Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | acuciar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | acuciando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acuciando. |
acuciar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning press. In the present tense: yo acucio, tú acucias, él/ella acucia, nosotros acuciamos, vosotros acuciáis, ellos acucian. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | acuciar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | acuciando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar acuciando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acucio | Yo acucio al equipo con el cierre de hoy.I press the team with today's deadline. |
| tú | acucias | A menudo, tú acucias tu decisión con correos seguidos.You often press your decision with back-to-back emails. |
| él | acucia | La supervisora nocturna acucia al chofer con la hora del tren.The night supervisor presses the driver with the train time. |
| nosotros | acuciamos | A veces, nosotros acuciamos la compra con la subida del precio.At times, we press the purchase with the price increase. |
| vosotros | acuciáis | Vosotros acuciáis vuestros planes con el plazo encima.You all press your plans with the deadline hanging over them. |
| ellos | acucian | Muchas veces, los delegados del comité acucian a los vecinos con cortes de agua.Many times, the committee delegates press the neighbors with water cuts. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he acuciado | Este año, yo he acuciado al taller con pedidos atrasados.This year, I have pressed the workshop with late orders. |
| tú | has acuciado | Últimamente, tú has acuciado tu respuesta con mensajes del banco.Lately, you have pressed your answer with messages from the bank. |
| él | ha acuciado | En estos meses, la supervisora nocturna ha acuciado al jurado con la llegada del público.In these months, the night supervisor has pressed the jury with the public's arrival. |
| nosotros | hemos acuciado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos acuciado la salida con el cielo ya oscuro.So far, we have pressed the departure with the sky already dark. |
| vosotros | habéis acuciado | En estas semanas, vosotros habéis acuciado vuestros cambios con la visita del auditor.In these weeks, you all have pressed your changes with the auditor's visit. |
| ellos | han acuciado | En este tiempo, los delegados del comité han acuciado a los médicos con otra alarma del pasillo.During this time, the committee delegates have pressed the doctors with another alarm in the corridor. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acucié | Ayer, yo acucié al concejal con la fila del barrio.Yesterday, I pressed the councilman with the line from the neighborhood. |
| tú | acuciaste | Hace un rato, tú acuciaste tu reserva con la última llamada.A little while ago, you pressed your booking with the last call. |
| él | acució | Esta mañana, la supervisora nocturna acució al mecánico con el cierre del taller.This morning, the night supervisor pressed the mechanic with the shop closing. |
| nosotros | acuciamos | Anoche, nosotros acuciamos la reunión con un dato nuevo.Last night, we pressed the meeting with a new fact. |
| vosotros | acuciasteis | El sábado, vosotros acuciasteis vuestros trámites con el reloj encima.On Saturday, you all pressed your paperwork with the clock running. |
| ellos | acuciaron | Hace poco, los delegados del comité acuciaron a los padres con el aviso del colegio.Not long ago, the committee delegates pressed the parents with the notice from the school. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acuciaba | Antes, yo acuciaba al portero con la cola de la taquilla.Before, I used to press the doorman with the ticket-window line. |
| tú | acuciabas | Por entonces, tú acuciabas tu informe con un correo del jefe.Back then, you used to press your report with an email from the boss. |
| él | acuciaba | En esa época, la supervisora nocturna acuciaba al piloto con el parte del viento.At that time, the night supervisor used to press the pilot with the wind report. |
| nosotros | acuciábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros acuciábamos la reforma con otra avería del local.When that was normal, we used to press the renovation with another breakdown in the shop. |
| vosotros | acuciabais | Hace años, vosotros acuciabais vuestros pagos con el vencimiento cerca.Years ago, you all used to press your payments with the due date close. |
| ellos | acuciaban | En aquellos días, los delegados del comité acuciaban a los camareros con una mesa extra.In those days, the committee delegates used to press the waiters with an extra table. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había acuciado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había acuciado al redactor con el cierre de edición.When you arrived, I had already pressed the editor with the print deadline. |
| tú | habías acuciado | Para entonces, tú ya habías acuciado tu salida con el cambio de andén.By then, you had already pressed your departure with the platform change. |
| él | había acuciado | Al volver, la supervisora nocturna ya había acuciado al grupo con la alarma del refugio.When we came back, the night supervisor had already pressed the group with the refuge alarm. |
| nosotros | habíamos acuciado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos acuciado la entrega con una llamada del cliente.Before talking it through, we had already pressed the delivery with a call from the client. |
| vosotros | habíais acuciado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais acuciado vuestros turnos con la baja del compañero.When you looked again, you all had already pressed your shifts with a coworker out sick. |
| ellos | habían acuciado | Para ese momento, los delegados del comité ya habían acuciado a los árbitros con la protesta final.By that moment, the committee delegates had already pressed the referees with the final protest. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube acuciado | Apenas yo hube acuciado al jardinero con la tormenta encima, todo cambió.As soon as I had pressed the gardener with the storm closing in, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste acuciado | En cuanto tú hubiste acuciado tu compra con la subida del alquiler, se notó.The moment you had pressed your purchase with the rent increase, it showed. |
| él | hubo acuciado | No bien la supervisora nocturna hubo acuciado al comité con la prensa esperando, hubo ruido.As soon as the night supervisor had pressed the committee with the press waiting, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos acuciado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos acuciado la firma con otra cláusula dudosa, seguimos adelante.Once we had pressed the signing with another doubtful clause, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis acuciado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis acuciado vuestros viajes con el corte de carretera, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had pressed your trips with the road closure, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron acuciado | En cuanto los delegados del comité hubieron acuciado a los técnicos con el aviso del servidor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the committee delegates had pressed the technicians with the server alert, the mood changed. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acuciaré | Mañana, yo acuciaré al chef con una mesa grande sin reserva.Tomorrow, I will press the chef with a large walk-in table. |
| tú | acuciarás | Dentro de poco, tú acuciarás tu llamada con la batería al mínimo.Soon, you will press your call with the battery almost dead. |
| él | acuciará | Esta tarde, la supervisora nocturna acuciará al equipo legal con la fecha del juicio.This afternoon, the night supervisor will press the legal team with the trial date. |
| nosotros | acuciaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros acuciaremos la salida del tren con el silbato en marcha.Next week, we will press the train departure with the whistle already blowing. |
| vosotros | acuciaréis | Pronto, vosotros acuciaréis vuestros deberes con el examen del viernes.Before long, you all will press your homework with Friday's exam ahead. |
| ellos | acuciarán | Más adelante, los delegados del comité acuciarán a los vecinos con otra fuga del edificio.Later on, the committee delegates will press the neighbors with another leak in the building. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré acuciado | Para entonces, yo ya habré acuciado al equipo con el cierre de hoy, despues del primer aviso.By then, I will already have pressed the team with today's deadline, after the first warning. |
| tú | habrás acuciado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás acuciado tu decisión con correos seguidos, sin mirar a los lados.Before closing time, you will already have pressed your decision with back-to-back emails, without looking to either side. |
| él | habrá acuciado | Al final del día, la supervisora nocturna ya habrá acuciado al chofer con la hora del tren, cuando ya caia la tarde.By the end of the day, the night supervisor will already have pressed the driver with the train time, as evening was already falling. |
| nosotros | habremos acuciado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos acuciado la compra con la subida del precio, porque no habia otra salida.By tomorrow, we will already have pressed the purchase with the price increase, because there was no other way out. |
| vosotros | habréis acuciado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis acuciado vuestros planes con el plazo encima, con la puerta medio abierta.Before leaving, you all will already have pressed your plans with the deadline hanging over them, with the door half open. |
| ellos | habrán acuciado | Para esa hora, los delegados del comité ya habrán acuciado a los vecinos con cortes de agua, tras otro cambio de planes.By that hour, the committee delegates will already have pressed the neighbors with water cuts, after another change of plan. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acuciaría | En un caso así, yo acuciaría al taller con pedidos atrasados, aunque el suelo seguia humedo.In a case like that, I would press the workshop with late orders, although the ground was still damp. |
| tú | acuciarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú acuciarías tu respuesta con mensajes del banco, mientras el ruido no paraba.With a little more time, you would press your answer with messages from the bank, while the noise would not stop. |
| él | acuciaría | En esa situación, la supervisora nocturna acuciaría al jurado con la llegada del público, antes del siguiente turno.In that situation, the night supervisor would press the jury with the public's arrival, before the next shift. |
| nosotros | acuciaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros acuciaríamos la salida con el cielo ya oscuro, con una calma bastante falsa.With that outlook, we would press the departure with the sky already dark, with a very false sense of calm. |
| vosotros | acuciaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros acuciaríais vuestros cambios con la visita del auditor, sin perder otro minuto.If it came to that, you all would press your changes with the auditor's visit, without losing another minute. |
| ellos | acuciarían | En un día así, los delegados del comité acuciarían a los médicos con otra alarma del pasillo, cuando el aire ya pesaba.On a day like that, the committee delegates would press the doctors with another alarm in the corridor, as the air was already getting heavy. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría acuciado | En otro momento, yo habría acuciado al concejal con la fila del barrio, aunque nadie daba mas pistas.At another moment, I would have pressed the councilman with the line from the neighborhood, although nobody was giving any more clues. |
| tú | habrías acuciado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías acuciado tu reserva con la última llamada, con margen cada vez mas corto.With a little more margin, you would have pressed your booking with the last call, with less and less room to spare. |
| él | habría acuciado | A esas alturas, la supervisora nocturna habría acuciado al mecánico con el cierre del taller, mientras seguia la misma fila.By then, the night supervisor would have pressed the mechanic with the shop closing, while the same line kept moving. |
| nosotros | habríamos acuciado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos acuciado la reunión con un dato nuevo, antes de que cerraran todo.With that turn, we would have pressed the meeting with a new fact, before everything shut down. |
| vosotros | habríais acuciado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais acuciado vuestros trámites con el reloj encima, despues de una espera larguisima.At that point, you all would have pressed your paperwork with the clock running, after an extremely long wait. |
| ellos | habrían acuciado | En ese punto, los delegados del comité habrían acuciado a los padres con el aviso del colegio, con todo el mundo mirando.From there, the committee delegates would have pressed the parents with the notice from the school, with everyone watching. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acucie | Es mejor que yo acucie al portero con la cola de la taquilla, aunque quedaba trabajo pendiente.It is better that I press the doorman with the ticket-window line, although there was still work left. |
| tú | acucies | Hace falta que tú acucies tu informe con un correo del jefe, sin dejarlo para mas tarde.It is necessary that you press your report with an email from the boss, without putting it off any longer. |
| él | acucie | Conviene que la supervisora nocturna acucie al piloto con el parte del viento, con el reloj ya apretando.It is wise that the night supervisor press the pilot with the wind report, with the clock already pressing. |
| nosotros | acuciemos | Importa que nosotros acuciemos la reforma con otra avería del local, aunque el sitio seguia revuelto.It matters that we press the renovation with another breakdown in the shop, although the place was still a mess. |
| vosotros | acuciéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros acuciéis vuestros pagos con el vencimiento cerca, mientras todos iban con prisa.It may help if you all press your payments with the due date close, while everyone was in a hurry. |
| ellos | acucien | Es posible que los delegados del comité acucien a los camareros con una mesa extra, antes de que llamaran otra vez.It is possible that the committee delegates press the waiters with an extra table, before they called again. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya acuciado | Ojalá yo haya acuciado al redactor con el cierre de edición, despues del primer aviso a tiempo.Hopefully I have pressed the editor with the print deadline, after the first warning in time. |
| tú | hayas acuciado | Puede que tú ya hayas acuciado tu salida con el cambio de andén, sin mirar a los lados sin contarlo.Maybe you already have pressed your departure with the platform change, without looking to either side without saying so. |
| él | haya acuciado | Tal vez la supervisora nocturna haya acuciado al grupo con la alarma del refugio, cuando ya caia la tarde antes de venir.Perhaps the night supervisor has pressed the group with the refuge alarm, as evening was already falling before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos acuciado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos acuciado la entrega con una llamada del cliente, porque no habia otra salida por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have pressed the delivery with a call from the client, because there was no other way out on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis acuciado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis acuciado vuestros turnos con la baja del compañero, con la puerta medio abierta mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have pressed your shifts with a coworker out sick, with the door half open better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan acuciado | Puede ser que los delegados del comité ya hayan acuciado a los árbitros con la protesta final, tras otro cambio de planes desde temprano.It may be that the committee delegates already have pressed the referees with the final protest, after another change of plan since early on. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acuciara | Si yo acuciara al jardinero con la tormenta encima, aunque el suelo seguia humedo, se notaría enseguida.If I pressed the gardener with the storm closing in, although the ground was still damp, it would show right away. |
| tú | acuciaras | Si tú acuciaras tu compra con la subida del alquiler, mientras el ruido no paraba, costaría ocultarlo.If you pressed your purchase with the rent increase, while the noise would not stop, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | acuciara | Si la supervisora nocturna acuciara al comité con la prensa esperando, antes del siguiente turno, daría mucho que hablar.If the night supervisor pressed the committee with the press waiting, before the next shift, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | acuciáramos | Si nosotros acuciáramos la firma con otra cláusula dudosa, con una calma bastante falsa, todo iría por otro lado.If we pressed the signing with another doubtful clause, with a very false sense of calm, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | acuciarais | Si vosotros acuciarais vuestros viajes con el corte de carretera, sin perder otro minuto, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all pressed your trips with the road closure, without losing another minute, the mood would change. |
| ellos | acuciaran | Si los delegados del comité acuciaran a los técnicos con el aviso del servidor, cuando el aire ya pesaba, la escena sería otra.If the committee delegates pressed the technicians with the server alert, as the air was already getting heavy, the whole scene would be different. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera acuciado | Si yo hubiera acuciado al chef con una mesa grande sin reserva, aunque nadie daba mas pistas, aún se recordaría.If I had pressed the chef with a large walk-in table, although nobody was giving any more clues, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras acuciado | Si tú hubieras acuciado tu llamada con la batería al mínimo, con margen cada vez mas corto, eso habría dejado marca.If you had pressed your call with the battery almost dead, with less and less room to spare, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera acuciado | Si la supervisora nocturna hubiera acuciado al equipo legal con la fecha del juicio, mientras seguia la misma fila, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the night supervisor had pressed the legal team with the trial date, while the same line kept moving, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos acuciado | Si nosotros hubiéramos acuciado la salida del tren con el silbato en marcha, antes de que cerraran todo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had pressed the train departure with the whistle already blowing, before everything shut down, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais acuciado | Si vosotros hubierais acuciado vuestros deberes con el examen del viernes, despues de una espera larguisima, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had pressed your homework with Friday's exam ahead, after an extremely long wait, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran acuciado | Si los delegados del comité hubieran acuciado a los vecinos con otra fuga del edificio, con todo el mundo mirando, nada habría quedado igual.If the committee delegates had pressed the neighbors with another leak in the building, with everyone watching, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acuciare | Si yo acuciare al equipo con el cierre de hoy, aunque seguia faltando tiempo, se notará enseguida.If I press the team with today's deadline, although time was still running short, it will show right away. |
| tú | acuciares | Si tú acuciares tu decisión con correos seguidos, sin hacer mas comentarios, costará ignorarlo.If you press your decision with back-to-back emails, without making any more comments, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | acuciare | Si la supervisora nocturna acuciare al chofer con la hora del tren, con el cuerpo ya cansado, dará mucho que hablar.If the night supervisor presses the driver with the train time, with the body already tired, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | acuciáremos | Si nosotros acuciáremos la compra con la subida del precio, aunque el dia venia torcido, todo irá por otro camino.If we press the purchase with the price increase, although the day had started badly, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | acuciareis | Si vosotros acuciareis vuestros planes con el plazo encima, mientras el resto seguia dentro, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all press your plans with the deadline hanging over them, while the others stayed inside, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | acuciaren | Si los delegados del comité acuciaren a los vecinos con cortes de agua, antes de oir el segundo timbre, la escena será distinta.If the committee delegates press the neighbors with water cuts, before the second bell rang, the whole scene will be different. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere acuciado | Cuando yo hubiere acuciado al taller con pedidos atrasados, despues de moverlo todo otra vez, ya se notará.When I have pressed the workshop with late orders, after moving everything around again, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres acuciado | En cuanto tú hubieres acuciado tu respuesta con mensajes del banco, sin cambiar de idea a mitad, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have pressed your answer with messages from the bank, without changing course halfway through, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere acuciado | Cuando la supervisora nocturna hubiere acuciado al jurado con la llegada del público, cuando la luz ya bajaba, se verá de inmediato.When the night supervisor has pressed the jury with the public's arrival, as the light was already fading, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos acuciado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos acuciado la salida con el cielo ya oscuro, porque hacia falta resolverlo ya, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have pressed the departure with the sky already dark, because it had to be dealt with at once, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis acuciado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis acuciado vuestros cambios con la visita del auditor, con la ventana todavia abierta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have pressed your changes with the auditor's visit, with the window still open, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren acuciado | En cuanto los delegados del comité hubieren acuciado a los médicos con otra alarma del pasillo, tras una manana bastante larga, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the committee delegates have pressed the doctors with another alarm in the corridor, after a fairly long morning, the change will be clear. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | acucia | acucia tu reserva con la última llamada, mientras alguien pedia otra cosa.Press your booking with the last call, while someone else was asking for something new. |
| él | acucie | Que la supervisora nocturna acucie al mecánico con el cierre del taller, antes de que llegara mas gente.Let the night supervisor press the mechanic with the shop closing, before more people arrived. |
| nosotros | acuciemos | acuciemos la reunión con un dato nuevo, con una tension dificil de esconder.Press the meeting with a new fact, with a tension that was hard to hide. |
| vosotros | acuciad | acuciad vuestros trámites con el reloj encima, sin volver sobre lo mismo.Press your paperwork with the clock running, without going back over the same point. |
| ellos | acucien | Que los delegados del comité acucien a los padres con el aviso del colegio, cuando el pasillo seguia lleno.Let the committee delegates press the parents with the notice from the school, while the hallway was still crowded. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no acucies | No no acucies tu informe con un correo del jefe, con muy poco hueco para maniobrar.Do not press your report with an email from the boss, with very little room to manoeuvre. |
| él | no acucie | Que la supervisora nocturna no no acucie al piloto con el parte del viento, mientras se torcia el plan del dia.Let the night supervisor not press the pilot with the wind report, while the day's plan was coming apart. |
| nosotros | no acuciemos | No no acuciemos la reforma con otra avería del local, antes de que cambiara el turno.Let us not press the renovation with another breakdown in the shop, before the shift changed. |
| vosotros | no acuciéis | No no acuciéis vuestros pagos con el vencimiento cerca, despues de otra llamada incomoda.Do not press your payments with the due date close, after another awkward call. |
| ellos | no acucien | Que los delegados del comité no no acucien a los camareros con una mesa extra, con la cabeza en otra parte.Let the committee delegates not press the waiters with an extra table, with the mind somewhere else. |
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Yo ___ al equipo con el cierre de hoy.
I press the team with today's deadline.
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