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Acechar conjugation

acechar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning watch for / stalk. In the present tense: yo acecho, tú acechas, él/ella acecha, nosotros acechamos, vosotros acecháis, ellos acechan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1246-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
acechar
Gerundio
acechando
Meaning
watch for / stalk
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Acechar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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InfinitivoacecharDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioacechandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acechando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yoacecho
Yo acecho la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
acechas
Tú normalmente acechas a tu rival junto a la meta.You usually watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élacecha
Hoy, el gato gris acecha al gorrión entre las macetas.Today, the gray cat watches for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacechamos
A veces, nosotros acechamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.At times, we watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacecháis
Ahora, vosotros acecháis a los peces desde el muelle.Right now, you all watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacechan
Casi siempre, los fotógrafos del bosque acechan al zorro al caer la tarde.Most of the time, the forest photographers watch for the fox as evening falls.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe acechado
Este año, yo he acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.This year, I have watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
has acechado
Últimamente, tú has acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.Lately, you have watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élha acechado
En estos meses, el gato gris ha acechado al gorrión entre las macetas.In these months, the gray cat has watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotroshemos acechado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.So far, we have watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotroshabéis acechado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis acechado a los peces desde el muelle.This term, you all have watched for the fish from the dock.
elloshan acechado
En este tiempo, los fotógrafos del bosque han acechado al zorro al caer la tarde.During this time, the forest photographers have watched for the fox as evening falls.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yoaceché
Ayer, yo aceché la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Yesterday, I watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
acechaste
Hace un rato, tú acechaste a tu rival junto a la meta.A little while ago, you watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élacechó
Esta mañana, el gato gris acechó al gorrión entre las macetas.This morning, the gray cat watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacechamos
Anoche, nosotros acechamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Last night, we watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacechasteis
El sábado, vosotros acechasteis a los peces desde el muelle.On Saturday, you all watched for the fish from the dock.
ellosacecharon
Hace poco, los fotógrafos del bosque acecharon al zorro al caer la tarde.Not long ago, the forest photographers watched for the fox as evening falls.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yoacechaba
Antes, yo acechaba la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Before, I used to watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
acechabas
Por entonces, tú acechabas a tu rival junto a la meta.Back then, you used to watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élacechaba
En esa época, el gato gris acechaba al gorrión entre las macetas.At that time, the gray cat used to watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacechábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros acechábamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.When that was normal, we used to watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacechabais
Hace años, vosotros acechabais a los peces desde el muelle.Years ago, you all used to watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacechaban
En aquellos días, los fotógrafos del bosque acechaban al zorro al caer la tarde.In those days, the forest photographers used to watch for the fox as evening falls.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía acechado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.When you arrived, I had already watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
habías acechado
Para entonces, tú ya habías acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.By then, you had already watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élhabía acechado
Al volver, el gato gris ya había acechado al gorrión entre las macetas.When we came back, the gray cat had already watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotroshabíamos acechado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.Before talking it through, we had already watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotroshabíais acechado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais acechado a los peces desde el muelle.When you looked again, you all had already watched for the fish from the dock.
elloshabían acechado
Para ese momento, los fotógrafos del bosque ya habían acechado al zorro al caer la tarde.By that moment, the forest photographers had already watched for the fox as evening falls.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube acechado
Apenas yo hube acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana, todo cambió.As soon as I had watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window, everything changed.
hubiste acechado
En cuanto tú hubiste acechado a tu rival junto a la meta, se notó.The moment you had watched for your rival beside the finish line, it showed.
élhubo acechado
No bien el gato gris hubo acechado al gorrión entre las macetas, hubo ruido.As soon as the gray cat had watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos acechado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio, seguimos adelante.Once we had watched for the thief exit in silence, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis acechado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis acechado a los peces desde el muelle, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had watched for the fish from the dock, you checked the result.
elloshubieron acechado
En cuanto los fotógrafos del bosque hubieron acechado al zorro al caer la tarde, el ambiente cambió.The moment the forest photographers had watched for the fox as evening falls, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yoacecharé
Mañana, yo acecharé la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Tomorrow, I will watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
acecharás
Dentro de poco, tú acecharás a tu rival junto a la meta.Soon, you will watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élacechará
Esta tarde, el gato gris acechará al gorrión entre las macetas.This afternoon, the gray cat will watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacecharemos
La semana que viene, nosotros acecharemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Next week, we will watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacecharéis
Pronto, vosotros acecharéis a los peces desde el muelle.Before long, you all will watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacecharán
Más adelante, los fotógrafos del bosque acecharán al zorro al caer la tarde.Later on, the forest photographers will watch for the fox as evening falls.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré acechado
Para entonces, yo ya habré acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.By then, I will already have watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
habrás acechado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.Before closing time, you will already have watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élhabrá acechado
Al final del día, el gato gris ya habrá acechado al gorrión entre las macetas.By the end of the day, the gray cat will already have watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotroshabremos acechado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.By tomorrow, we will already have watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotroshabréis acechado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis acechado a los peces desde el muelle.Before leaving, you all will already have watched for the fish from the dock.
elloshabrán acechado
Para esa hora, los fotógrafos del bosque ya habrán acechado al zorro al caer la tarde.By that hour, the forest photographers will already have watched for the fox as evening falls.

Condicional

Conditional

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yoacecharía
En un caso así, yo acecharía la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.In a case like that, I would watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
acecharías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú acecharías a tu rival junto a la meta.With a little more time, you would watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élacecharía
En esa situación, el gato gris acecharía al gorrión entre las macetas.In that situation, the gray cat would watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacecharíamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros acecharíamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.With that outlook, we would watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacecharíais
Llegado el caso, vosotros acecharíais a los peces desde el muelle.If it came to that, you all would watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacecharían
En un día así, los fotógrafos del bosque acecharían al zorro al caer la tarde.On a day like that, the forest photographers would watch for the fox as evening falls.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría acechado
En otro momento, yo habría acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.At another moment, I would have watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
habrías acechado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.With a little more margin, you would have watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élhabría acechado
A esas alturas, el gato gris habría acechado al gorrión entre las macetas.By then, the gray cat would have watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotroshabríamos acechado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.With that turn, we would have watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotroshabríais acechado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais acechado a los peces desde el muelle.At that point, you all would have watched for the fish from the dock.
elloshabrían acechado
En ese punto, los fotógrafos del bosque habrían acechado al zorro al caer la tarde.From there, the forest photographers would have watched for the fox as evening falls.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yoaceche
Es mejor que yo aceche la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.It is better that I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
aceches
Hace falta que tú aceches a tu rival junto a la meta.It is necessary that you watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élaceche
Conviene que el gato gris aceche al gorrión entre las macetas.It is wise that the gray cat watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacechemos
Importa que nosotros acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.It matters that we watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacechéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros acechéis a los peces desde el muelle.It may help if you all watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacechen
Es posible que los fotógrafos del bosque acechen al zorro al caer la tarde.It is possible that the forest photographers watch for the fox as evening falls.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya acechado
Ojalá yo haya acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Hopefully I have watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
hayas acechado
Puede que tú ya hayas acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.Maybe you already have watched for your rival beside the finish line.
élhaya acechado
Tal vez el gato gris haya acechado al gorrión entre las macetas.Perhaps the gray cat has watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotroshayamos acechado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.Maybe we already have watched for the thief exit in silence.
vosotroshayáis acechado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis acechado a los peces desde el muelle.It is likely that you all have watched for the fish from the dock.
elloshayan acechado
Puede ser que los fotógrafos del bosque ya hayan acechado al zorro al caer la tarde.It may be that the forest photographers already have watched for the fox as evening falls.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yoacechara
Si yo acechara la llegada del cartero desde la ventana, se notaría enseguida.If I watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window, it would show right away.
acecharas
Si tú acecharas a tu rival junto a la meta, costaría ocultarlo.If you watched for your rival beside the finish line, it would be hard to hide.
élacechara
Si el gato gris acechara al gorrión entre las macetas, daría mucho que hablar.If the gray cat watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosacecháramos
Si nosotros acecháramos la salida del ladrón en silencio, todo iría por otro lado.If we watched for the thief exit in silence, everything would go another way.
vosotrosacecharais
Si vosotros acecharais a los peces desde el muelle, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all watched for the fish from the dock, the mood would change.
ellosacecharan
Si los fotógrafos del bosque acecharan al zorro al caer la tarde, la escena sería otra.If the forest photographers watched for the fox as evening falls, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera acechado
Si yo hubiera acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana, aún se recordaría.If I had watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window, it would still be remembered.
hubieras acechado
Si tú hubieras acechado a tu rival junto a la meta, eso habría dejado marca.If you had watched for your rival beside the finish line, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera acechado
Si el gato gris hubiera acechado al gorrión entre las macetas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the gray cat had watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos acechado
Si nosotros hubiéramos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had watched for the thief exit in silence, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais acechado
Si vosotros hubierais acechado a los peces desde el muelle, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had watched for the fish from the dock, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran acechado
Si los fotógrafos del bosque hubieran acechado al zorro al caer la tarde, nada habría quedado igual.If the forest photographers had watched for the fox as evening falls, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yoacechare
Si yo acechare la llegada del cartero desde la ventana, se notará enseguida.If I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window, it will show right away.
acechares
Si tú acechares a tu rival junto a la meta, costará ignorarlo.If you watch for your rival beside the finish line, it will be hard to ignore.
élacechare
Si el gato gris acechare al gorrión entre las macetas, dará mucho que hablar.If the gray cat watches for the sparrow among the flowerpots, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrosacecháremos
Si nosotros acecháremos la salida del ladrón en silencio, todo irá por otro camino.If we watch for the thief exit in silence, everything will go another way.
vosotrosacechareis
Si vosotros acechareis a los peces desde el muelle, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all watch for the fish from the dock, the mood will change fast.
ellosacecharen
Si los fotógrafos del bosque acecharen al zorro al caer la tarde, la escena será distinta.If the forest photographers watch for the fox as evening falls, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere acechado
Cuando yo hubiere acechado la llegada del cartero desde la ventana, ya se notará.When I have watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window, it will already show.
hubieres acechado
En cuanto tú hubieres acechado a tu rival junto a la meta, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have watched for your rival beside the finish line, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere acechado
Cuando el gato gris hubiere acechado al gorrión entre las macetas, se verá de inmediato.When the gray cat has watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos acechado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have watched for the thief exit in silence, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis acechado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis acechado a los peces desde el muelle, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have watched for the fish from the dock, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren acechado
En cuanto los fotógrafos del bosque hubieren acechado al zorro al caer la tarde, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the forest photographers have watched for the fox as evening falls, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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acecha
acecha a tu rival junto a la meta.Watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élaceche
Que el gato gris aceche al gorrión entre las macetas.Let the gray cat Watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosacechemos
acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosacechad
acechad a los peces desde el muelle.Watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosacechen
Que los fotógrafos del bosque acechen al zorro al caer la tarde.Let the forest photographers Watch for the fox as evening falls.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no aceches
No no aceches a tu rival junto a la meta.Do not watch for your rival beside the finish line.
élno aceche
Que el gato gris no no aceche al gorrión entre las macetas.Let the gray cat not watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots.
nosotrosno acechemos
No no acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Let us not watch for the thief exit in silence.
vosotrosno acechéis
No no acechéis a los peces desde el muelle.Do not watch for the fish from the dock.
ellosno acechen
Que los fotógrafos del bosque no no acechen al zorro al caer la tarde.Let the forest photographers not watch for the fox as evening falls.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.

I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'acechar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'acechar' means to watch for / stalk. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is acechar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Acechar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate acechar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of acechar: yo acecho, tú acechas, él/ella/usted acecha, nosotros acechamos, vosotros acecháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acechan.
How do you conjugate acechar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of acechar: yo aceché, tú acechaste, él/ella/usted acechó, nosotros acechamos, vosotros acechasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acecharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of acechar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of acechar: yo acechaba, tú acechabas, él/ella/usted acechaba, nosotros acechábamos, vosotros acechabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes acechaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of acechar?
The past participle of acechar is 'acechado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he acechado' (I have watch for / stalked), 'has acechado', 'ha acechado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of acechar?
The gerundio of acechar is 'acechando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy acechando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.