Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | acechar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | acechando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acechando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | acechar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | acechando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acechando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acecho | Yo acecho la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window. |
| tú | acechas | Tú normalmente acechas a tu rival junto a la meta.You usually watch for your rival beside the finish line. |
| él | acecha | Hoy, el gato gris acecha al gorrión entre las macetas.Today, the gray cat watches for the sparrow among the flowerpots. |
| nosotros | acechamos | A veces, nosotros acechamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.At times, we watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acecháis | Ahora, vosotros acecháis a los peces desde el muelle.Right now, you all watch for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | acechan | 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. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he 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. |
| tú | has acechado | Últimamente, tú has acechado a tu rival junto a la meta.Lately, you have watched for your rival beside the finish line. |
| él | ha 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. |
| nosotros | hemos acechado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.So far, we have watched for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | habéis 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. |
| ellos | han 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. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aceché | Ayer, yo aceché la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Yesterday, I watched for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | acechó | Esta mañana, el gato gris acechó al gorrión entre las macetas.This morning, the gray cat watched for the sparrow among the flowerpots. |
| nosotros | acechamos | Anoche, nosotros acechamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Last night, we watched for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acechasteis | El sábado, vosotros acechasteis a los peces desde el muelle.On Saturday, you all watched for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | acecharon | 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. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acechaba | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | acechaba | 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. |
| nosotros | acechábamos | 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. |
| vosotros | acechabais | Hace años, vosotros acechabais a los peces desde el muelle.Years ago, you all used to watch for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | acechaban | 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. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | había 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. |
| nosotros | habíamos 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. |
| vosotros | habíais 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. |
| ellos | habían 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. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubo 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. |
| nosotros | hubimos 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. |
| vosotros | hubisteis 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. |
| ellos | hubieron 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. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acecharé | Mañana, yo acecharé la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.Tomorrow, I will watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window. |
| tú | acecharás | Dentro de poco, tú acecharás a tu rival junto a la meta.Soon, you will watch for your rival beside the finish line. |
| él | acechará | Esta tarde, el gato gris acechará al gorrión entre las macetas.This afternoon, the gray cat will watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots. |
| nosotros | acecharemos | La semana que viene, nosotros acecharemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Next week, we will watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acecharéis | Pronto, vosotros acecharéis a los peces desde el muelle.Before long, you all will watch for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | acecharán | 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. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habrá 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. |
| nosotros | habremos 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. |
| vosotros | habréis 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. |
| ellos | habrán 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. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acecharía | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | acecharía | 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. |
| nosotros | acecharíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros acecharíamos la salida del ladrón en silencio.With that outlook, we would watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acecharíais | 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. |
| ellos | acecharían | 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. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | habría 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. |
| nosotros | habríamos 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. |
| vosotros | habríais 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. |
| ellos | habrían 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. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aceche | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | aceche | 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. |
| nosotros | acechemos | Importa que nosotros acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.It matters that we watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acechéis | 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. |
| ellos | acechen | 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. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | haya 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. |
| nosotros | hayamos acechado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos acechado la salida del ladrón en silencio.Maybe we already have watched for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | hayáis 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. |
| ellos | hayan 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. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acechara | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | acechara | 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. |
| nosotros | acecháramos | 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. |
| vosotros | acecharais | 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. |
| ellos | acecharan | 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. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiera 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos 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. |
| vosotros | hubierais 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. |
| ellos | hubieran 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. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acechare | 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | acechare | 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. |
| nosotros | acecháremos | 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. |
| vosotros | acechareis | 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. |
| ellos | acecharen | 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. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere 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. |
| tú | 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. |
| él | hubiere 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. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos 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. |
| vosotros | hubiereis 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. |
| ellos | hubieren 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. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | acecha | acecha a tu rival junto a la meta.Watch for your rival beside the finish line. |
| él | aceche | Que el gato gris aceche al gorrión entre las macetas.Let the gray cat Watch for the sparrow among the flowerpots. |
| nosotros | acechemos | acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | acechad | acechad a los peces desde el muelle.Watch for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | acechen | Que los fotógrafos del bosque acechen al zorro al caer la tarde.Let the forest photographers Watch for the fox as evening falls. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no aceches | No no aceches a tu rival junto a la meta.Do not watch for your rival beside the finish line. |
| él | no 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. |
| nosotros | no acechemos | No no acechemos la salida del ladrón en silencio.Let us not watch for the thief exit in silence. |
| vosotros | no acechéis | No no acechéis a los peces desde el muelle.Do not watch for the fish from the dock. |
| ellos | no 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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Yo ___ la llegada del cartero desde la ventana.
I watch for the arrival of the mail carrier from the window.
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