How to conjugate Acercarse in Spanish
To approach (oneself) Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Acercarse
- Acercarse in the Indicative Present
- Acercarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Acercarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Acercarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Acercarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Acercarse in the Indicative Future
- Acercarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Acercarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Acercarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Acercarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Acercarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Acercarse
- Imperative tenses of Acercarse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Acercarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Acercarse is the Spanish verb for "to approach (oneself)". It is an irregular reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | acercarse | to approach (oneself) |
| Past participle | acercado | approached |
| Gerund | acercando | approaching |
Indicative Tenses of Acercarse
Acercarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of acercarse 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, "me acerco", meaning "I approach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acerco | I approach |
| Tú | te acercas | you approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acerca | s/he approaches, you (formal) approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercamos | we approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercáis | you (plural) approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercan | they approach, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of acercarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me acerqué", meaning "I approached".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acerqué | I approached |
| Tú | te acercaste | you approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercó | s/he approached, you (formal) approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercamos | we approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercasteis | you (plural) approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercaron | they approached, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Acercarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of acercarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me acercaba", meaning "I used to approach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acercaba | I used to approach |
| Tú | te acercabas | you used to approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercaba | s/he used to approach, you (formal) used to approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercábamos | we used to approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercabais | you (plural) used to approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercaban | they used to approach, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of acercarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy acercando", meaning "I am approaching".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy acercando | I am approaching |
| Tú | te estás acercando | you are approaching |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está acercando | s/he is approaching, you (formal) are approaching |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos acercando | we are approaching |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis acercando | you (plural) are approaching |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están acercando | they are approaching, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of acercarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a acercar", meaning "I am going to approach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a acercar | I am going to approach |
| Tú | te vas a acercar | you are going to approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a acercar | s/he is going to approach, you (formal) are going to approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a acercar | we are going to approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a acercar | you (plural) are going to approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a acercar | they are going to approach, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of acercarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me acercaré", meaning "I will approach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acercaré | I will approach |
| Tú | te acercarás | you will approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercará | s/he will approach, you (formal) will approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercaremos | we will approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercaréis | you (plural) will approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercarán | they will approach, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of acercarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me acercaría", meaning "I would approach".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acercaría | I would approach |
| Tú | te acercarías | you would approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercaría | s/he would approach, you (formal) would approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercaríamos | we would approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercaríais | you (plural) would approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercarían | they would approach, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of acercarse 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, "me he acercado", meaning "I have approached".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he acercado | I have approached |
| Tú | te has acercado | you have approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha acercado | s/he has approached, you (formal) have approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos acercado | we have approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis acercado | you (plural) have approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han acercado | they have approached, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of acercarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había acercado", meaning "I had approached".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había acercado | I had approached |
| Tú | te habías acercado | you had approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había acercado | s/he had approached, you (formal) had approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos acercado | we had approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais acercado | you (plural) had approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían acercado | they had approached, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of acercarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré acercado", meaning "I will have approached".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré acercado | I will have approached |
| Tú | te habrás acercado | you will have approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá acercado | s/he will have approached, you (formal) will have approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos acercado | we will have approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis acercado | you (plural) will have approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán acercado | they will have approached, |
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Acercarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acercarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría acercado", meaning "I would have approached".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría acercado | I would have approached |
| Tú | te habrías acercado | you would have approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría acercado | s/he would have approached, you (formal) would have approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos acercado | we would have approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais acercado | you (plural) would have approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían acercado | they would have approached, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Acercarse
Acercarse 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, "me acerque", meaning "I approach".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acerque | I approach |
| Tú | te acerques | you approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acerque | s/he approaches, you (formal) approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acerquemos | we approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acerquéis | you (plural) approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acerquen | they approach, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Acercarse 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, "me acercara", meaning "I approached".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acercara | I approached |
| Tú | te acercaras | you approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercara | s/he approached, you (formal) approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercáramos | we approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercarais | you (plural) approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercaran | they approached, |
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Acercarse 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, "me acercare", meaning "I will approach".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me acercare | I will approach |
| Tú | te acercares | you will approach |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se acercare | s/he will approach, you (formal) will approach |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos acercáremos | we will approach |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os acercareis | you (plural) will approach |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se acercaren | they will approach, |
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Acercarse 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, "me haya acercado", meaning "I have approached".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya acercado | I have approached |
| Tú | te hayas acercado | you have approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya acercado | s/he has approached, you (formal) have approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos acercado | we have approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis acercado | you (plural) have approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan acercado | they have approached, |
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Acercarse 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, "me hubiera acercado", meaning "I had approached".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera acercado | I had approached |
| Tú | te hubieras acercado | you had approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera acercado | s/he had approached, you (formal) had approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos acercado | we had approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais acercado | you (plural) had approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran acercado | they had approached, |
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Acercarse 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, "me hubiere acercado", meaning "I will have approached".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere acercado | I will have approached |
| Tú | te hubieres acercado | you will have approached |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere acercado | s/he will have approached, you (formal) will have approached |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos acercado | we will have approached |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis acercado | you (plural) will have approached |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren acercado | they will have approached, |
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Imperative Tenses of Acercarse
Acercarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "acérquese", meaning "(to you formal) approach!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | acércate | (to you) approach! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acérquese | (to you formal) approach! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acerquémonos | let's approach! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acercaos | (to you plural) approach! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acérquense | (to you plural formal) approach! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Acercarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se acerque", meaning "(to you formal) don't approach!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te acerques | (to you) don't approach! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se acerque | (to you formal) don't approach! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos acerquemos | let's not approach! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os acerquéis | (to you plural) don't approach! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se acerquen | (to you plural formal) don't approach! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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