Acordar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Acordar in Spanish

Acordar means “to agree,” “to decide,” or “to settle.” You will learn its o → ue present change, regular past/future families, subjunctive forms, commands, and agreement patterns.

Acordar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. RAE says the current conjugation of acordar follows contar. Stressed present forms use acuerd-, while acordamos / acordáis keep acord-.

Acordar 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 acordado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	acordar	to agree / decide
Gerund	acordando	agreeing / deciding
Past participle	acordado	agreed / decided

Acordar meaning and essential uses

Acordar is commonly transitive when people jointly decide or settle something: Acordamos una fecha. — “We agreed on a date.” It can also introduce a clause: Acordaron que saldrían temprano. — “They agreed that they would leave early.”

Use acordar algo con alguien for reaching an agreement with another party. Do not confuse this target verb with acordarse de — “to remember,” which is pronominal and belongs to a separate lesson.

Acordar irregular conjugation patterns

Stressed present indicative forms use acuerd-: acuerdo, acuerdas, acuerda, acuerdan. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use acord-: acordamos / acordáis.

The present subjunctive follows the same stress distribution: acuerde, acuerdes, acuerde, acordemos, acordéis, acuerden. The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund acordando, and participle acordado are otherwise regular.

Acordar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Acordar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed forms use acuerd-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use acord-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acuerdo	I agree / decide
Tú — you, singular informal	acuerdas	you agree / decide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acuerda	he / she agrees / decides; you agree / decide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordamos	we agree / decide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordáis	you agree / decide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acuerdan	they agree / decide; you agree / decide (plural)

• Acuerdo los detalles con el equipo. — I agree on the details with the team.

Acordar 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	acordé	I agreed / decided
Tú — you, singular informal	acordaste	you agreed / decided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordó	he / she agreed / decided; you agreed / decided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordamos	we agreed / decided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordasteis	you agreed / decided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordaron	they agreed / decided; you agreed / decided (plural)

• Ayer acordé una nueva fecha con Marta. — Yesterday I agreed on a new date with Marta.

Acordar 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 acordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acordaba	I used to agree / decide / was agreeing / deciding
Tú — you, singular informal	acordabas	you used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordaba	he / she used to agree / decide / was agreeing / deciding; you used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordábamos	we used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordabais	you used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordaban	they used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding; you used to agree / decide / were agreeing / deciding (plural)

• Antes acordábamos todo por correo. — We used to agree everything by email.

Acordar present progressive

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

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

• Estamos acordando las condiciones finales. — We are agreeing on the final conditions.

Acordar 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 acordar.

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

• Voy a acordar una fecha con el cliente. — I am going to agree on a date with the client.

Acordar 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	acordaré	I will agree / decide
Tú — you, singular informal	acordarás	you will agree / decide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordará	he / she will agree / decide; you will agree / decide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordaremos	we will agree / decide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordaréis	you will agree / decide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordarán	they will agree / decide; you will agree / decide (plural)

• Acordaremos el precio mañana. — We will agree on the price tomorrow.

Acordar 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	acordaría	I would agree / decide
Tú — you, singular informal	acordarías	you would agree / decide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordaría	he / she would agree / decide; you would agree / decide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordaríamos	we would agree / decide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordaríais	you would agree / decide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordarían	they would agree / decide; you would agree / decide (plural)

• Acordaría otra fecha si fuera necesario. — I would agree on another date if necessary.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Hemos acordado un nuevo horario. — We have agreed on a new schedule.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Ya habíamos acordado las condiciones. — We had already agreed on the conditions.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Para entonces habrán acordado todos los detalles. — By then they will have agreed on all the details.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Habría acordado otra solución. — I would have agreed on another solution.

Acordar subjunctive conjugations

Acordar 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. Stressed forms use acuerd-, while nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras use acord-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acuerde	that I agree / decide
Tú — you, singular informal	acuerdes	that you agree / decide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acuerde	that he / she agree / decide; that you agree / decide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordemos	that we agree / decide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordéis	that you agree / decide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acuerden	that they agree / decide; that you agree / decide (plural)

• Quiero que acuerdes la fecha con Marta. — I want you to agree on the date with Marta.

Acordar 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 acordado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acordara	that I agreed / decided
Tú — you, singular informal	acordaras	that you agreed / decided
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordara	that he / she agreed / decided; that you agreed / decided (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordáramos	that we agreed / decided
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordarais	that you agreed / decided (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordaran	that they agreed / decided; that you agreed / decided (plural)

• Preferían que acordáramos una solución conjunta. — They preferred that we agree on a joint solution.
• Era mejor que acordases primero las condiciones. — It was better for you to agree on the conditions first.

Acordar 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	acordare	if / when I should agree / decide
Tú — you, singular informal	acordares	if / when you should agree / decide
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acordare	if / when he / she should agree / decide; if / when you should agree / decide (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	acordáremos	if / when we should agree / decide
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordareis	if / when you should agree / decide (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acordaren	if / when they should agree / decide; if / when you should agree / decide (plural)

• Quien acordare condiciones especiales deberá documentarlas. — Whoever should agree special conditions must document them.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas acordado una fecha. — I am glad that you agreed on a date.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Si hubiera acordado antes el precio, habríamos firmado. — If I had agreed on the price earlier, we would have signed.
• Si hubieses acordado las condiciones, el proyecto habría empezado. — If you had agreed on the conditions, the project would have started.

Acordar 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 acordado.

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

• Si hubieren acordado excepciones, deberán registrarlas. — If they should have agreed exceptions, they must record them.

Acordar imperative and commands

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

Acordar 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	acuerda	agree
Usted — you, singular formal	acuerde	agree (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	acordemos	let’s agree
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	acordad	agree (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	acuerden	agree (plural)

• Acuerda una fecha con el cliente. — Agree on a date with the client.

Acordar 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 acuerdes	do not agree
Usted — you, singular formal	no acuerde	do not agree (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no acordemos	let’s not agree
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no acordéis	do not agree (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no acuerden	do not agree (plural)

• No acuerdes nada sin revisar el contrato. — Do not agree to anything without reviewing the contract.

Common constructions with Acordar

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

• acordar algo. — to agree / decide / settle something.
• acordar algo con alguien. — to agree something with someone.
• acordar que + clause. — to agree / decide that something will be the case.
• acordarse de + noun / infinitive. — to remember; this is a separate pronominal verb and not the target paradigm here.

Example sentences with Acordar

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

• Acordamos reunirnos el viernes. — We agreed to meet on Friday.
• El comité acordó una nueva fecha. — The committee decided on a new date.
• Acordaron que empezarían temprano. — They agreed that they would start early.
• Espero que acuerdes los detalles hoy. — I hope you agree on the details today.
• Ya hemos acordado el precio. — We have already agreed on the price.
• Acuerda primero las condiciones básicas. — Agree on the basic conditions first.

Regional and usage notes for Acordar

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 acordás los detalles con el cliente. — You agree on the details with the client. (voseo)
• Acordá una fecha antes de reservar. — Agree on a date before booking. (affirmative vos command)

For acordar, keep the stressed o → ue family separate from regular acord-. Most importantly, distinguish non-pronominal acordar — “agree / decide” — from pronominal acordarse de — “remember.”