Conjugate acertar in Spanish
to get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly
acertar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #2003 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Acertaste con la respuesta." (You got the answer right.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
acertar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly · -ar verb · irregular (stem-change-e-ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acierto * |
| tú | aciertas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | acierta * |
| nosotros | acertamos |
| vosotros | acertáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | aciertan * |
Siempre acierta en sus predicciones.
He always gets his predictions right.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acerté |
| tú | acertaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | acertó |
| nosotros | acertamos |
| vosotros | acertasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acertaron |
Acertaste con la respuesta.
You got the answer right.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acertaba |
| tú | acertabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | acertaba |
| nosotros | acertábamos |
| vosotros | acertabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acertaban |
Antes yo acertaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acertaré |
| tú | acertarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | acertará |
| nosotros | acertaremos |
| vosotros | acertaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acertarán |
Mañana yo acertaré.
Tomorrow I will get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acertaría |
| tú | acertarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | acertaría |
| nosotros | acertaríamos |
| vosotros | acertaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acertarían |
Si pudiera, yo acertaría.
If I could, I would get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acierte * |
| tú | aciertes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | acierte * |
| nosotros | acertemos |
| vosotros | acertéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acierten * |
Espero que tú aciertes.
I hope that you get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | acierta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | acierte * |
| nosotros | acertemos |
| vosotros | acertad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acierten * |
Siempre acierta en sus predicciones.
He always gets his predictions right.
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Acertaste con la respuesta.
You got the answer right.
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Siempre acierta en sus predicciones.
He always gets his predictions right.
Common phrases with acertar
- acertar de pleno to hit the nail on the head
- acertar con algo to find/hit upon something