-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Intermediate

acercar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to bring closer

The imperfect conjugation of acercar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #130). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo acercaba
acercabas
él/ella/Ud. acercaba
nosotros acercábamos
vosotros acercabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acercaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo acercaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to bring closer often.

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