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.
acorralar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to corner, to corral · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | acorralo |
| tú | acorralas |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorrala |
| nosotros | acorralamos |
| vosotros | acorraláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralan |
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 |
| tú | acorralaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorraló |
| nosotros | acorralamos |
| vosotros | acorralasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralaron |
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 |
| tú | acorralabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorralaba |
| nosotros | acorralábamos |
| vosotros | acorralabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralaban |
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 |
| tú | acorralarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorralará |
| nosotros | acorralaremos |
| vosotros | acorralaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralarán |
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 |
| tú | acorralarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorralaría |
| nosotros | acorralaríamos |
| vosotros | acorralaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralarían |
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 |
| tú | acorrales |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorrale |
| nosotros | acorralemos |
| vosotros | acorraléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralen |
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 | - |
| tú | acorrala |
| él/ella/Ud. | acorrale |
| nosotros | acorralemos |
| vosotros | acorralad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | acorralen |
¡Acorrala!
Corner, to corral!
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Example sentences
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La policía logró acorralar al sospechoso en un callejón.
The police managed to corner the suspect in an alley.
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Los lobos acorralaron al ciervo cerca del río.
The wolves cornered the deer near the river.
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No me gusta sentirme acorralado por las preguntas.
I don't like feeling cornered by questions.
Common phrases with acorralar
- acorralar al enemigo to corner the enemy
- sentirse acorralado to feel cornered
- acorralar con preguntas to corner with questions