Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] Acorto mi camino yendo por el parque. → I shorten my way by going through the park.
[Present Perfect] Han acortado la duración de la película. → They have shortened the duration of the movie.
[Imperfect Indicative] Ella acortaba sus vestidos ella misma. → She used to shorten her dresses herself.
[Pluperfect Indicative] Ya habían acortado la distancia entre los pueblos. → They had already shortened the distance between the towns.
[Preterite] El sastre acortó mis pantalones en una hora. → The tailor shortened my pants in an hour.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo acortado el discurso, la gente aplaudió. → As soon as he had shortened the speech, the people cheered.
[Future] Esta nueva carretera acortará el viaje. → This new road will shorten the trip.
[Future Perfect] Habrán acortado los plazos para el próximo mes. → They will have shortened the deadlines by next month.
[Conditional] Yo acortaría el texto para que quepa en la página. → I would shorten the text so it fits on the page.
[Conditional Perfect] Habría acortado la espera si hubiera reservado. → I would have shortened the wait if I had reserved.