The Spanish verb alcanzar means "to reach, achieve". 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 alcanzar is yo alcanzo, tú alcanzas, él/ella/usted alcanza, nosotros alcanzamos, vosotros alcanzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes alcanzan. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | alcanzo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | alcanzas | |
| él/ | alcanza | |
| nosotros | alcanzamos | |
| vosotros | alcanzáis | |
| ellos/ | alcanzan |
| yo | alcancé (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | alcanzaste |
| él/ | alcanzó |
| nosotros | alcanzamos |
| vosotros | alcanzasteis |
| ellos/ | alcanzaron |
| yo | alcanzaba |
|---|---|
| tú | alcanzabas |
| él/ | alcanzaba |
| nosotros | alcanzábamos |
| vosotros | alcanzabais |
| ellos/ | alcanzaban |
| yo | alcanzaré |
|---|---|
| tú | alcanzarás |
| él/ | alcanzará |
| nosotros | alcanzaremos |
| vosotros | alcanzaréis |
| ellos/ | alcanzarán |
| yo | alcanzaría |
|---|---|
| tú | alcanzarías |
| él/ | alcanzaría |
| nosotros | alcanzaríamos |
| vosotros | alcanzaríais |
| ellos/ | alcanzarían |
| yo | alcance (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | alcances (irregular) |
| él/ | alcance (irregular) |
| nosotros | alcancemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | alcancéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | alcancen (irregular) |
| tú | alcanza |
|---|---|
| usted | alcance (irregular) |
| nosotros | alcancemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | alcanzad |
| ustedes | alcancen (irregular) |
| yo | he alcanzado |
|---|---|
| tú | has alcanzado |
| él/ | ha alcanzado |
| nosotros | hemos alcanzado |
| vosotros | habéis alcanzado |
| ellos/ | han alcanzado |
Alcanzar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in alcancé, the present subjunctive forms such as alcance and alcancemos, and the formal commands alcance and alcancen.
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Yes, alcanzar is regular, with spelling changes only. It follows the regular -ar verb model.
The first person preterite is alcancé. The z changes to c before e in this form.
The forms are alcance, alcances, alcance, alcancemos, alcancéis, and alcancen. The z changes to c in these forms.