-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate acorralar in Spanish

to corner, to corral

acorralar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1647 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La policía logró acorralar al sospechoso en un callejón." (The police managed to corner the suspect in an alley.). 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 acorralo
acorralas
él/ella/Ud. acorrala
nosotros acorralamos
vosotros acorraláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralan
Example

Yo acorralo todos los días.

I corner, to corral every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acorralé
acorralaste
él/ella/Ud. acorraló
nosotros acorralamos
vosotros acorralasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralaron
Example

Los lobos acorralaron al ciervo cerca del río.

The wolves cornered the deer near the river.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acorralaba
acorralabas
él/ella/Ud. acorralaba
nosotros acorralábamos
vosotros acorralabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralaban
Example

Antes yo acorralaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to corner, to corral often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acorralaré
acorralarás
él/ella/Ud. acorralará
nosotros acorralaremos
vosotros acorralaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralarán
Example

Mañana yo acorralaré.

Tomorrow I will corner, to corral.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acorralaría
acorralarías
él/ella/Ud. acorralaría
nosotros acorralaríamos
vosotros acorralaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo acorralaría.

If I could, I would corner, to corral.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acorrale
acorrales
él/ella/Ud. acorrale
nosotros acorralemos
vosotros acorraléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralen
Example

Espero que tú acorrales.

I hope that you corner, to corral.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
acorrala
él/ella/Ud. acorrale
nosotros acorralemos
vosotros acorralad
ellos/ellas/Uds. acorralen
Example

¡Acorrala!

Corner, to corral!

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