-ar verb irregular · stem-change-e-ie Advanced

acertar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly

The imperfect conjugation of acertar (irregular stem-change-e-ie, ranked #2003). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo acertaba
acertabas
él/ella/Ud. acertaba
nosotros acertábamos
vosotros acertabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acertaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo acertaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to get right, to hit the mark, to guess correctly often.

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