accepter — French conjugation
to accept
Indicative
Present (Présent) Regular
Use the présent for habits, what is true now, and what is about to happen soon. A single set of endings covers what English often splits into “I speak” and “I am speaking”.
Elle parle arabe et français.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | accepte | I accept |
| tu | acceptes | you accept |
| il/elle | accepte | he/she/it accepts |
| nous | acceptons | we accept |
| vous | acceptez | you (pl.) accept |
| ils/elles | acceptent | they accept |
Simple past (Passé simple) Regular
The passé simple narrates completed past events in a literary or very formal style. In everyday conversation people use the passé composé instead, so you mostly meet this form in books and journalism.
Ils virent le roi s'approcher.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | acceptai | I accepted |
| tu | acceptas | you accepted |
| il/elle | accepta | he/she/it accepted |
| nous | acceptâmes | we accepted |
| vous | acceptâtes | you (pl.) accepted |
| ils/elles | acceptèrent | they accepted |
Imperfect (Imparfait) Regular
The imparfait describes ongoing or repeated past actions and sets the background — how things were, what used to happen, weather, feelings. The passé composé, by contrast, marks single completed events.
Quand j'étais petit, j'allais souvent à la piscine.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | acceptais |
| tu | acceptais |
| il/elle | acceptait |
| nous | acceptions |
| vous | acceptiez |
| ils/elles | acceptaient |
Conditional (Conditionnel) Regular
The conditionnel is for polite questions and requests, “would”-type hypotheticals, and what someone said would happen. It is also the usual consequent clause in si + imparfait → conditionnel patterns.
Pourriez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | accepterais | I would accept |
| tu | accepterais | you would accept |
| il/elle | accepterait | he/she/it would accept |
| nous | accepterions | we would accept |
| vous | accepteriez | you (pl.) would accept |
| ils/elles | accepteraient | they would accept |
Future (Futur) Regular
The futur is for future plans and objective predictions. In speech, aller + infinitive is often clearer for the immediate future, while the simple future is common for facts further ahead or in writing.
Demain, nous dînerons chez eux.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | accepterai | I will accept |
| tu | accepteras | you will accept |
| il/elle | acceptera | he/she/it will accept |
| nous | accepterons | we will accept |
| vous | accepterez | you (pl.) will accept |
| ils/elles | accepteront | they will accept |
Present perfect (Passé composé) Regular
The passé composé is the main spoken past for completed, bounded actions (often with a time adverb). Use avoir with most verbs; être is required for a fixed group of motion/inchange and all pronominal verbs, with participle agreement when necessary.
Elle est venue tôt, puis elle a téléphoné.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'ai accepté | I have accepted |
| tu | tu as accepté | you have accepted |
| il/elle | il/elle a accepté | he/she/it has accepted |
| nous | nous avons accepté | we have accepted |
| vous | vous avez accepté | you (pl.) have accepted |
| ils/elles | ils/elles ont accepté | they have accepted |
Pluperfect (Plus-que-parfait) Regular
The plus-que-parfait is the “earlier past”: one action was already over before another past moment. It answers “had already” when a story is anchored in a past time.
Déjà, il avait fini quand je suis arrivé.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'avais accepté | I had accepted |
| tu | tu avais accepté | you had accepted |
| il/elle | il/elle avait accepté | he/she/it had accepted |
| nous | nous avions accepté | we had accepted |
| vous | vous aviez accepté | you (pl.) had accepted |
| ils/elles | ils/elles avaient accepté | they had accepted |
Conditional perfect (Conditionnel passé) Regular
The conditionnel passé states what would have been true, plans that failed, and unreal past if-clauses (often with si + plus-que-parfait in the apodose).
J'aurais dit oui, mais c'était impossible.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | j'aurais accepté |
| tu | tu aurais accepté |
| il/elle | il/elle aurait accepté |
| nous | nous aurions accepté |
| vous | vous auriez accepté |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auraient accepté |
Future perfect (Futur antérieur) Regular
The futur antérieur marks an action that will be finished before a later future moment (by then I will have…). It can also suggest a conjecture about a recent past fact in formal or literary use.
D'ici samedi, j'aurai lu le rapport.
| Pronoun | French | English |
|---|---|---|
| je | j'aurai accepté | I will have accepted |
| tu | tu auras accepté | you will have accepted |
| il/elle | il/elle aura accepté | he/she/it will have accepted |
| nous | nous aurons accepté | we will have accepted |
| vous | vous aurez accepté | you (pl.) will have accepted |
| ils/elles | ils/elles auront accepté | they will have accepted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Subjonctif présent) Regular
The present subjunctive appears in subordinate clauses after desire, doubt, fear, need, and many impersonals, usually when the subject of the subordinate is different. Learn common triggers: il faut que, je veux que, je doute que…
Il faut qu'il parte avant midi.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | accepte |
| tu | acceptes |
| il/elle | accepte |
| nous | acceptions |
| vous | acceptiez |
| ils/elles | acceptent |
Imperfect subjunctive (Subjonctif imparfait) Regular
The imparfait du subjonctif is a literary and formal past subjunctive. In modern speech, the present subjunctive usually replaces it for the same meaning.
Bien qu'il fût fatigué, il continua.
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| je | acceptasse |
| tu | acceptasses |
| il/elle | acceptât |
| nous | acceptassions |
| vous | acceptassiez |
| ils/elles | acceptassent |
Other forms
Imperative (Impératif) Regular
The imperative is for direct orders and advice to tu, nous, and vous. For many -er verbs, the tu form drops the final -s of the present (parle!); negatives use the subjunctive-like forms in practice.
Fermons la porte, s'il vous plaît !
| Pronoun | French |
|---|---|
| tu | accepte |
| nous | acceptons |
| vous | acceptez |