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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

aceitar

to accept

  • #100 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: aceitando
  • Past participle: aceitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you accept
  3. nós we accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all accept

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I accepted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you accepted
  3. nós we accepted
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all accepted

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to accept
  3. nós we are going to accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to accept

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to accept
  3. nós we used to accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to accept

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would accept
  3. nós we would accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would accept

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you accept
  3. nós (that) we accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all accept

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I accepted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you accepted
  3. nós (if) we accepted
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all accepted

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I accept
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you accept
  3. nós (when) we accept
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all accept

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você accept!
  2. vocês accept! (all of you)

How to use aceitar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Vocês aceitam cartão de crédito?

    Do you take credit cards?

  2. Past

    Ela aceitou o convite na hora.

    She accepted the invitation right away.

  3. Future

    Ele vai aceitar a proposta, tenho certeza.

    He's going to accept the offer, I'm sure.

  4. Imperfect

    Antes essa loja não aceitava cartão.

    This shop didn't use to take cards.

  5. Conditional

    Eu aceitaria o emprego sem pensar.

    I would accept the job without thinking.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tomara que eles aceitem a nossa oferta.

    I hope they accept our offer.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele aceitasse ajuda, seria mais fácil.

    If he accepted help, it would be easier.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se aceitarem reais, eu pago agora.

    If they take reais, I'll pay now.

  9. Imperative

    Aceite um pedaço de bolo, está fresquinho.

    Have a piece of cake, it's fresh.

Good to know

  • "Aceita um café?" is the usual way to offer something to a guest.

Where you hear aceitar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Você aceita cartão? Do you accept cards?
  • Ele aceitou a oferta. He accepted the offer.
  • Eu acho que ela vai aceitar. I think she's going to accept.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Eu aceito. I do.
  • Ela aceitou o convite. She accepted the invitation.
  • Eles vão aceitar. They're going to accept.
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The Offer

Beginner Level 2 · aceitar · Você aceita? · Eu aceito. · eu aceitei

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I Hope You Accept

Intermediate Level 1 · que você aceite

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Would It Be Possible?

Intermediate Level 1 · eu aceitaria

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Until Death Do Us Part

Intermediate Level 1 · Aceito.

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If You Were Me

Intermediate Level 1 · aceitar · aceitasse · aceitaria

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Thank Goodness

Intermediate Level 1 · se eles não aceitassem · Eles aceitaram!

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I Would Have Put More Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · aceitado

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · não aceita

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