Key facts

Accepter

To accept

A2Regular
Stem
accept
Past participle
accepté

Examples

J'accepte ton aide.

I accept your help.

Il n'accepte pas l'invitation.

He doesn't accept the invitation.

Nous acceptions tout.

We were accepting everything.

Nous avons accepté l'offre.

We accepted the offer.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'accepte
Iaccept
Tuacceptes
Youaccept
Ilaccepte
Heaccepts
Nousacceptons
Weaccept
Vousacceptez
Youaccept
Ilsacceptent
Theyaccept

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais accepter
Iam going to accept
Tuvas accepter
Youare going to accept
Ilva accepter
Heis going to accept
Nousallons accepter
Weare going to accept
Vousallez accepter
Youare going to accept
Ilsvont accepter
Theyare going to accept

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'accepter
Ihave just accepted
Tuviens d'accepter
Youhave just accepted
Ilvient d'accepter
Hehas just accepted
Nousvenons d'accepter
Wehave just accepted
Vousvenez d'accepter
Youhave just accepted
Ilsviennent d'accepter
Theyhave just accepted

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai accepté
Ihave accepted
Tuas accepté
Youhave accepted
Ila accepté
Hehas accepted
Nousavons accepté
Wehave accepted
Vousavez accepté
Youhave accepted
Ilsont accepté
Theyhave accepted

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'accepterais
Iwould accept
Tuaccepterais
Youwould accept
Ilaccepterait
Hewould accept
Nousaccepterions
Wewould accept
Vousaccepteriez
Youwould accept
Ilsaccepteraient
Theywould accept

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'accepterai
Iwill accept
Tuaccepteras
Youwill accept
Ilacceptera
Hewill accept
Nousaccepterons
Wewill accept
Vousaccepterez
Youwill accept
Ilsaccepteront
Theywill accept

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'acceptais
Iwas accepting
Tuacceptais
Youwere accepting
Ilacceptait
Hewas accepting
Nousacceptions
Were accepting
Vousacceptiez
Youwere accepting
Ilsacceptaient
Theywere accepting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)accepte
Youaccept
(Nous)acceptons
Weaccept
(Vous)acceptez
Youaccept

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

acceptant
accepting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en acceptant
accepting

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