The Spanish verb acercarse means "to approach, come closer". It is the reflexive form of acercar ("to bring closer"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of acercarse is yo me acerco, tú te acercas, él/ella/usted se acerca, nosotros nos acercamos, vosotros os acercáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se acercan. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | me acerco | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te acercas | |
| él/ | se acerca | |
| nosotros | nos acercamos | |
| vosotros | os acercáis | |
| ellos/ | se acercan |
| yo | me acerqué (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te acercaste |
| él/ | se acercó |
| nosotros | nos acercamos |
| vosotros | os acercasteis |
| ellos/ | se acercaron |
| yo | me acercaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te acercabas |
| él/ | se acercaba |
| nosotros | nos acercábamos |
| vosotros | os acercabais |
| ellos/ | se acercaban |
| yo | me acercaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te acercarás |
| él/ | se acercará |
| nosotros | nos acercaremos |
| vosotros | os acercaréis |
| ellos/ | se acercarán |
| yo | me acercaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te acercarías |
| él/ | se acercaría |
| nosotros | nos acercaríamos |
| vosotros | os acercaríais |
| ellos/ | se acercarían |
| yo | me acerque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te acerques (irregular) |
| él/ | se acerque (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos acerquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os acerquéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se acerquen (irregular) |
| tú | acércate |
|---|---|
| usted | acérquese (irregular) |
| nosotros | acerquémonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | acercaos |
| ustedes | acérquense (irregular) |
| yo | me he acercado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has acercado |
| él/ | se ha acercado |
| nosotros | nos hemos acercado |
| vosotros | os habéis acercado |
| ellos/ | se han acercado |
Acercarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in me acerqué, me acerque, os acerquéis, and imperative forms such as acérquese and acerquémonos; the reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms and attaches to affirmative imperatives and the gerund, as in acércate and acercándose.
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Yes, acercarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes occur in the preterite first person, the present subjunctive, and some imperative forms.
Acercarse means to approach or come closer. Acercar means to bring something or someone closer.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me acerco, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in acércate and acercándose. The table shows spelling changes in me acerqué, the present subjunctive, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperatives.