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SPANISH VERB

acompañar

to go with someone

  • #146 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acompañando
  • Past participle: acompañado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I go with someone
  2. tú you go with someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she goes with someone
  4. nosotros we go with someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all go with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they go with someone

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I went with someone
  2. tú you went with someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she went with someone
  4. nosotros we went with someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all went with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they went with someone

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to go with someone
  2. tú you used to go with someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to go with someone
  4. nosotros we used to go with someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to go with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to go with someone

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will go with someone
  2. tú you will go with someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will go with someone
  4. nosotros we will go with someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all will go with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will go with someone

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would go with someone
  2. tú you would go with someone
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would go with someone
  4. nosotros we would go with someone
  5. vosotros Spain you all would go with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would go with someone

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I go with someone
  2. tú (that) you go with someone
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she go with someone
  4. nosotros (that) we go with someone
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all go with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they go with someone

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I went with someone
  2. tú (if) you went with someone
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she went with someone
  4. nosotros (if) we went with someone
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all went with someone
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they went with someone

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú go with someone!
  2. usted go with someone! (formal)
  3. nosotros go with someone! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain go with someone! (all of you)
  5. ustedes go with someone! (all of you)

How to use acompañar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Te acompaño hasta la parada, que es de noche.

    I'll walk you to the stop, it's dark.

  2. Past

    Mi hermana me acompañó al médico ayer.

    My sister came with me to the doctor yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    El perro acompañaba a mi abuelo a todas partes.

    The dog went everywhere with my grandad.

  4. Future

    ¿Me acompañarás a la boda de mi prima?

    Will you come with me to my cousin's wedding?

  5. Conditional

    Te acompañaría, pero tengo que trabajar.

    I'd come with you, but I have to work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Prefiero que me acompañe alguien al aeropuerto.

    I'd rather someone came with me to the airport.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí a Carlos que me acompañara a la entrevista.

    I asked Carlos to come with me to the interview.

  8. Imperative

    Acompáñeme, señora, le enseño su habitación.

    Come with me, madam, I'll show you your room.

Good to know

  • "Te acompaño en el sentimiento" is what you say at a funeral: my condolences.

Where you hear acompañar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Siempre acompaño a Encarna al médico. I always go with Encarna to the doctor.
  • Anoche acompañé a Encarna hasta su puerta. Last night I walked Encarna to her door.
  • Mañana te acompañaré al aeropuerto. Tomorrow I'll go with you to the airport.
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The More I Think About It

Advanced Level 3 · yo te acompaño

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