Conjugate acumular in Spanish

to accumulate

acumular is a regular -ar verb ranked #735 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Ha logrado acumular una gran fortuna a lo largo de los años." (He has managed to accumulate a great fortune over the years.). 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 acumulo
acumulas
él/ella/Ud. acumula
nosotros acumulamos
vosotros acumuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumulan
Example

Se acumula mucho polvo en esta habitación.

A lot of dust accumulates in this room.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acumulé
acumulaste
él/ella/Ud. acumuló
nosotros acumulamos
vosotros acumulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumularon
Example

Ayer yo acumulé.

Yesterday I accumulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acumulaba
acumulabas
él/ella/Ud. acumulaba
nosotros acumulábamos
vosotros acumulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumulaban
Example

Antes yo acumulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to accumulate often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acumularé
acumularás
él/ella/Ud. acumulará
nosotros acumularemos
vosotros acumularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumularán
Example

Mañana yo acumularé.

Tomorrow I will accumulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acumularía
acumularías
él/ella/Ud. acumularía
nosotros acumularíamos
vosotros acumularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo acumularía.

If I could, I would accumulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acumule
acumules
él/ella/Ud. acumule
nosotros acumulemos
vosotros acumuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumulen
Example

Espero que tú acumules.

I hope that you accumulate.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
acumula
él/ella/Ud. acumule
nosotros acumulemos
vosotros acumulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. acumulen
Example

Se acumula mucho polvo en esta habitación.

A lot of dust accumulates in this room.

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