French reference
accepter
to accept
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I accept |
| tu | you accept |
| il/elle/on | he/she accepts |
| nous | we accept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) accept |
| ils/elles | they accept |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I accepted; I have accepted |
| tu | you accepted; you have accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she accepted; he/she has accepted |
| nous | we accepted; we have accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) accepted; you (plural/formal) have accepted |
| ils/elles | they accepted; they have accepted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to accept |
| tu | you used to accept |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to accept |
| nous | we used to accept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to accept |
| ils/elles | they used to accept |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had accepted |
| tu | you had accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had accepted |
| nous | we had accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had accepted |
| ils/elles | they had accepted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will accept |
| tu | you will accept |
| il/elle/on | he/she will accept |
| nous | we will accept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will accept |
| ils/elles | they will accept |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have accepted |
| tu | you will have accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have accepted |
| nous | we will have accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have accepted |
| ils/elles | they will have accepted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to accept |
| tu | you are going to accept |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to accept |
| nous | we are going to accept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to accept |
| ils/elles | they are going to accept |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just accepted |
| tu | you have just accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just accepted |
| nous | we have just accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just accepted |
| ils/elles | they have just accepted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I accepted |
| tu | you accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she accepted |
| nous | we accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) accepted |
| ils/elles | they accepted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had accepted |
| tu | you had accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had accepted |
| nous | we had accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had accepted |
| ils/elles | they had accepted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would accept |
| tu | you would accept |
| il/elle/on | he/she would accept |
| nous | we would accept |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would accept |
| ils/elles | they would accept |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have accepted |
| tu | you would have accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have accepted |
| nous | we would have accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have accepted |
| ils/elles | they would have accepted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have accepted |
| tu | you would have accepted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have accepted |
| nous | we would have accepted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have accepted |
| ils/elles | they would have accepted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I accept |
| tu | (that) you accept |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she accepts |
| nous | (that) we accept |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) accept |
| ils/elles | (that) they accept |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have accepted |
| tu | (that) you have accepted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has accepted |
| nous | (that) we have accepted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have accepted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have accepted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I accepted |
| tu | (that) you accepted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she accepted |
| nous | (that) we accepted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) accepted |
| ils/elles | (that) they accepted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had accepted |
| tu | (that) you had accepted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had accepted |
| nous | (that) we had accepted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had accepted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had accepted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | accept! |
| nous | let's accept! |
| vous | accept! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have accepted by then! |
| nous | let's have accepted by then! |
| vous | have accepted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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