alcanzar

to reach, to catch up with

verb Word 934 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate alcanzar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

yo	alcanzo I reach / I am reaching / I catch up with / I am catching up with
tú	alcanzas you reach / you are reaching / you catch up with / you are catching up with
él/ella	alcanza he/she reaches / he/she is reaching / you reach (formal) / you are reaching (formal) / he/she catches up with / he/she is catching up with / you catch up with (formal) / you are catching up with (formal)
nosotros	alcanzamos we reach / we are reaching / we catch up with / we are catching up with
ellos/ellas	alcanzan they reach / they are reaching / you all reach / you all are reaching / they catch up with / they are catching up with / you all catch up with / you all are catching up with

yo	alcancé I reached / I caught up with
tú	alcanzaste you reached / you caught up with
él/ella	alcanzó he/she reached / you reached (formal) / he/she caught up with / you caught up with (formal)
nosotros	alcanzamos we reached / we caught up with
ellos/ellas	alcanzaron they reached / you all reached / they caught up with / you all caught up with

yo	alcanzaba I was reaching / I used to reach / I was catching up with / I used to catch up with
tú	alcanzabas you were reaching / you used to reach / you were catching up with / you used to catch up with
él/ella	alcanzaba he/she was reaching / he/she used to reach / you were reaching (formal) / you used to reach (formal) / he/she was catching up with / he/she used to catch up with / you were catching up with (formal) / you used to catch up with (formal)
nosotros	alcanzábamos we were reaching / we used to reach / we were catching up with / we used to catch up with
ellos/ellas	alcanzaban they were reaching / they used to reach / you all were reaching / you all used to reach / they were catching up with / they used to catch up with / you all were catching up with / you all used to catch up with

yo	alcanzaré I will reach / I will catch up with
tú	alcanzarás you will reach / you will catch up with
él/ella	alcanzará he/she will reach / you will reach (formal) / he/she will catch up with / you will catch up with (formal)
nosotros	alcanzaremos we will reach / we will catch up with
ellos/ellas	alcanzarán they will reach / you all will reach / they will catch up with / you all will catch up with

No alcanzo la caja de arriba; soy muy bajo.

I can't reach the box up there; I'm very short.

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