to put to bed
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Acuesto a los niños a las ocho.
I put the kids to bed at eight.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi esposa acostó al bebé.
My wife put the baby to bed.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela nos acostaba con una canción.
My grandmother would put us to bed with a song.
Futuro · What will happen
Yo acostaré a los niños esta noche.
I'll put the kids to bed tonight.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo acostaría al niño más temprano.
I'd put the boy to bed earlier.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Ya has acostado a los niños?
Have you put the kids to bed yet?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella ya había acostado a la niña.
She had already put the girl to bed.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las nueve ya los habremos acostado.
By nine we will have put them to bed.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo lo habría acostado antes.
I would have put him to bed earlier.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que acuestes al bebé.
I want you to put the baby to bed.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que acostara a la niña.
I asked him to put the girl to bed.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les dije que acostasen a los niños.
I told them to put the kids to bed.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya acostado a los niños.
I hope she has put the kids to bed.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras acostado al niño, no estaría llorando.
If you had put the boy to bed, he wouldn't be crying.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Acuesta al bebé, por favor.
Put the baby to bed, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No acuestes al niño tan tarde.
Don't put the boy to bed so late.