Acompañar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Acompañar in Spanish

Acompañar means “to accompany,” “to go with,” or “to accompany/complement.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main patterns for people, destinations, additions, and accompaniment.

Acompañar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Acompañar keeps the stable stem acompañ- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund acompañando — “accompanying” — and participle acompañado — “accompanied” — are regular.

Acompañar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle acompañado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	acompañar	to accompany / go with
Gerund	acompañando	accompanying / going with
Past participle	acompañado	accompanied / gone with

Acompañar meaning and essential uses

Acompañar is transitive and commonly means being or going in someone’s company: Acompaño a Marta a la estación. — “I accompany Marta to the station.” Personal a is used with a specific person.

RAE also records adding one thing to another and something existing alongside another: Acompaño la comida con agua. — “I have water with the meal.” In music, it can mean providing accompaniment.

Acompañar regular conjugation pattern

The stem acompañ- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as acompaño — “I accompany,” acompañé — “I accompanied,” and acompañe — “that I accompany” — use ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Acompañar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Acompañar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompaño	I accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañas	you accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompaña	he / she accompanies / goes with; you accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañamos	we accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañáis	you accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañan	they accompany / go with; you accompany / go with (plural)

• Acompaño a Marta a la estación. — I accompany Marta to the station.

Acompañar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañé	I accompanied / went with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañaste	you accompanied / went with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañó	he / she accompanied / went with; you accompanied / went with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañamos	we accompanied / went with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañasteis	you accompanied / went with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañaron	they accompanied / went with; you accompanied / went with (plural)

• Ayer acompañé a mi amigo al médico. — Yesterday I accompanied my friend to the doctor.

Acompañar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañaba	I used to accompany / go with / was accompanying / going with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañabas	you used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañaba	he / she used to accompany / go with / was accompanying / going with; you used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañábamos	we used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañabais	you used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañaban	they used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with; you used to accompany / go with / were accompanying / going with (plural)

• Antes acompañábamos a los niños a la escuela. — We used to accompany the children to school.

Acompañar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus acompañando — “accompanying / going with.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy acompañando	I am accompanying / going with
Tú — you, singular informal	estás acompañando	you are accompanying / going with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está acompañando	he / she is accompanying / going with; you are accompanying / going with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos acompañando	we are accompanying / going with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis acompañando	you are accompanying / going with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están acompañando	they are accompanying / going with; you are accompanying / going with (plural)

• Estoy acompañando a un cliente a la salida. — I am accompanying a client to the exit.

Acompañar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and acompañar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a acompañar	I am going to accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a acompañar	you are going to accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a acompañar	he / she is going to accompany / go with; you are going to accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a acompañar	we are going to accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a acompañar	you are going to accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a acompañar	they are going to accompany / go with; you are going to accompany / go with (plural)

• Voy a acompañar a Ana al aeropuerto. — I am going to accompany Ana to the airport.

Acompañar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañaré	I will accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañarás	you will accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañará	he / she will accompany / go with; you will accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañaremos	we will accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañaréis	you will accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañarán	they will accompany / go with; you will accompany / go with (plural)

• Acompañaremos a los invitados hasta la puerta. — We will accompany the guests to the door.

Acompañar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañaría	I would accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañarías	you would accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañaría	he / she would accompany / go with; you would accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañaríamos	we would accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañaríais	you would accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañarían	they would accompany / go with; you would accompany / go with (plural)

• Acompañaría a Marta si pudiera. — I would accompany Marta if I could.

Acompañar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he acompañado	I have accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	has acompañado	you have accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha acompañado	he / she has accompanied / gone with; you have accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos acompañado	we have accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis acompañado	you have accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han acompañado	they have accompanied / gone with; you have accompanied / gone with (plural)

• He acompañado a muchos visitantes. — I have accompanied many visitors.

Acompañar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había acompañado	I had accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	habías acompañado	you had accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había acompañado	he / she had accompanied / gone with; you had accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos acompañado	we had accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais acompañado	you had accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían acompañado	they had accompanied / gone with; you had accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Ya habíamos acompañado al grupo antes. — We had already accompanied the group before.

Acompañar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré acompañado	I will have accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás acompañado	you will have accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá acompañado	he / she will have accompanied / gone with; you will have accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos acompañado	we will have accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis acompañado	you will have accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán acompañado	they will have accompanied / gone with; you will have accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Para entonces habrán acompañado a todos los invitados. — By then they will have accompanied all the guests.

Acompañar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría acompañado	I would have accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías acompañado	you would have accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría acompañado	he / she would have accompanied / gone with; you would have accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos acompañado	we would have accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais acompañado	you would have accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían acompañado	they would have accompanied / gone with; you would have accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Habría acompañado a mi amigo con más tiempo. — I would have accompanied my friend with more time.

Acompañar subjunctive conjugations

Acompañar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañe	that I accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañes	that you accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañe	that he / she accompany / go with; that you accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañemos	that we accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañéis	that you accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañen	that they accompany / go with; that you accompany / go with (plural)

• Quiero que acompañes a Marta. — I want you to accompany Marta.

Acompañar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañara	that I accompanied / went with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañaras	that you accompanied / went with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañara	that he / she accompanied / went with; that you accompanied / went with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañáramos	that we accompanied / went with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañarais	that you accompanied / went with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañaran	that they accompanied / went with; that you accompanied / went with (plural)

• Preferían que acompañáramos a los visitantes. — They preferred that we accompany the visitors.
• Era mejor que acompañases a los niños hasta la entrada. — It was better for you to accompany the children to the entrance.

Acompañar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acompañare	if / when I should accompany / go with
Tú — you, singular informal	acompañares	if / when you should accompany / go with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acompañare	if / when he / she should accompany / go with; if / when you should accompany / go with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acompañáremos	if / when we should accompany / go with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañareis	if / when you should accompany / go with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acompañaren	if / when they should accompany / go with; if / when you should accompany / go with (plural)

• Quien acompañare a un visitante deberá permanecer con él durante la visita. — Whoever should accompany a visitor must remain with them during the visit.

Acompañar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya acompañado	that I have accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas acompañado	that you have accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya acompañado	that he / she has accompanied / gone with; that you have accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos acompañado	that we have accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis acompañado	that you have accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan acompañado	that they have accompanied / gone with; that you have accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas acompañado a Ana. — I am glad that you accompanied Ana.

Acompañar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera acompañado	that I had accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras acompañado	that you had accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera acompañado	that he / she had accompanied / gone with; that you had accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos acompañado	that we had accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais acompañado	that you had accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran acompañado	that they had accompanied / gone with; that you had accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Si hubiera acompañado al grupo, habría conocido el lugar. — If I had accompanied the group, I would have gotten to know the place.
• Si hubieses acompañado a Marta, habría llegado más tranquila. — If you had accompanied Marta, she would have arrived more calmly.

Acompañar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus invariant acompañado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere acompañado	if / when I should have accompanied / gone with
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres acompañado	if / when you should have accompanied / gone with
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere acompañado	if / when he / she should have accompanied / gone with; if / when you should have accompanied / gone with (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos acompañado	if / when we should have accompanied / gone with
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis acompañado	if / when you should have accompanied / gone with (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren acompañado	if / when they should have accompanied / gone with; if / when you should have accompanied / gone with (plural)

• Si hubieren acompañado a menores, deberán identificarse. — If they should have accompanied minors, they must identify themselves.

Acompañar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Acompañar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	acompaña	accompany
Usted — you, singular formal	acompañe	accompany (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	acompañemos	let’s accompany
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acompañad	accompany (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	acompañen	accompany (plural)

• Acompaña a Marta hasta la puerta. — Accompany Marta to the door.

Acompañar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no acompañes	do not accompany
Usted — you, singular formal	no acompañe	do not accompany (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no acompañemos	let’s not accompany
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no acompañéis	do not accompany (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no acompañen	do not accompany (plural)

• No acompañes a desconocidos a zonas restringidas. — Do not accompany strangers into restricted areas.

Common constructions with Acompañar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• acompañar a alguien. — to accompany / go with someone.
• acompañar a alguien a + destination. — to accompany someone to a destination.
• acompañar algo con algo. — to accompany / pair something with something else.
• acompañar musicalmente. — to provide musical accompaniment.

Example sentences with Acompañar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Puedes acompañarme a la estación? — Can you accompany me to the station?
• Ella acompañó a su padre al hospital. — She accompanied her father to the hospital.
• Acompaño el pescado con arroz. — I have rice with the fish.
• Espero que acompañes a los invitados. — I hope you accompany the guests.
• Han acompañado al equipo durante todo el viaje. — They have accompanied the team throughout the trip.
• Acompaña a los visitantes hasta recepción. — Accompany the visitors to reception.

Regional and usage notes for Acompañar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos acompañás a Marta a la estación. — You accompany Marta to the station. (voseo)
• Acompañá a los invitados hasta la puerta. — Accompany the guests to the door. (affirmative vos command)

Acompañar is fully regular. The main learner focus is complement structure: use personal a with people, a destination phrase for where you go together, or con when one thing accompanies another.