-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate acarrear in Spanish

to carry, to cause

acarrear is a regular -ar verb ranked #1505 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Los obreros acarrearon los materiales hasta la obra." (The workers carried the materials to the construction site.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarreo
acarreas
él/ella/Ud. acarrea
nosotros acarreamos
vosotros acarreáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarrean
Example

El río acarrea sedimentos desde las montañas.

The river carries sediment from the mountains.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarreé
acarreaste
él/ella/Ud. acarreó
nosotros acarreamos
vosotros acarreasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarrearon
Example

Los obreros acarrearon los materiales hasta la obra.

The workers carried the materials to the construction site.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarreaba
acarreabas
él/ella/Ud. acarreaba
nosotros acarreábamos
vosotros acarreabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarreaban
Example

Antes yo acarreaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to carry, to cause often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarrearé
acarrearás
él/ella/Ud. acarreará
nosotros acarrearemos
vosotros acarrearéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarrearán
Example

Mañana yo acarrearé.

Tomorrow I will carry, to cause.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarrearía
acarrearías
él/ella/Ud. acarrearía
nosotros acarrearíamos
vosotros acarrearíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarrearían
Example

Si pudiera, yo acarrearía.

If I could, I would carry, to cause.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acarree
acarrees
él/ella/Ud. acarree
nosotros acarreemos
vosotros acarreéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarreen
Example

Espero que tú acarrees.

I hope that you carry, to cause.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
acarrea
él/ella/Ud. acarree
nosotros acarreemos
vosotros acarread
ellos/ellas/Uds. acarreen
Example

El río acarrea sedimentos desde las montañas.

The river carries sediment from the mountains.

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