acceder — Spanish conjugation

to access

Frequency#166Regular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoaccedoI access
accedesyou access
vosaccedésyou access
él/ella/Ud.accedehe/she/it accesses
nosotrosaccedemoswe access
vosotrosaccedéisyou (pl.) access
ellos/ellas/Uds.accedenthey access

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoaccedíI accessed
accedisteyou accessed
vosaccedisteyou accessed
él/ella/Ud.accedióhe/she/it accessed
nosotrosaccedimoswe accessed
vosotrosaccedisteisyou (pl.) accessed
ellos/ellas/Uds.accedieronthey accessed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoaccedía
accedías
vosaccedías
él/ella/Ud.accedía
nosotrosaccedíamos
vosotrosaccedíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.accedían

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoaccederíaI would access
accederíasyou would access
vosaccederíasyou would access
él/ella/Ud.accederíahe/she/it would access
nosotrosaccederíamoswe would access
vosotrosaccederíaisyou (pl.) would access
ellos/ellas/Uds.accederíanthey would access

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoaccederéI will access
accederásyou will access
vosaccederásyou will access
él/ella/Ud.accederáhe/she/it will access
nosotrosaccederemoswe will access
vosotrosaccederéisyou (pl.) will access
ellos/ellas/Uds.accederánthey will access

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe accedidoI have accessed
has accedidoyou have accessed
voshas accedidoyou have accessed
él/ella/Ud.ha accedidohe/she/it has accessed
nosotroshemos accedidowe have accessed
vosotroshabéis accedidoyou (pl.) have accessed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han accedidothey have accessed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía accedidoI had accessed
habías accedidoyou had accessed
voshabías accedidoyou had accessed
él/ella/Ud.había accedidohe/she/it had accessed
nosotroshabíamos accedidowe had accessed
vosotroshabíais accedidoyou (pl.) had accessed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían accedidothey had accessed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría accedido
habrías accedido
voshabrías accedido
él/ella/Ud.habría accedido
nosotroshabríamos accedido
vosotroshabríais accedido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían accedido

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré accedidoI will have accessed
habrás accedidoyou will have accessed
voshabrás accedidoyou will have accessed
él/ella/Ud.habrá accedidohe/she/it will have accessed
nosotroshabremos accedidowe will have accessed
vosotroshabréis accedidoyou (pl.) will have accessed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán accedidothey will have accessed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoacceda
accedas
vosaccedas
él/ella/Ud.acceda
nosotrosaccedamos
vosotrosaccedáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.accedan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoaccediera
accedieras
vosaccedieras
él/ella/Ud.accediera
nosotrosaccediéramos
vosotrosaccedierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.accedieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoaccediese
accedieses
vosaccedieses
él/ella/Ud.accediese
nosotrosaccediésemos
vosotrosaccedieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.accediesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya accedido
hayas accedido
voshayas accedido
él/ella/Ud.haya accedido
nosotroshayamos accedido
vosotroshayáis accedido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan accedido

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera accedido
hubieras accedido
voshubieras accedido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera accedido
nosotroshubiéramos accedido
vosotroshubierais accedido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran accedido

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
accede
vosaccedé
él/ella/Ud.acceda
nosotrosaccedamos
vosotrosacceded
ustedesaccedan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no accedas
vosno accedas
él/ella/Ud.no acceda
nosotrosno accedamos
vosotrosno accedáis
ustedesno accedan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy accediendo
estás accediendo
vosestás accediendo
él/ella/Ud.está accediendo
nosotrosestamos accediendo
vosotrosestáis accediendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están accediendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve accediendo
estuviste accediendo
vosestuviste accediendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo accediendo
nosotrosestuvimos accediendo
vosotrosestuvisteis accediendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron accediendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba accediendo
estabas accediendo
vosestabas accediendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba accediendo
nosotrosestábamos accediendo
vosotrosestabais accediendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban accediendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría accediendo
estarías accediendo
vosestarías accediendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría accediendo
nosotrosestaríamos accediendo
vosotrosestaríais accediendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían accediendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré accediendo
estarás accediendo
vosestarás accediendo
él/ella/Ud.estará accediendo
nosotrosestaremos accediendo
vosotrosestaréis accediendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán accediendo