Acostar conjugation chart
Acostar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you put to bed | |
| vos | you put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she puts to bed | |
| nosotros | we put to bed | |
| vosotros | you all put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they put to bed |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Acostar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you put to bed | |
| vos | you put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she put to bed | |
| nosotros | we put to bed | |
| vosotros | you all put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they put to bed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Acostar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to put to bed | |
| vos | you used to put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to put to bed | |
| nosotros | we used to put to bed | |
| vosotros | you all used to put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to put to bed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Acostar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will put to bed | |
| vos | you will put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will put to bed | |
| nosotros | we will put to bed | |
| vosotros | you all will put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will put to bed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Acostar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would put to bed | |
| vos | you would put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would put to bed | |
| nosotros | we would put to bed | |
| vosotros | you all would put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would put to bed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Acostar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you put to bed | |
| vos | that you put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she put to bed | |
| nosotros | that we put to bed | |
| vosotros | that you all put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they put to bed |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): acueste, acuestes…; the other forms are regular.
Acostar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I put to bed | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you put to bed | |
| vos | if you put to bed | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she put to bed | |
| nosotros | if we put to bed | |
| vosotros | if you all put to bed | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they put to bed |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (acostase), more common in writing.
Acostar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | put to bed! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | put to bed! | |
| usted | put to bed! | |
| nosotros | let's put to bed! | |
| vosotros | put to bed! | |
| ustedes | put to bed! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: acuesta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (acueste, acostemos, acuesten).
Acostar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't put to bed! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't put to bed! | |
| usted | don't put to bed! | |
| nosotros | let's not put to bed! | |
| vosotros | don't put to bed! | |
| ustedes | don't put to bed! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + acuestes, acueste…
Always the verb haber + the past participle acostado, which never changes.
Acostar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he acostado |
|---|---|
| tú | has acostado |
| vos | has acostado |
| él, ella, usted | ha acostado |
| nosotros | hemos acostado |
| vosotros | habéis acostado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han acostado |
Acostar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había acostado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías acostado |
| vos | habías acostado |
| él, ella, usted | había acostado |
| nosotros | habíamos acostado |
| vosotros | habíais acostado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían acostado |
Acostar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré acostado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás acostado |
| vos | habrás acostado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá acostado |
| nosotros | habremos acostado |
| vosotros | habréis acostado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán acostado |
Acostar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría acostado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías acostado |
| vos | habrías acostado |
| él, ella, usted | habría acostado |
| nosotros | habríamos acostado |
| vosotros | habríais acostado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían acostado |
Acostar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya acostado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas acostado |
| vos | hayas acostado |
| él, ella, usted | haya acostado |
| nosotros | hayamos acostado |
| vosotros | hayáis acostado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan acostado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Practice acostar
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Verbs like acostar
Stem change o → ue (acostar → acuestas). Same pattern:
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