The Present Tense of acercar is used to describe actions happening in the present moment. For example, Me acerco a la ventana. (I approach the window.)

Acercar is a regular -ar verb, which means its conjugations follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -ar in the present tense.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Acercar (to bring closer) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Acercar generally means to bring something or someone closer, but has several different meanings in the Present Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To move closer: for example, Me acerco a la ventana (I move closer to the window).

To bring near: for example, Acerco la silla a la mesa (I bring the chair closer to the table).

To approach: for example, Me acerco a mi jefe para hablar con él (I approach my boss to talk to him).

To get closer (figuratively): for example, Me acerco más a mi meta (I get closer to my goal).

To offer (colloquial): for example, ¿Te acerco un vaso de agua? (Can I offer you a glass of water?).

To hit on someone (rude): for example, Ese chico se me acerca demasiado (That guy is hitting on me too much).

Examples

Examples of Acercar in the Present Tense

Cada mañana acerco mi silla a la mesa para desayunar. (Every morning I pull my chair up to the table for breakfast.)

¿Por qué acercas tanto tu cara a la pantalla? Te vas a dañar la vista. (Why do you bring your face so close to the screen? You’re going to damage your eyesight.)

El mesero acerca los platos a la mesa con mucho cuidado. (The waiter carefully brings the plates to the table.)

Acercamos las sillas al fuego para calentarnos un poco. (We pull the chairs closer to the fire to warm up a bit.)

¿Por qué acercáis tanto el auto al borde de la carretera? Es peligroso. (Why do you drive so close to the edge of the road? It’s dangerous.)

Los niños acercan sus juguetes al centro de la habitación para jugar. (The children bring their toys to the center of the room to play.)

En la playa, acerco mi toalla al mar para refrescarme los pies. (At the beach, I bring my towel closer to the sea to cool my feet.)

No acerques demasiado la comida a tu boca cuando comes, ¡es de mala educación! (Don’t bring food too close to your mouth when you eat, it’s rude!)

Los fanáticos acercan sus cámaras al escenario para tomar mejores fotos del concierto. (The fans bring their cameras closer to the stage to take better photos of the concert.)

Acercamos nuestras cabezas para escuchar el secreto que nos están contando. (We bring our heads closer to hear the secret being told to us.)

¿Por qué acercáis tanto vuestros móviles a la cara? ¡Eso no puede ser bueno! (Why do you bring your phones so close to your faces? That can’t be good!)

El instructor de yoga nos pide que acerquemos las rodillas al pecho durante la postura. (The yoga instructor asks us to bring our knees to our chest during the pose.)

Cuando el mesero acerca la cuenta, sabemos que es hora de irnos. (When the waiter brings the check, we know it’s time to leave.)

Para tomar una selfie mejor, acerco mi teléfono a mi cara. (To take a better selfie, I bring my phone closer to my face.)

En el parque, los niños acercan sus bicicletas a la fuente para tomar agua. (At the park, the children bring their bikes closer to the fountain to get some water.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Acercar (to bring closer) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Present tense is also known as the Simple Present, Present Simple, Present Tense, or Present Indicative in English, and as Presente de Indicativo, Presente Simple, Tiempo Presente, or Indicativo Presente in Spanish.