar
- Acechar in the Indicative Present
- Acechar in the Indicative Preterite
- Acechar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Acechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Acechar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Acechar in the Indicative Future
- Acechar in the Indicative Conditional
- Acechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Acechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Acechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Acechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Acechar
- Imperative tenses of Acechar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Acechar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Acechar is the Spanish verb for "to stalk". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | acechar | to stalk |
| Past participle | acechado | stalked |
| Gerund | acechando | stalking |
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Acechar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of acechar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "acecho", meaning "I stalk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acecho | I stalk |
| Tú | acechas | you stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acecha | s/he stalks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acechamos | we stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acecháis | you (plural) stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acechan | they stalk |
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Acechar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of acechar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "aceché", meaning "I stalked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aceché | I stalked |
| Tú | acechaste | you stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acechó | s/he stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acechamos | we stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acechasteis | you (plural) stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acecharon | they stalked |
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Acechar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of acechar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "acechaba", meaning "I used to stalk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acechaba | I used to stalk |
| Tú | acechabas | you used to stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acechaba | s/he used to stalk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acechábamos | we used to stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acechabais | you (plural) used to stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acechaban | they used to stalk |
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Acechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of acechar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy acechando", meaning "I am stalking".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy acechando | I am stalking |
| Tú | estás acechando | you are stalking |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está acechando | s/he is stalking |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos acechando | we are stalking |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis acechando | you (plural) are stalking |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están acechando | they are stalking |
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Acechar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of acechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a acechar", meaning "I am going to stalk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a acechar | I am going to stalk |
| Tú | vas a acechar | you are going to stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a acechar | s/he is going to stalk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a acechar | we are going to stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a acechar | you (plural) are going to stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a acechar | they are going to stalk |
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Acechar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of acechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "acecharé", meaning "I will stalk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acecharé | I will stalk |
| Tú | acecharás | you will stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acechará | s/he will stalk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acecharemos | we will stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acecharéis | you (plural) will stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acecharán | they will stalk |
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Acechar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of acechar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "acecharía", meaning "I would stalk".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acecharía | I would stalk |
| Tú | acecharías | you would stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acecharía | s/he would stalk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acecharíamos | we would stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acecharíais | you (plural) would stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acecharían | they would stalk |
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Acechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of acechar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he acechado", meaning "I have stalked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he acechado | I have stalked |
| Tú | has acechado | you have stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha acechado | s/he has stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos acechado | we have stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis acechado | you (plural) have stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han acechado | they have stalked |
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Acechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of acechar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había acechado", meaning "I had stalked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había acechado | I had stalked |
| Tú | habías acechado | you had stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había acechado | s/he had stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos acechado | we had stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais acechado | you (plural) had stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían acechado | they had stalked |
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Acechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of acechar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré acechado", meaning "I will have stalked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré acechado | I will have stalked |
| Tú | habrás acechado | you will have stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá acechado | s/he will have stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos acechado | we will have stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis acechado | you (plural) will have stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán acechado | they will have stalked |
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Acechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acechar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría acechado", meaning "I would have stalked".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría acechado | I would have stalked |
| Tú | habrías acechado | you would have stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría acechado | s/he would have stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos acechado | we would have stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais acechado | you (plural) would have stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían acechado | they would have stalked |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "aceche", meaning "I stalk".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aceche | I stalk |
| Tú | aceches | you stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aceche | s/he stalks |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acechemos | we stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acechéis | you (plural) stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acechen | they stalk |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "acechara", meaning "I stalked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acechara | I stalked |
| Tú | acecharas | you stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acechara | s/he stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acecháramos | we stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acecharais | you (plural) stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acecharan | they stalked |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "acechare", meaning "I will stalk".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acechare | I will stalk |
| Tú | acechares | you will stalk |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acechare | s/he will stalk |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acecháremos | we will stalk |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acechareis | you (plural) will stalk |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acecharen | they will stalk |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya acechado", meaning "I have stalked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya acechado | I have stalked |
| Tú | hayas acechado | you have stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya acechado | s/he has stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos acechado | we have stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis acechado | you (plural) have stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan acechado | they have stalked |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera acechado", meaning "I had stalked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera acechado | I had stalked |
| Tú | hubieras acechado | you had stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera acechado | s/he had stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos acechado | we had stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais acechado | you (plural) had stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran acechado | they had stalked |
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Acechar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere acechado", meaning "I will have stalked".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere acechado | I will have stalked |
| Tú | hubieres acechado | you will have stalked |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere acechado | s/he will have stalked |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos acechado | we will have stalked |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis acechado | you (plural) will have stalked |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren acechado | they will have stalked |
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Acechar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "aceche", meaning "(to you formal) stalk!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | acecha | (to you) stalk! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aceche | (to you formal) stalk! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acechemos | let's stalk! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acechad | (to you plural) stalk! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acechen | (to you plural formal) stalk! |
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Acechar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no aceche", meaning "(to you formal) don't stalk!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aceches | (to you) don't stalk! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aceche | (to you formal) don't stalk! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no acechemos | let's not stalk! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no acechéis | (to you plural) don't stalk! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no acechen | (to you plural formal) don't stalk! |
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Frequently asked questions about Acechar
Is acechar a regular or irregular verb?
Acechar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate acechar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), acechar is conjugated as: yo acecho, tú acechas, él/ella/usted acecha, nosotros acechamos, vosotros acecháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acechan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate acechar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), acechar is conjugated as: yo aceché, tú acechaste, él/ella/usted acechó, nosotros acechamos, vosotros acechasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acecharon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate acechar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), acechar is conjugated as: yo acechaba, tú acechabas, él/ella/usted acechaba, nosotros acechábamos, vosotros acechabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes acechaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate acechar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), acechar is conjugated as: yo acecharé, tú acecharás, él/ella/usted acechará, nosotros acecharemos, vosotros acecharéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acecharán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate acechar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), acechar is conjugated as: yo aceche, tú aceches, él/ella/usted aceche, nosotros acechemos, vosotros acechéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acechen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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