Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | acequiar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | acequiando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acequiando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Acequiar conjugation
acequiar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning cut irrigation channels through. In the present tense: yo acequio, tú acequias, él/ella acequia, nosotros acequiamos, vosotros acequiáis, ellos acequian. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #2707-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- acequiar
- Gerundio
- acequiando
- Meaning
- cut irrigation channels through
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Acequiar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequio | Yo acequio la huerta junto al muro de adobe.I cut irrigation channels through the vegetable patch by the adobe wall. |
| tú | acequias | A menudo, tú acequias tu bancal seco antes de sembrarlo.You often cut irrigation channels through your dry plot before sowing it. |
| él | acequia | El hortelano del fondo acequia el olivar joven por la parte baja.The gardener at the back cuts irrigation channels through the young olive grove along the lower side. |
| nosotros | acequiamos | A veces, nosotros acequiamos la parcela nueva con pico y cuerda.At times, we cut irrigation channels through the new field with pick and line. |
| vosotros | acequiáis | Vosotros acequiáis vuestros tomates para que corra mejor el agua.You all cut irrigation channels through your tomato beds so the water runs better. |
| ellos | acequian | Muchas veces, los jornaleros de la finca acequian los surcos del maizal al amanecer.Many times, the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the furrows of the cornfield at daybreak. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he acequiado | Este año, yo he acequiado la tierra dura del patio de atrás.This year, I have cut irrigation channels through the hard soil of the back yard. |
| tú | has acequiado | Últimamente, tú has acequiado tu fila de habas entre dos lomas.Lately, you have cut irrigation channels through your row of broad beans between two rises. |
| él | ha acequiado | En estos meses, el hortelano del fondo ha acequiado el viñedo corto con una zanja limpia.In these months, the gardener at the back has cut irrigation channels through the short vineyard with a clean trench. |
| nosotros | hemos acequiado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos acequiado la orilla del melonar hacia el pozo.So far, we have cut irrigation channels through the edge of the melon patch toward the well. |
| vosotros | habéis acequiado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis acequiado vuestros almendros con pendiente suave.In these weeks, you all have cut irrigation channels through your almond trees on a gentle slope. |
| ellos | han acequiado | En este tiempo, los jornaleros de la finca han acequiado los cuadros de lechuga en paralelo.During this time, the farmhands on the estate have cut irrigation channels through the lettuce beds in parallel. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequié | Ayer, yo acequié la era pequeña detrás del cobertizo.Yesterday, I cut irrigation channels through the small threshing yard behind the shed. |
| tú | acequiaste | Hace un rato, tú acequiaste tu rincón del huerto con agua de acequia vieja.A little while ago, you cut irrigation channels through your corner of the garden with water from an old ditch. |
| él | acequió | Esta mañana, el hortelano del fondo acequió el sembrado del sur antes del calor fuerte.This morning, the gardener at the back cut irrigation channels through the southern field before the strongest heat. |
| nosotros | acequiamos | Anoche, nosotros acequiamos la parcela arcillosa con un canal más hondo.Last night, we cut irrigation channels through the clay plot with a deeper channel. |
| vosotros | acequiasteis | El sábado, vosotros acequiasteis vuestros pimientos en dos hileras largas.On Saturday, you all cut irrigation channels through your peppers in two long rows. |
| ellos | acequiaron | Hace poco, los jornaleros de la finca acequiaron los surcos del cebadal después de la lluvia.Not long ago, the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the barley furrows after the rain. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequiaba | Antes, yo acequiaba la franja del vivero que mira al este.Before, I used to cut irrigation channels through the strip of the nursery that faces east. |
| tú | acequiabas | Por entonces, tú acequiabas tu trozo de tierra con una azada roma.Back then, you used to cut irrigation channels through your piece of ground with a blunt hoe. |
| él | acequiaba | En esa época, el hortelano del fondo acequiaba el campo de patatas hasta la linde.At that time, the gardener at the back used to cut irrigation channels through the potato field up to the boundary. |
| nosotros | acequiábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros acequiábamos la huerta comunal para el riego del jueves.When that was normal, we used to cut irrigation channels through the communal garden for Thursday's irrigation. |
| vosotros | acequiabais | Hace años, vosotros acequiabais vuestros bancales por turnos de mañana.Years ago, you all used to cut irrigation channels through your beds by turns in the morning. |
| ellos | acequiaban | En aquellos días, los jornaleros de la finca acequiaban los cuadros del semillero con paso estrecho.In those days, the farmhands on the estate used to cut irrigation channels through the seedbed sections with a narrow passage. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había acequiado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había acequiado la tierra rojiza del fondo del patio.When you arrived, I had already cut irrigation channels through the reddish soil at the back of the yard. |
| tú | habías acequiado | Para entonces, tú ya habías acequiado tu parcela pedregosa con ayuda del vecino.By then, you had already cut irrigation channels through your stony plot with the neighbor's help. |
| él | había acequiado | Al volver, el hortelano del fondo ya había acequiado el maizal por el lado del camino.When we came back, the gardener at the back had already cut irrigation channels through the cornfield along the path side. |
| nosotros | habíamos acequiado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos acequiado la fila de frutales hasta el estanque.Before talking it through, we had already cut irrigation channels through the row of fruit trees up to the pond. |
| vosotros | habíais acequiado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais acequiado vuestros surcos para el primer riego largo.When you looked again, you all had already cut irrigation channels through your furrows for the first long watering. |
| ellos | habían acequiado | Para ese momento, los jornaleros de la finca ya habían acequiado los canteros de cebolla con metro y medio.By that moment, the farmhands on the estate had already cut irrigation channels through the onion beds one and a half meters across. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube acequiado | Apenas yo hube acequiado la parte baja del corral para que drene, todo cambió.As soon as I had cut irrigation channels through the low part of the yard so it drains, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste acequiado | En cuanto tú hubiste acequiado tu bancal de invierno con reguera nueva, se notó.The moment you had cut irrigation channels through your winter plot with a new channel, it showed. |
| él | hubo acequiado | No bien el hortelano del fondo hubo acequiado el prado pequeño detrás del establo, hubo ruido.As soon as the gardener at the back had cut irrigation channels through the small meadow behind the stable, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos acequiado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos acequiado la viña en las franjas más secas, seguimos adelante.Once we had cut irrigation channels through the vineyard in the driest strips, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis acequiado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis acequiado vuestros huertos con agua soltada a ratos, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had cut irrigation channels through your gardens with water released in intervals, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron acequiado | En cuanto los jornaleros de la finca hubieron acequiado los melonares del llano en línea recta, el ambiente cambió.The moment the farmhands on the estate had cut irrigation channels through the melon fields on the plain in a straight line, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequiaré | Mañana, yo acequiaré la parcela del maestre al borde del camino.Tomorrow, I will cut irrigation channels through the overseer's plot by the edge of the road. |
| tú | acequiarás | Dentro de poco, tú acequiarás tu huerto del fondo antes del trasplante.Soon, you will cut irrigation channels through your back garden before transplanting. |
| él | acequiará | Esta tarde, el hortelano del fondo acequiará el campo de alfalfa con paso ancho.This afternoon, the gardener at the back will cut irrigation channels through the alfalfa field with a wide passage. |
| nosotros | acequiaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros acequiaremos la orilla del nogal hacia la balsa.Next week, we will cut irrigation channels through the edge of the walnut tree toward the reservoir. |
| vosotros | acequiaréis | Pronto, vosotros acequiaréis vuestros cuadros si vuelve la sequía.Before long, you all will cut irrigation channels through your beds if the drought returns. |
| ellos | acequiarán | Más adelante, los jornaleros de la finca acequiarán los bancales del cerro en cuanto afloje el suelo.Later on, the farmhands on the estate will cut irrigation channels through the terraces on the hill as soon as the soil loosens. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré acequiado | Para entonces, yo ya habré acequiado la huerta junto al muro de adobe, antes del siguiente turno.By then, I will already have cut irrigation channels through the vegetable patch by the adobe wall, before the next shift. |
| tú | habrás acequiado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás acequiado tu bancal seco antes de sembrarlo, con una calma bastante falsa.Before closing time, you will already have cut irrigation channels through your dry plot before sowing it, with a very false sense of calm. |
| él | habrá acequiado | Al final del día, el hortelano del fondo ya habrá acequiado el olivar joven por la parte baja, sin perder otro minuto.By the end of the day, the gardener at the back will already have cut irrigation channels through the young olive grove along the lower side, without losing another minute. |
| nosotros | habremos acequiado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos acequiado la parcela nueva con pico y cuerda, cuando el aire ya pesaba.By tomorrow, we will already have cut irrigation channels through the new field with pick and line, as the air was already getting heavy. |
| vosotros | habréis acequiado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis acequiado vuestros tomates para que corra mejor el agua, aunque nadie daba mas pistas.Before leaving, you all will already have cut irrigation channels through your tomato beds so the water runs better, although nobody was giving any more clues. |
| ellos | habrán acequiado | Para esa hora, los jornaleros de la finca ya habrán acequiado los surcos del maizal al amanecer, con margen cada vez mas corto.By that hour, the farmhands on the estate will already have cut irrigation channels through the furrows of the cornfield at daybreak, with less and less room to spare. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequiaría | En un caso así, yo acequiaría la tierra dura del patio de atrás, mientras seguia la misma fila.In a case like that, I would cut irrigation channels through the hard soil of the back yard, while the same line kept moving. |
| tú | acequiarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú acequiarías tu fila de habas entre dos lomas, antes de que cerraran todo.With a little more time, you would cut irrigation channels through your row of broad beans between two rises, before everything shut down. |
| él | acequiaría | En esa situación, el hortelano del fondo acequiaría el viñedo corto con una zanja limpia, despues de una espera larguisima.In that situation, the gardener at the back would cut irrigation channels through the short vineyard with a clean trench, after an extremely long wait. |
| nosotros | acequiaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros acequiaríamos la orilla del melonar hacia el pozo, con todo el mundo mirando.With that outlook, we would cut irrigation channels through the edge of the melon patch toward the well, with everyone watching. |
| vosotros | acequiaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros acequiaríais vuestros almendros con pendiente suave, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente.If it came to that, you all would cut irrigation channels through your almond trees on a gentle slope, although there was still work left. |
| ellos | acequiarían | En un día así, los jornaleros de la finca acequiarían los cuadros de lechuga en paralelo, sin dejarlo para mas tarde.On a day like that, the farmhands on the estate would cut irrigation channels through the lettuce beds in parallel, without putting it off any longer. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría acequiado | En otro momento, yo habría acequiado la era pequeña detrás del cobertizo, con el reloj ya apretando.At another moment, I would have cut irrigation channels through the small threshing yard behind the shed, with the clock already pressing. |
| tú | habrías acequiado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías acequiado tu rincón del huerto con agua de acequia vieja, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto.With a little more margin, you would have cut irrigation channels through your corner of the garden with water from an old ditch, although the place was still a mess. |
| él | habría acequiado | A esas alturas, el hortelano del fondo habría acequiado el sembrado del sur antes del calor fuerte, mientras todos iban con prisa.By then, the gardener at the back would have cut irrigation channels through the southern field before the strongest heat, while everyone was in a hurry. |
| nosotros | habríamos acequiado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos acequiado la parcela arcillosa con un canal más hondo, antes de que llamaran otra vez.With that turn, we would have cut irrigation channels through the clay plot with a deeper channel, before they called again. |
| vosotros | habríais acequiado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais acequiado vuestros pimientos en dos hileras largas, despues del primer aviso.At that point, you all would have cut irrigation channels through your peppers in two long rows, after the first warning. |
| ellos | habrían acequiado | En ese punto, los jornaleros de la finca habrían acequiado los surcos del cebadal después de la lluvia, sin mirar a los lados.From there, the farmhands on the estate would have cut irrigation channels through the barley furrows after the rain, without looking to either side. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequie | Es mejor que yo acequie la franja del vivero que mira al este, cuando ya caia la tarde.It is better that I cut irrigation channels through the strip of the nursery that faces east, as evening was already falling. |
| tú | acequies | Hace falta que tú acequies tu trozo de tierra con una azada roma, porque no habia otra salida.It is necessary that you cut irrigation channels through your piece of ground with a blunt hoe, because there was no other way out. |
| él | acequie | Conviene que el hortelano del fondo acequie el campo de patatas hasta la linde, con la puerta medio abierta.It is wise that the gardener at the back cut irrigation channels through the potato field up to the boundary, with the door half open. |
| nosotros | acequiemos | Importa que nosotros acequiemos la huerta comunal para el riego del jueves, tras otro cambio de planes.It matters that we cut irrigation channels through the communal garden for Thursday's irrigation, after another change of plan. |
| vosotros | acequiéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros acequiéis vuestros bancales por turnos de mañana, aunque el suelo seguia humedo.It may help if you all cut irrigation channels through your beds by turns in the morning, although the ground was still damp. |
| ellos | acequien | Es posible que los jornaleros de la finca acequien los cuadros del semillero con paso estrecho, mientras el ruido no paraba.It is possible that the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the seedbed sections with a narrow passage, while the noise would not stop. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya acequiado | Ojalá yo haya acequiado la tierra rojiza del fondo del patio, antes del siguiente turno a tiempo.Hopefully I have cut irrigation channels through the reddish soil at the back of the yard, before the next shift in time. |
| tú | hayas acequiado | Puede que tú ya hayas acequiado tu parcela pedregosa con ayuda del vecino, con una calma bastante falsa sin contarlo.Maybe you already have cut irrigation channels through your stony plot with the neighbor's help, with a very false sense of calm without saying so. |
| él | haya acequiado | Tal vez el hortelano del fondo haya acequiado el maizal por el lado del camino, sin perder otro minuto antes de venir.Perhaps the gardener at the back has cut irrigation channels through the cornfield along the path side, without losing another minute before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos acequiado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos acequiado la fila de frutales hasta el estanque, cuando el aire ya pesaba por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have cut irrigation channels through the row of fruit trees up to the pond, as the air was already getting heavy on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis acequiado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis acequiado vuestros surcos para el primer riego largo, aunque nadie daba mas pistas mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have cut irrigation channels through your furrows for the first long watering, although nobody was giving any more clues better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan acequiado | Puede ser que los jornaleros de la finca ya hayan acequiado los canteros de cebolla con metro y medio, con margen cada vez mas corto desde temprano.It may be that the farmhands on the estate already have cut irrigation channels through the onion beds one and a half meters across, with less and less room to spare since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequiara | Si yo acequiara la parte baja del corral para que drene, mientras seguia la misma fila, se notaría enseguida.If I cut irrigation channels through the low part of the yard so it drains, while the same line kept moving, it would show right away. |
| tú | acequiaras | Si tú acequiaras tu bancal de invierno con reguera nueva, antes de que cerraran todo, costaría ocultarlo.If you cut irrigation channels through your winter plot with a new channel, before everything shut down, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | acequiara | Si el hortelano del fondo acequiara el prado pequeño detrás del establo, despues de una espera larguisima, daría mucho que hablar.If the gardener at the back cut irrigation channels through the small meadow behind the stable, after an extremely long wait, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | acequiáramos | Si nosotros acequiáramos la viña en las franjas más secas, con todo el mundo mirando, todo iría por otro lado.If we cut irrigation channels through the vineyard in the driest strips, with everyone watching, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | acequiarais | Si vosotros acequiarais vuestros huertos con agua soltada a ratos, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all cut irrigation channels through your gardens with water released in intervals, although there was still work left, the mood would change. |
| ellos | acequiaran | Si los jornaleros de la finca acequiaran los melonares del llano en línea recta, sin dejarlo para mas tarde, la escena sería otra.If the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the melon fields on the plain in a straight line, without putting it off any longer, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera acequiado | Si yo hubiera acequiado la parcela del maestre al borde del camino, con el reloj ya apretando, aún se recordaría.If I had cut irrigation channels through the overseer's plot by the edge of the road, with the clock already pressing, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras acequiado | Si tú hubieras acequiado tu huerto del fondo antes del trasplante, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto, eso habría dejado marca.If you had cut irrigation channels through your back garden before transplanting, although the place was still a mess, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera acequiado | Si el hortelano del fondo hubiera acequiado el campo de alfalfa con paso ancho, mientras todos iban con prisa, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the gardener at the back had cut irrigation channels through the alfalfa field with a wide passage, while everyone was in a hurry, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos acequiado | Si nosotros hubiéramos acequiado la orilla del nogal hacia la balsa, antes de que llamaran otra vez, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had cut irrigation channels through the edge of the walnut tree toward the reservoir, before they called again, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais acequiado | Si vosotros hubierais acequiado vuestros cuadros si vuelve la sequía, despues del primer aviso, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had cut irrigation channels through your beds if the drought returns, after the first warning, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran acequiado | Si los jornaleros de la finca hubieran acequiado los bancales del cerro en cuanto afloje el suelo, sin mirar a los lados, nada habría quedado igual.If the farmhands on the estate had cut irrigation channels through the terraces on the hill as soon as the soil loosens, without looking to either side, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acequiare | Si yo acequiare la huerta junto al muro de adobe, cuando la luz ya bajaba, se notará enseguida.If I cut irrigation channels through the vegetable patch by the adobe wall, as the light was already fading, it will show right away. |
| tú | acequiares | Si tú acequiares tu bancal seco antes de sembrarlo, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya, costará ignorarlo.If you cut irrigation channels through your dry plot before sowing it, because it had to be dealt with at once, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | acequiare | Si el hortelano del fondo acequiare el olivar joven por la parte baja, con la ventana todavia abierta, dará mucho que hablar.If the gardener at the back cuts irrigation channels through the young olive grove along the lower side, with the window still open, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | acequiáremos | Si nosotros acequiáremos la parcela nueva con pico y cuerda, tras una manana bastante larga, todo irá por otro camino.If we cut irrigation channels through the new field with pick and line, after a fairly long morning, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | acequiareis | Si vosotros acequiareis vuestros tomates para que corra mejor el agua, aunque seguia el mismo desorden, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all cut irrigation channels through your tomato beds so the water runs better, although the same disorder was still there, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | acequiaren | Si los jornaleros de la finca acequiaren los surcos del maizal al amanecer, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa, la escena será distinta.If the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the furrows of the cornfield at daybreak, while someone else was asking for something new, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere acequiado | Cuando yo hubiere acequiado la tierra dura del patio de atrás, antes de que llegara mas gente, ya se notará.When I have cut irrigation channels through the hard soil of the back yard, before more people arrived, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres acequiado | En cuanto tú hubieres acequiado tu fila de habas entre dos lomas, con una tension dificil de esconder, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have cut irrigation channels through your row of broad beans between two rises, with a tension that was hard to hide, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere acequiado | Cuando el hortelano del fondo hubiere acequiado el viñedo corto con una zanja limpia, sin volver sobre lo mismo, se verá de inmediato.When the gardener at the back has cut irrigation channels through the short vineyard with a clean trench, without going back over the same point, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos acequiado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos acequiado la orilla del melonar hacia el pozo, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have cut irrigation channels through the edge of the melon patch toward the well, while the hallway was still crowded, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis acequiado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis acequiado vuestros almendros con pendiente suave, aunque nadie lo puso facil, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have cut irrigation channels through your almond trees on a gentle slope, although nobody made it easy, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren acequiado | En cuanto los jornaleros de la finca hubieren acequiado los cuadros de lechuga en paralelo, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the farmhands on the estate have cut irrigation channels through the lettuce beds in parallel, with very little room to manoeuvre, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | acequia | acequia tu rincón del huerto con agua de acequia vieja, antes de que cambiara el turno.Cut irrigation channels through your corner of the garden with water from an old ditch, before the shift changed. |
| él | acequie | Que el hortelano del fondo acequie el sembrado del sur antes del calor fuerte, despues de otra llamada incomoda.Let the gardener at the back cut irrigation channels through the southern field before the strongest heat, after another awkward call. |
| nosotros | acequiemos | acequiemos la parcela arcillosa con un canal más hondo, con la cabeza en otra parte.Cut irrigation channels through the clay plot with a deeper channel, with the mind somewhere else. |
| vosotros | acequiad | acequiad vuestros pimientos en dos hileras largas, aunque seguia faltando tiempo.Cut irrigation channels through your peppers in two long rows, although time was still running short. |
| ellos | acequien | Que los jornaleros de la finca acequien los surcos del cebadal después de la lluvia, sin hacer mas comentarios.Let the farmhands on the estate cut irrigation channels through the barley furrows after the rain, without making any more comments. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no acequies | No no acequies tu trozo de tierra con una azada roma, aunque el dia venia torcido.Do not cut irrigation channels through your piece of ground with a blunt hoe, although the day had started badly. |
| él | no acequie | Que el hortelano del fondo no no acequie el campo de patatas hasta la linde, mientras el resto seguia dentro.Let the gardener at the back not cut irrigation channels through the potato field up to the boundary, while the others stayed inside. |
| nosotros | no acequiemos | No no acequiemos la huerta comunal para el riego del jueves, antes de oir el segundo timbre.Let us not cut irrigation channels through the communal garden for Thursday's irrigation, before the second bell rang. |
| vosotros | no acequiéis | No no acequiéis vuestros bancales por turnos de mañana, despues de moverlo todo otra vez.Do not cut irrigation channels through your beds by turns in the morning, after moving everything around again. |
| ellos | no acequien | Que los jornaleros de la finca no no acequien los cuadros del semillero con paso estrecho, sin cambiar de idea a mitad.Let the farmhands on the estate not cut irrigation channels through the seedbed sections with a narrow passage, without changing course halfway through. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la huerta junto al muro de adobe.
I cut irrigation channels through the vegetable patch by the adobe wall.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 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 'acequiar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'acequiar' means to cut irrigation channels through. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is acequiar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, acequiar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate acequiar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of acequiar: yo acequio, tú acequias, él/ella/usted acequia, nosotros acequiamos, vosotros acequiáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acequian.
- How do you conjugate acequiar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of acequiar: yo acequié, tú acequiaste, él/ella/usted acequió, nosotros acequiamos, vosotros acequiasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acequiaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of acequiar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of acequiar: yo acequiaba, tú acequiabas, él/ella/usted acequiaba, nosotros acequiábamos, vosotros acequiabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes acequiaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of acequiar?
- The past participle of acequiar is 'acequiado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he acequiado' (I have cut irrigation channels throughed), 'has acequiado', 'ha acequiado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of acequiar?
- The gerundio of acequiar is 'acequiando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy acequiando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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