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SPANISH VERB

acostumbrar

to accustom, to get someone used to

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: acostumbrando
  • Past participle: acostumbrado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use acostumbrar

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

  1. Present

    Acostumbro desayunar fruta y café.

    I usually have fruit and coffee for breakfast.

  2. Past

    Mi mamá nos acostumbró a comer verduras desde chicos.

    My mom got us used to eating vegetables from a young age.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo acostumbraba caminar al mercado cada mañana.

    My grandfather used to walk to the market every morning.

  4. Future

    Acostumbraré al perro a dormir en su cama.

    I'll get the dog used to sleeping in his bed.

  5. Conditional

    Yo acostumbraría a los niños a leer un rato diario.

    I'd get the kids used to reading a bit every day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es bueno que acostumbres al bebé a los ruidos.

    It's good that you get the baby used to noises.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si acostumbráramos al gato a la correa, saldría con nosotros.

    If we got the cat used to a leash, he'd go out with us.

  8. Imperative

    Acostumbra a tus hijos a decir gracias.

    Get your kids used to saying thank you.

Good to know

  • "Acostumbrar" without "se" is also what you usually do: "Acostumbro cenar temprano."

Where you hear acostumbrar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • El trabajo me acostumbra a levantarme temprano. Work gets me used to getting up early.
  • Mi trabajo me acostumbró a levantarme temprano. My work got me used to getting up early.
  • Este viaje nos va a acostumbrar a caminar más. This trip is going to get us used to walking more.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.