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FRENCH VERB

accueillir

to welcome

  • #443 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: accueilli
  • Present participle: accueillant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I welcome
  2. tu you welcome
  3. il, elle, on he/she welcomes
  4. nous we welcome
  5. vous you welcome
  6. ils, elles they welcome

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I welcomed
  2. tu you welcomed
  3. il, elle, on he/she welcomed
  4. nous we welcomed
  5. vous you welcomed
  6. ils, elles they welcomed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to welcome
  2. tu you used to welcome
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to welcome
  4. nous we used to welcome
  5. vous you used to welcome
  6. ils, elles they used to welcome

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will welcome
  2. tu you will welcome
  3. il, elle, on he/she will welcome
  4. nous we will welcome
  5. vous you will welcome
  6. ils, elles they will welcome

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would welcome
  2. tu you would welcome
  3. il, elle, on he/she would welcome
  4. nous we would welcome
  5. vous you would welcome
  6. ils, elles they would welcome

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I welcome
  2. tu (that) you welcome
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she welcome
  4. nous (that) we welcome
  5. vous (that) you welcome
  6. ils, elles (that) they welcome

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu welcome!
  2. nous welcome! (let’s)
  3. vous welcome! (plural, or formal)

How to use accueillir

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

  1. Present

    On accueille des amis espagnols ce week-end.

    We're having Spanish friends to stay this weekend.

  2. Past

    Le propriétaire nous a accueillis avec un café.

    The owner welcomed us with a coffee.

  3. Imperfect

    Ma grand-mère accueillait tout le village à Noël.

    My grandmother used to welcome the whole village at Christmas.

  4. Future

    Qui accueillera les invités pendant que je cuisine ?

    Who'll greet the guests while I cook?

  5. Conditional

    Vous accueilleriez un étudiant étranger chez vous ?

    Would you host a foreign student at your home?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que quelqu'un accueille le livreur à midi.

    Someone needs to be there for the delivery man at noon.

  7. Imperative

    Accueillez-les bien, c'est leur premier séjour en France.

    Make them welcome, it's their first stay in France.

Good to know

  • L'accueil is the reception desk; bien accueilli, well received.
  • Accueillir quelqu'un chez soi is to have them to stay.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.