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adquirir

M010 Stem change

Adquirir — stem change i→ie (to acquire)

i→ie

3

verbs

Difficulty

Summary

ADQUIRIR is an -ir stem-change model with i->ie in stressed present forms:
adquiero, adquieres, adquiere, adquieren.

Nosotros/vosotros keep the base stem (adquirimos, adquirís), and past/future chains are regular.

Examples

  • Adquiero vocabulario nuevo cada semana.
  • La empresa adquirió otra filial en 2025.
  • Espero que requieras menos tiempo mañana.

Verbs following adquirir

Frequent verbs in this model:

inquirir requerir

Teacher guide (Spain)

Prioritize present contrast: adquiero vs adquirimos.

1) Core verbs

adquirir inquirir requerir

2) Teaching recommendation

Pair present with preterite to avoid overgeneralizing stem-change to past tenses.

Present Indicative

yo

adquiero

adquieres

él/ella

adquiere

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Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

adquiero

adquieres

él/ella

adquiere

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yo

vivo

vives

él/ella

vive

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Pretérito perfecto compuesto

Present Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

he adquirido

has adquirido

él/ella

ha adquirido

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yo

he vivido

has vivido

él/ella

ha vivido

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

adquiría

adquirías

él/ella

adquiría

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yo

vivía

vivías

él/ella

vivía

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Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

había adquirido

habías adquirido

él/ella

había adquirido

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yo

había vivido

habías vivido

él/ella

había vivido

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

adquirí

adquiriste

él/ella

adquirió

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yo

viví

viviste

él/ella

vivió

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Pretérito anterior

Preterite Anterior

✓ Available

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yo

hube adquirido

hubiste adquirido

él/ella

hubo adquirido

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yo

hube vivido

hubiste vivido

él/ella

hubo vivido

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

adquiriré

adquirirás

él/ella

adquirirá

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yo

viviré

vivirás

él/ella

vivirá

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Indicative

✓ Available

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yo

habré adquirido

habrás adquirido

él/ella

habrá adquirido

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yo

habré vivido

habrás vivido

él/ella

habrá vivido

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

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yo

adquiriría

adquirirías

él/ella

adquiriría

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yo

viviría

vivirías

él/ella

viviría

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Condicional compuesto

Conditional Perfect

✓ Available

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yo

habría adquirido

habrías adquirido

él/ella

habría adquirido

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yo

habría vivido

habrías vivido

él/ella

habría vivido

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

adquiera

adquieras

él/ella

adquiera

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yo

viva

vivas

él/ella

viva

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Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

haya adquirido

hayas adquirido

él/ella

haya adquirido

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yo

haya vivido

hayas vivido

él/ella

haya vivido

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Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

adquiriera (adquiriese)

adquirieras (adquirieses)

él/ella

adquiriera (adquiriese)

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yo

viviera (viviese)

vivieras (vivieses)

él/ella

viviera (viviese)

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Pluscuamperfecto

Pluperfect Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

hubiera adquirido (hubiese adquirido)

hubieras adquirido (hubieses adquirido)

él/ella

hubiera adquirido (hubiese adquirido)

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Regular anchor

yo

hubiera vivido (hubiese vivido)

hubieras vivido (hubieses vivido)

él/ella

hubiera vivido (hubiese vivido)

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Futuro

Future Subjunctive

✓ Available

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yo

adquiriere

adquirieres

él/ella

adquiriere

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yo

viviere

vivieres

él/ella

viviere

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Futuro perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yo

hubiere adquirido

hubieres adquirido

él/ella

hubiere adquirido

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yo

hubiere vivido

hubieres vivido

él/ella

hubiere vivido

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

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yo

adquiere

él/ella

adquiera

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yo

vive

él/ella

viva

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo

adquieras

él/ella

adquiera

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yo

vivas

él/ella

viva

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Tense availability

Supported for this model (informational). Open a verb page to view full conjugation tables by tense.

Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

Stem change iie

Verbs following this model

3 verbs

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