-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate acotar in Spanish

to delimit, to annotate

acotar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1590 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Es necesario acotar el tema antes de empezar la investigación." (It's necessary to delimit the topic before starting the research.). 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 acoto
acotas
él/ella/Ud. acota
nosotros acotamos
vosotros acotáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acotan
Example

Yo acoto todos los días.

I delimit, to annotate every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acoté
acotaste
él/ella/Ud. acotó
nosotros acotamos
vosotros acotasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acotaron
Example

Ayer yo acoté.

Yesterday I delimit, to annotate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acotaba
acotabas
él/ella/Ud. acotaba
nosotros acotábamos
vosotros acotabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acotaban
Example

Antes yo acotaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to delimit, to annotate often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acotaré
acotarás
él/ella/Ud. acotará
nosotros acotaremos
vosotros acotaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acotarán
Example

Mañana yo acotaré.

Tomorrow I will delimit, to annotate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acotaría
acotarías
él/ella/Ud. acotaría
nosotros acotaríamos
vosotros acotaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acotarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo acotaría.

If I could, I would delimit, to annotate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acote
acotes
él/ella/Ud. acote
nosotros acotemos
vosotros acotéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acoten
Example

Espero que tú acotes.

I hope that you delimit, to annotate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
acota
él/ella/Ud. acote
nosotros acotemos
vosotros acotad
ellos/ellas/Uds. acoten
Example

¡Acota!

Delimit, to annotate!

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