Acordar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

acordar means "to agree" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Acordar means to agree on something: acordar el precio, acordar una reunión. Do not confuse it with acordarse de, which means to remember — the pronoun changes the meaning entirely. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by use, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of acordar; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the acordar present tense page.

acordar in everyday use: examples with translations

Everyday present uses

How the verb sounds in the present, the future and in hypotheticals — the forms you will use most often.

  1. Yo acuerdo el precio con el vendedor — "I agree the price with the seller"
  2. Mi amigo acuerda una reunión para el lunes — "My friend agrees a meeting for Monday"
  3. Mañana, tú acordarás las condiciones del contrato — "Tomorrow, you will agree the conditions of the contract"
  4. Yo acordaría no hablar del asunto si pudiera — "I would agree not to talk about the matter if I could"

Talking about the past

The same verb in the past: one finished action, a habit, something that has just happened, and something that had already happened.

  1. Ayer, yo acordé el precio con el vendedor — "Yesterday, I agreed the price with the seller"
  2. Antes, nosotros acordábamos una reunión para el lunes — "Before, we used to agree a meeting for Monday"
  3. Él ha acordado las condiciones del contrato — "He has agreed the conditions of the contract"
  4. Yo ya había acordado no hablar del asunto antes de salir — "I already had agreed not to talk about the matter before leaving"

Wishes, conditions and commands

The verb after espero que, in si clauses, as a command — and in the conditional perfect, for what would have happened.

  1. Espero que él acuerde el precio con el vendedor — "I hope he agrees the price with the seller"
  2. Si yo acordara una reunión para el lunes, todo cambiaría — "If I agreed a meeting for Monday, everything would change"
  3. Acuerda las condiciones del contrato. — "Agree the conditions of the contract."
  4. Yo habría acordado no hablar del asunto con más tiempo — "I would have agreed not to talk about the matter with more time"

acordar in conversation

Two short dialogues that use acordar the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about it.

  • Lucía: Hola, ¿qué tal? — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Lucía: Yo acuerdo el precio con el vendedor — "I agree the price with the seller"
  • Marcos: Él acuerda una reunión para el lunes — "He agrees a meeting for Monday"
  • Lucía: Ayer, yo acordé las condiciones del contrato — "Yesterday, I agreed the conditions of the contract"
  • Marcos: Mañana, tú acordarás no hablar del asunto — "Tomorrow, you will agree not to talk about the matter"

A practical exchange.

  • Marcos: Hola, ¿qué tal? — "Hello, how are you?"
  • Marcos: Acuerda una tregua con el enemigo. — "Agree a truce with the enemy."
  • Lucía: Él ha acordado el precio con el vendedor — "He has agreed the price with the seller"
  • Marcos: Espero que él acuerde una reunión para el lunes — "I hope he agrees a meeting for Monday"
  • Lucía: Antes, yo acordaba las condiciones del contrato — "Before, I used to agree the conditions of the contract"

Common mistakes with acordar

The errors learners actually make with acordar, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Yo acordo no hablar del asunto.

✓ Correct: Yo acuerdo no hablar del asunto.

acordar is a stem-changing verb (o → ue): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is acuerdo, not acordo.

✗ *Espero que él acuerda no hablar del asunto

✓ Correct: Espero que él acuerde no hablar del asunto

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: Espero que él acuerde no hablar del asunto — not the indicative Espero que él acuerda no hablar del asunto.

✗ *Ayer, yo acuerdo una tregua con el enemigo

✓ Correct: Ayer, yo acordé una tregua con el enemigo

Ayer points to a finished action in the past, so it needs the preterite: Ayer, yo acordé una tregua con el enemigo.

✗ *De niño, yo acordé el precio con el vendedor todos los días

✓ Correct: De niño, yo acordaba el precio con el vendedor todos los días

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect, not the preterite: De niño, yo acordaba el precio con el vendedor todos los días.

✗ *Yo acuerdo en las condiciones del contrato.

✓ Correct: Yo acuerdo las condiciones del contrato.

acordar takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo acuerdo las condiciones del contrato.

Quiz: acordar in use

Ten questions on acordar — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el precio con el vendedor — "I agree the price with the seller" (present) A. acuerdas B. acuerda C. acordamos D. acuerdo

  2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ una reunión para el lunes — "Yesterday, I agreed a meeting for Monday" (preterite) A. acordaste B. acordó C. acordamos D. acordé

  3. Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ______ las condiciones del contrato — "Before, we used to agree the conditions of the contract" (imperfect) A. acordábamos B. acordaba C. acordabas D. acordabais

  4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ______ no hablar del asunto — "Tomorrow, you will agree not to talk about the matter" (future) A. acordaré B. acordará C. acordaremos D. acordarás

  5. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ una tregua con el enemigo — "I would agree a truce with the enemy" (conditional) A. acordaría B. acordarías C. acordaríamos D. acordaríais

  6. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el precio con el vendedor — "He has agreed the price with the seller" (present perfect) A. hemos acordado B. ha acordado C. he acordado D. has acordado

  7. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ______ una reunión para el lunes — "I hope he agrees a meeting for Monday" (present subjunctive) A. acordéis B. acuerde C. acuerdes D. acordemos

  8. Complete the sentence: ______ las condiciones del contrato. — "Agree the conditions of the contract." (affirmative imperative) A. acuerda B. acuerde C. acordemos D. acordad

  9. Which is the gerund of acordar, used with estar for the progressive? A. acuerdo B. acordé C. acordando D. acordado

  10. What does acordar mean in English? A. to agree B. to remember C. to enjoy D. to cross

Answer key

  1. acuerdo — The present form for yo is acuerdo.
  2. acordé — The preterite form for yo is acordé.
  3. acordábamos — The imperfect form for nosotros/as is acordábamos.
  4. acordarás — The future form for tú is acordarás.
  5. acordaría — The conditional form for yo is acordaría.
  6. ha acordado — The present perfect form for él/ella/Ud. is ha acordado.
  7. acuerde — The present subjunctive form for él/ella/Ud. is acuerde.
  8. acuerda — The affirmative imperative form is acuerda.
  9. acordando — The gerund of acordar is acordando: estoy acordando. The participle acordado is used with haber instead.
  10. to agree — acordar means to agree.

Frequently asked questions

What does acordar mean in English?

acordar means to agree. For example: Yo acuerdo el precio con el vendedor — "I agree the price with the seller". The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.

What preposition goes with acordar?

acordar takes its complement directly, with no preposition, as in the examples above. Adding an extra preposition is a common learner error.

Is acordar regular?

No. acordar is a stem-changing -ar verb (o → ue). The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: acuerdo, acuerdas, acuerda and acuerdan — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: acordamos, acordáis.

How do I practise acordar?

Start with the present tense table on the full conjugation page, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure, and come back to the sentences above until you can say them without looking.

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