Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Acostar in Spanish
To put to bed, to lay down Irregular Verb
At a glance: Acostar (to put to bed, to lay down) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: acuesto, acuestas, acuesta, acostamos, acostáis, acuestan. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Acostar
- Acostar in the Indicative Present
- Acostar in the Indicative Preterite
- Acostar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Acostar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Acostar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Acostar in the Indicative Future
- Acostar in the Indicative Conditional
- Acostar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Acostar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Acostar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Acostar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Acostar
- Imperative tenses of Acostar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Acostar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Acostar is the Spanish verb for "to put to bed, to lay down". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to acostar include: asentar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | acostar | to put to bed, to lay down |
| Past participle | acostado | put to bed |
| Gerund | acostando | putting to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of acostar 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, "acuesto", meaning "I put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acuesto | I put to bed |
| Tú | acuestas | you put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acuesta | s/he puts to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostamos | we put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostáis | you (plural) put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acuestan | they put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of acostar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "acosté", meaning "I put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acosté | I put to bed |
| Tú | acostaste | you put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostó | s/he put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostamos | we put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostasteis | you (plural) put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostaron | they put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of acostar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "acostaba", meaning "I used to put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acostaba | I used to put to bed |
| Tú | acostabas | you used to put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostaba | s/he used to put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostábamos | we used to put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostabais | you (plural) used to put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostaban | they used to put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of acostar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy acostando", meaning "I am putting to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy acostando | I am putting to bed |
| Tú | estás acostando | you are putting to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está acostando | s/he is putting to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos acostando | we are putting to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis acostando | you (plural) are putting to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están acostando | they are putting to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of acostar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a acostar", meaning "I am going to put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a acostar | I am going to put to bed |
| Tú | vas a acostar | you are going to put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a acostar | s/he is going to put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a acostar | we are going to put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a acostar | you (plural) are going to put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a acostar | they are going to put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of acostar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "acostaré", meaning "I will put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acostaré | I will put to bed |
| Tú | acostarás | you will put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostará | s/he will put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostaremos | we will put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostaréis | you (plural) will put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostarán | they will put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of acostar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "acostaría", meaning "I would put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acostaría | I would put to bed |
| Tú | acostarías | you would put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostaría | s/he would put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostaríamos | we would put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostaríais | you (plural) would put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostarían | they would put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of acostar 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 acostado", meaning "I have put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he acostado | I have put to bed |
| Tú | has acostado | you have put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha acostado | s/he has put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos acostado | we have put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis acostado | you (plural) have put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han acostado | they have put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of acostar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había acostado", meaning "I had put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había acostado | I had put to bed |
| Tú | habías acostado | you had put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había acostado | s/he had put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos acostado | we had put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais acostado | you (plural) had put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían acostado | they had put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of acostar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré acostado", meaning "I will have put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré acostado | I will have put to bed |
| Tú | habrás acostado | you will have put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá acostado | s/he will have put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos acostado | we will have put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis acostado | you (plural) will have put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán acostado | they will have put to bed |
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Acostar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acostar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría acostado", meaning "I would have put to bed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría acostado | I would have put to bed |
| Tú | habrías acostado | you would have put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría acostado | s/he would have put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos acostado | we would have put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais acostado | you (plural) would have put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían acostado | they would have put to bed |
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Acostar 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, "acueste", meaning "I put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acueste | I put to bed |
| Tú | acuestes | you put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acueste | s/he puts to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostemos | we put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostéis | you (plural) put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acuesten | they put to bed |
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Acostar 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, "acostara", meaning "I put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acostara | I put to bed |
| Tú | acostaras | you put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostara | s/he put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostáramos | we put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostarais | you (plural) put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostaran | they put to bed |
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Acostar 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, "acostare", meaning "I will put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acostare | I will put to bed |
| Tú | acostares | you will put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acostare | s/he will put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostáremos | we will put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostareis | you (plural) will put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acostaren | they will put to bed |
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Acostar 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 acostado", meaning "I have put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya acostado | I have put to bed |
| Tú | hayas acostado | you have put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya acostado | s/he has put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos acostado | we have put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis acostado | you (plural) have put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan acostado | they have put to bed |
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Acostar 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 acostado", meaning "I had put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera acostado | I had put to bed |
| Tú | hubieras acostado | you had put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera acostado | s/he had put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos acostado | we had put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais acostado | you (plural) had put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran acostado | they had put to bed |
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Acostar 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 acostado", meaning "I will have put to bed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere acostado | I will have put to bed |
| Tú | hubieres acostado | you will have put to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere acostado | s/he will have put to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos acostado | we will have put to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis acostado | you (plural) will have put to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren acostado | they will have put to bed |
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Acostar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "acueste", meaning "(to you formal) put! to bed".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | acuesta | (to you) put! to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acueste | (to you formal) put! to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acostemos | let's put! to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acostad | (to you plural) put! to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acuesten | (to you plural formal) put! to bed |
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Acostar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no acueste", meaning "(to you formal) don't put! to bed".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no acuestes | (to you) don't put! to bed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no acueste | (to you formal) don't put! to bed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no acostemos | let's not put! to bed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no acostéis | (to you plural) don't put! to bed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no acuesten | (to you plural formal) don't put! to bed |
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Frequently asked questions about Acostar
Is acostar a regular or irregular verb?
Acostar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change o to ue for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate acostar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), acostar is conjugated as: yo acuesto, tú acuestas, él/ella/usted acuesta, nosotros acostamos, vosotros acostáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acuestan. 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 acostar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), acostar is conjugated as: yo acosté, tú acostaste, él/ella/usted acostó, nosotros acostamos, vosotros acostasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acostaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate acostar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), acostar is conjugated as: yo acostaba, tú acostabas, él/ella/usted acostaba, nosotros acostábamos, vosotros acostabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes acostaban. 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 acostar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), acostar is conjugated as: yo acostaré, tú acostarás, él/ella/usted acostará, nosotros acostaremos, vosotros acostaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acostarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate acostar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), acostar is conjugated as: yo acueste, tú acuestes, él/ella/usted acueste, nosotros acostemos, vosotros acostéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acuesten. 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.
What is the difference between acostar and acostarse?
Acostar means "to put to bed, to lay down" in the standard sense. Acostarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se acuestan" instead of "no acuestan".
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