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SPANISH VERB

acostarse

to go to bed

  • #219 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acostándose
  • Past participle: acostado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use acostarse

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

  1. Present

    Me acuesto a las once todas las noches.

    I go to bed at eleven every night.

  2. Past

    Anoche nos acostamos muy tarde por la fiesta.

    Last night we went to bed very late because of the party.

  3. Imperfect

    De niña se acostaba a las ocho.

    As a girl she went to bed at eight.

  4. Future

    Hoy me acostaré temprano, estoy agotada.

    Today I'll go to bed early, I'm exhausted.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me acostaría ya, pero tengo tarea.

    I'd go to bed now, but I have homework.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que los niños se acuesten antes de las nueve.

    I want the kids in bed before nine.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si te acostaras más temprano, no estarías tan cansado.

    If you went to bed earlier, you wouldn't be so tired.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Acuéstate ya, mañana hay escuela!

    Go to bed now, there's school tomorrow!

Where you hear acostarse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Me acuesto muy tarde. I go to bed very late.
  • Anoche me acosté a las diez. Last night I went to bed at ten.
  • Hoy me voy a acostar temprano. Today I'm going to go to bed early.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Me acuesto a las diez. I go to bed at ten.
  • Nos acostamos a las cuatro de la mañana. We went to bed at four in the morning.
  • Me voy a acostar temprano. I'm going to go to bed early.
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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · me acuesto · te acuestas · se acuesta

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How Do You Feel?

Beginner Level 2 · me acosté

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You Have to Lie Diagonally

Beginner Level 3 · acostarse

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Welcome Home

Intermediate Level 1 · que te acuestes

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It's Not Goodbye

Intermediate Level 1 · antes de acostarme

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