Présentpresent
| je (j’) | acquiers |
|---|---|
| tu | acquiers |
| il/elle/on | acquiert |
| nous | acquérons |
| vous | acquérez |
| ils/elles | acquièrent |
More on this: Present tense: -ir verbs
Conjugation of acquérir
- Meaning to acquire
- Level B1
- Pattern irregular
- Auxiliary avoir
What is special about this verb
- Irregular participle: acquis. → Irregular past participles
Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.
Indicative
Imparfaitongoing or habitual past
| je (j’) | acquérais |
|---|---|
| tu | acquérais |
| il/elle/on | acquérait |
| nous | acquérions |
| vous | acquériez |
| ils/elles | acquéraient |
More on this: Imperfect (imparfait)
Passé simpleliterary past
| je (j’) | acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | acquis |
| il/elle/on | acquit |
| nous | acquîmes |
| vous | acquîtes |
| ils/elles | acquirent |
More on this: Passé simple: reading the narrative tense
Futur simplefuture
| je (j’) | acquerrai |
|---|---|
| tu | acquerras |
| il/elle/on | acquerra |
| nous | acquerrons |
| vous | acquerrez |
| ils/elles | acquerront |
More on this: Simple future (futur simple)
Passé composéperfect
| je (j’) | ai acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | as acquis |
| il/elle/on | a acquis |
| nous | avons acquis |
| vous | avez acquis |
| ils/elles | ont acquis |
More on this: Passé composé with avoir · Passé composé with être
Plus-que-parfaitpast perfect
| je (j’) | avais acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | avais acquis |
| il/elle/on | avait acquis |
| nous | avions acquis |
| vous | aviez acquis |
| ils/elles | avaient acquis |
More on this: Pluperfect (plus-que-parfait)
Futur antérieurfuture perfect
| je (j’) | aurai acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | auras acquis |
| il/elle/on | aura acquis |
| nous | aurons acquis |
| vous | aurez acquis |
| ils/elles | auront acquis |
More on this: Future perfect (futur antérieur)
Conditional
Conditionnel présentconditional
| je (j’) | acquerrais |
|---|---|
| tu | acquerrais |
| il/elle/on | acquerrait |
| nous | acquerrions |
| vous | acquerriez |
| ils/elles | acquerraient |
More on this: The conditional
Conditionnel passéconditional perfect
| je (j’) | aurais acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | aurais acquis |
| il/elle/on | aurait acquis |
| nous | aurions acquis |
| vous | auriez acquis |
| ils/elles | auraient acquis |
More on this: The conditional
Subjunctive
Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive
| je (j’) | acquière |
|---|---|
| tu | acquières |
| il/elle/on | acquière |
| nous | acquérions |
| vous | acquériez |
| ils/elles | acquièrent |
More on this: Subjunctive: the forms
Subjonctif passéperfect subjunctive
| je (j’) | aie acquis |
|---|---|
| tu | aies acquis |
| il/elle/on | ait acquis |
| nous | ayons acquis |
| vous | ayez acquis |
| ils/elles | aient acquis |
More on this: The subjunctive in the past
Imperative
Impératifaffirmative imperative
| tu | acquiers |
|---|---|
| nous | acquérons |
| vous | acquérez |
More on this: Imperative: the three forms
Impératif négatifnegative imperative
| tu | n’acquiers pas |
|---|---|
| nous | n’acquérons pas |
| vous | n’acquérez pas |
More on this: Imperative: the three forms
Non-finite forms
Infinitif et participesinfinitive, gerund, participle
| infinitif | acquérir |
|---|---|
| participe présent | acquérant |
| participe passé | acquis |
More on this: Irregular past participles · The gérondif: en parlant
Example sentences from the course
Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.
On finit par tenir quelqu’un pour acquis.You end up taking somebody for granted.
acquis — Passé simple · je (j’); Passé simple · tu
Elle acquiert de l’expérience chaque semaine.She acquires experience every week.
acquiert — Présent · il/elle/on
Elle veut acquérir de l’expérience à l’étranger.She wants to gain experience abroad.
acquérir — infinitif
Nous tenons pour acquis ce qui reste à prouver.We take for granted the very thing that still has to be shown.
acquis — Passé simple · je (j’); Passé simple · tu
Tout nouvel adhérent reprend l’acquis de l’Union.Every new entrant takes over the acquis of the Union.
acquis — Passé simple · je (j’); Passé simple · tu
Le corollaire tombe dès que le théorème est acquis.The corollary follows as soon as the theorem is in hand.
acquis — Passé simple · je (j’); Passé simple · tu
Quick practice
5 gaps, first from the example sentences above, then from the table. Every answer counts towards your reviews.
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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.