All verbs

/aksɛpte/to acceptB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · an infinitive · de — Takes a direct object, or de + infinitive for accepting to do something

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
acceptons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

accept-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

accept-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

accept-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

accept-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

accept-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
accepter
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

accepter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

accepter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

accepter

Past participle
accepté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

accepté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

accepté

Conjugation

présent
Ij'accepte/ʒaksɛpt/I accept
youtu acceptes/ty aksɛpt/you accept
he/sheil accepte/il aksɛpt/he accepts
wenous acceptons/nuz aksɛptɔ̃/we accept
youvous acceptez/vuz aksɛpte/you accept
theyils acceptent/ilz aksɛpt/they accept

Examples

  • J'accepte la proposition.

    /ʒak.sɛpt la pʁo.po.zi.sjɔ̃/

    I accept the offer.

  • Il a accepté de venir.

    /il a ak.sɛp.te də və.niʁ/

    He agreed to come.

  • Vous acceptez la carte ?

    /vuz ak.sɛp.te la kaʁt/

    Do you take cards?

Set phrases

  • accepter de faire

    to agree to do

Notes

  • accepter de + infinitive means to agree to do something — Il a accepté de venir is closer to "he agreed to come" than "he accepted to come", which is not English.