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alcanzar

/alkanˈθaɾ/, [al.kãn̟ˈθaɾ]

reach

Gerund: alcanzando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular alcanzado alcanzada
Plural alcanzados alcanzadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo alcanzo alcanzaba alcancé alcanzaré alcanzaría
tú alcanzas alcanzabas alcanzaste alcanzarás alcanzarías
él/ella/Ud. alcanza alcanzaba alcanzó alcanzará alcanzaría
nosotros alcanzamos alcanzábamos alcanzamos alcanzaremos alcanzaríamos
vosotros alcanzáis alcanzabais alcanzasteis alcanzaréis alcanzaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. alcanzan alcanzaban alcanzaron alcanzarán alcanzarían
vos alcanzás alcanzabas alcanzaste alcanzarás alcanzarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo alcance alcanzara alcanzase alcanzare
tú alcances alcanzaras alcanzases alcanzares
él/ella/Ud. alcance alcanzara alcanzase alcanzare
nosotros alcancemos alcanzáramos alcanzásemos alcanzáremos
vosotros alcancéis alcanzarais alcanzaseis alcanzareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. alcancen alcanzaran alcanzasen alcanzaren
vos alcancés alcanzaras alcanzases alcanzares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú alcanza no alcances
Ud. alcance no alcance
nosotros alcancemos no alcancemos
vosotros alcanzad no alcancéis
Uds. alcancen no alcancen
vos alcanzá no alcances

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Tom va corriendo para alcanzar el bus.

    Tom is running in order to catch the bus.

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  • John corrió a la estación para alcanzar el último tren.

    John ran to the station so as to catch the last train.

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  • Es imposible alcanzar esa meta.

    That aim is impossible to attain.

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  • No quiero alcanzar la inmortalidad a través de mi obra. Quiero alcanzarla al no morir.

    I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.

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  • Con habilidad y perseverancia es posible alcanzar cualquier objetivo.

    With skill and perseverance you can achieve any goal.

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  • Ella no corrió lo suficientemente rápido para alcanzar el autobús.

    She didn't run fast enough to catch the bus.

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  • No voy a alcanzar a hacerlo.

    I'm not going to make it on time.

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  • Él era demasiado bajo para alcanzar las uvas.

    He was too short to get at the grapes.

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  • Es la primera vez que corro para alcanzar el tren.

    This is the first time I've ever run in order to catch the train.

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  • Si no tienes forma de pagar la comida, la ropa, el alojamiento y otras necesidades diarias similares, de ninguna manera serás capaz de alcanzar la tranquilidad.

    If you have no way to buy food, clothing, accommodation and other such daily necessities, you definitely won't be able to have peace of mind.

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