Spanish for accompany, keep company, to go with, to escort
acompañar - Spanish for accompany
The Spanish for accompany. Here you can learn the conjugations of
acompañar, the verb
in Spanish for to accompany, each with a sample Spanish sentence in each of the tenses.
Note: acompañar can also mean: to escort, to go with, to keep company.
The word is almost identical to the English so it is easy to memorise it... then learn the conjugations in the various Spanish verb tenses.
One interesting thing that you will notice with the example sentences of the verb acompañar is that it is often accompanied by the 'personal a', which is the word 'a'.
So A often accompanies acompañar. You'll see this in the sample Spanish sentences of the conjugated verb below.
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| Present Participle |
Past Participle |
| acompañando = accompanying |
acompañado = accompanied |
The past participle is very important as it is used to form the various compound tenses, seven of which are used in modern Spanish conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below, and then read aloud and learn the sentences. Try them several times.
Verb acompañar fully conjugated. The Spanish for accompany.
The 7 Simple Tenses of the conjugated Spanish verb acompañar - Spanish for accompany
| Present Tense - Presente |
| yo |
acompaño |
I (am) |
- accompany
- accompanying
- do accompany |
| tú |
acompañas |
you (are)
(inf.sing) |
él, ella
-----
usted |
acompaña |
he, she, it (is)
-----
you (are)
(form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañamos |
we (are) |
| vosotros |
acompañáis |
you (are)
(inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañan |
they (are) (m/f)
-----
you (are)
(form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the present indicative tense:
Yo acompaño a mi abuela.
I am accompanying/going with my grandmother.
Imperfect Indicative Tense
Imperfecto de Indicativo |
| yo |
acompañaba |
I (was) |
- accompanied
- accompanying
- used to accompany |
| tú |
acompañabas |
you (were)
(inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañaba |
he, she, it (was)
-----
you (were)
(form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañabamos |
we (were) |
| vosotros |
acompañabais |
you (were)
(inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañaban |
they (m/f)
you (were)
(form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the imperfect indicative tense:
Él acompañaba a su madre.
He accompanied/went with his mother. / He kept his mother company.
| Preterit Tense - Pretérito |
|---|
| yo |
acompañé |
I |
accompanied |
| tú |
acompañaste |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañó |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañamos |
we |
| vosotros |
acompañasteis |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañaron |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the preterit tense:
Nosotros acompañamos a ella hasta la puerta.
We accompanied her as far as the gate/door.
| Future Tense - Futuro |
|---|
| yo |
acompañaré |
I |
- will accompany
- will be accompanying |
| tú |
acompañarás |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañará |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañaremos |
we |
| vosotros |
acompañaréis |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos ellas
ustedes |
acompañarán |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany - conjugated in the future tense:
Vosotros acompañaréis a ella porque ella tiene miedo de ir sola.
You (inf.pl) will accompany her because she is afraid to go alone/on her own.
| Conditional Tense - Potencial Simple |
| yo |
acompañaría |
I |
would accompany |
| tú |
acompañarías |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañaría |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañaríamos |
we |
| vosotros |
acompañaríais |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañarían |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example sentence of the verb acompañar Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the conditional tense:
Él acompañaría a ella en el viaje pero no tiene bastante dinero.
He would accompany/go with her on the trip but he doesn’t have enough money.
| Present Subjunctive Tense - Presente de Subjuntivo |
| yo |
acompañe |
I |
- may accompany
- may be accompanying |
| tú |
acompañes |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañe |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañemos |
we |
| vosotros |
acompañéis |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos ellas
ustedes |
acompañen |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the present subjunctive tense:
Espero que ellos acompañen a su hermana.
I hope that they (may) accompany his sister.
| Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo |
| yo |
acompañara |
(that) I |
(maybe)
accompanied
(in the past) |
| tú |
acompañaras |
(that) you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañara |
(that)
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañáramos |
(that) we |
| vosotros |
acompañarais |
(that) you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañaran |
(that)
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –ra version tense:
Era importante que acompañaras a la persona que estaba en el pasillo.
It was important that you accompanied the person who was in the corridor.
| Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo |
| yo |
acompañase |
(that) I |
(maybe)
accompanied
(in the past) |
| tú |
acompañases |
(that) you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
acompañase |
(that)
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
acompañásemos |
(that) we |
| vosotros |
acompañaseis |
(that) you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
acompañasen |
(that)
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –se version tense:
Era importante que acompañases a la persona que estaba en el pasillo.
It was important that you accompanied the person who was in the corridor.
The 7 Compound Tenses of acompañar, the verb in Spanish for to accompany.
All compound tenses are composed of the conjugated auxiliary verb
haber and the past particple of acompañar.
haber + acompañado
| Present Perfect Tense - Perfecto de Indicativo |
| yo |
he acompañado |
I |
have accompanied |
| tú |
has acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
-----
usted |
ha acompañado |
he, she, it
-----
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
hemos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
habéis acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
han acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example sentence of acompañar - Spanish for accompany - with the verb conjugated in the present perfect (perfecto de indicativo) tense:
Nosotros hemos acompañado a él en todos los momentos difíciles.
We have kept him company through all the bad times (in all the bad moments).
Past Perfect Tense
Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo |
| yo |
había acompañado |
I |
had accompanied |
| tú |
habías acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
había acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
habíamos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
habíais acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
habían acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example sentence of the verb acompañar Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the past perfect (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo) tense:
Vosotros habíais acompañado a ella hasta su casa.
You (inf.pl) had accompanied her to her house.
| Future Perfect Tense - Futuro Perfecto |
|---|
| yo |
habré acompañado |
I |
will have accompanied |
| tú |
habrás acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
habrá acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
habremos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
habréis acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
habrán acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb acompañar, Spanish for accompany, conjugated in the Future Perfect tense:
Habré acompañado a él hasta la parada de autobús.
I will have accompanied him as far as the bus-stop.
| Conditional Perfect Tense - Potencial Compuesto |
|---|
| yo |
habría acompañado |
I |
would have accompanied |
| tú |
habrías acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
habría acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
habríamos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
habríais acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
habrían acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb
acompañar conjugated in the
Conditional Perfect:
Ellos habrían acompañado a él a tomarse un taxi si…..
They would have accompanied/gone with him to take a taxi if ….
Preterit Perfect Tense
Pretérito Perfecto or Anterior
(used mostly in formal writing) |
|---|
| yo |
hube acompañado |
I |
had accompanied |
| tú |
hubiste acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
hubo acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
hubimos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
hubisteis acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
hubieron acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example sentence of the verb acompañar, the verb in Spanish for to accompany conjugated in the Preterit Perfect Tense (Also known as pretérito anterior - past anterior):
Si tú hubieras acompañado a tu padre, esto no habría ocurrido.
If you had gone with your father, this would not have happened.
Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense
Perfecto de Subjuntivo |
|---|
| yo |
haya acompañado |
I |
(may) have accompanied |
| tú |
hayas acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
haya acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
hayamos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
hayáis acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
hayan acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb
acompañar conjugated in the
Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense:
Es posible que hayamos acompañado a ella a la fiesta.
It’s possible that we may have accompanied her to the party.
| Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo |
|---|
| yo |
hubiera acompañado |
I |
(may) had accompanied |
| tú |
hubieras acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
hubiera acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
hubiéramos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
hubierais acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
hubieran acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb
acompañar conjugated in the
Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo:
Esperé que hubieras acompañado a tu primo a la reunión.
I hoped that you had accompanied your cousin to the meeting.
| Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo |
|---|
| yo |
hubiese acompañado |
I |
(may) had accompanied |
| tú |
hubieses acompañado |
you (inf.sing) |
él, ella
usted |
hubiese acompañado |
he, she, it
you (form.sing) |
| nosotros |
hubiésemos acompañado |
we |
| vosotros |
hubieseis acompañado |
you (inf.pl) |
ellos, ellas
ustedes |
hubiesen acompañado |
they (m/f)
you (form.pl) |
Example Spanish sentence of the verb
acompañar conjugated in the
Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version:
Esperé que hubieses acompañado a tu primo a la reunión.
I hoped that you had accompanied your cousin to the meeting.
Imperative
Imperativo |
Accompany! |
Don't accompany! |
| you (inf.sing) |
tú |
¡acompaña! |
¡no acompañes! |
| you (form.sing) |
usted |
¡acompañe! |
¡no acompañe! |
| (Let) us |
nosotros |
¡acompañemos! |
¡no acompañemos! |
| you (inf.pl) |
vosotros |
¡ acompañad! |
¡no acompañéis! |
| you (form.pl) |
ustedes |
¡ acompañen! |
¡no acompañen! |
Note: The Spanish upside down exclamation mark (¡) is required before a command/exclamation and a normal exclamation mark (!) following it.
¡Acompañe a tu abuela hasta la esquina!
Accompany/Go with your grandmother as far as the corner!
Other notes to do with acompañar, the verb in Spanish for accompany:
el acompañador (m) / la acompañador (f)
companion, chaperon, accompanist (e.g.music)
el acompañamiento (m) accompaniment
Él canta sin acompañamiento. He sings unaccompanied.
acompañado (m) / acompañada (f) (adj) = accompanied.
bien / mal acompañado in good/bad company
el compañero (m) / la compañera (f)
companion, friend, mate
el compañero de cuarto (m) / la compañera de cuarto (f)
room-mate
el compañero de juego (m) / la compañera de juego(f)
play-mate
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