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ITALIAN VERB

accettare

to accept

  • #168 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: accettato
  • Gerund: accettando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I accept
  2. tu you accept
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she accepts
  4. noi we accept
  5. voi you all accept
  6. loro they accept

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I accepted
  2. tu you accepted
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she accepted
  4. noi we accepted
  5. voi you all accepted
  6. loro they accepted

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to accept
  2. tu you used to accept
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to accept
  4. noi we used to accept
  5. voi you all used to accept
  6. loro they used to accept

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will accept
  2. tu you will accept
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will accept
  4. noi we will accept
  5. voi you all will accept
  6. loro they will accept

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would accept
  2. tu you would accept
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would accept
  4. noi we would accept
  5. voi you all would accept
  6. loro they would accept

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I accept
  2. tu (that) you accept
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she accept
  4. noi (that) we accept
  5. voi (that) you all accept
  6. loro (that) they accept

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu accept!
  2. Lei accept! (formal)
  3. noi accept! (let’s)
  4. voi accept! (all of you)

How to use accettare

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

  1. Present

    Accettate le carte di credito?

    Do you take credit cards?

  2. Past

    Ho accettato il lavoro a Milano.

    I accepted the job in Milan.

  3. Imperfect

    Quel bar non accettava pagamenti con il telefono.

    That café didn't accept phone payments.

  4. Future

    Accetterò l'invito solo se vieni anche tu.

    I'll accept the invitation only if you come too.

  5. Conditional

    Accetterei volentieri un caffè, grazie.

    I'd gladly accept a coffee, thanks.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che accettino la nostra offerta.

    I hope they accept our offer.

  7. Imperative

    Accetta il consiglio di tua madre, stavolta.

    Take your mother's advice, this time.

Good to know

  • Accettare un invito, un lavoro, una proposta; accettate carte? asks whether cards are taken.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.