Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I accept
- tú you accept
- usted, él, ella he/she accepts
- nosotros we accept
- vosotros Spain you all accept
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they accept
SPANISH VERB
aceptar
to accept
- #67 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: aceptando
- Past participle: aceptado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I accepted
- tú you accepted
- usted, él, ella he/she accepted
- nosotros we accepted
- vosotros Spain you all accepted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they accepted
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to accept
- tú you used to accept
- usted, él, ella he/she used to accept
- nosotros we used to accept
- vosotros Spain you all used to accept
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to accept
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will accept
- tú you will accept
- usted, él, ella he/she will accept
- nosotros we will accept
- vosotros Spain you all will accept
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will accept
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would accept
- tú you would accept
- usted, él, ella he/she would accept
- nosotros we would accept
- vosotros Spain you all would accept
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would accept
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I accept
- tú (that) you accept
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she accept
- nosotros (that) we accept
- vosotros Spain (that) you all accept
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they accept
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I accepted
- tú (if) you accepted
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she accepted
- nosotros (if) we accepted
- vosotros Spain (if) you all accepted
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they accepted
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú accept!
- usted accept! (formal)
- nosotros accept! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain accept! (all of you)
- ustedes accept! (all of you)
How to use aceptar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Aquí no aceptan tarjeta, solo efectivo.
They don't take cards here, only cash.
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Past
Acepté el trabajo en Guadalajara.
I accepted the job in Guadalajara.
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Imperfect
Antes la tienda aceptaba dólares.
The store used to accept dollars.
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Future
¿Aceptarás la invitación de tu suegra?
Will you accept your mother-in-law's invitation?
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Conditional
Yo aceptaría la oferta sin pensarlo.
I'd accept the offer without thinking about it.
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Present subjunctive
Ojalá que acepten mi solicitud de visa.
I hope they accept my visa application.
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Past subjunctive
Si aceptaras mi ayuda, terminaríamos más rápido.
If you accepted my help, we'd finish faster.
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Imperative
¡Acepta el regalo, es de corazón!
Accept the gift, it's from the heart!
Where you hear aceptar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Acepto el trabajo. I accept the job.
- Acepté la oferta. I accepted the offer.
- ¿Vas a aceptar? Are you going to accept?
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Aceptamos estudiantes de todo Oaxaca. We accept students from all over Oaxaca.
- Me aceptaron en el curso. They accepted me on the course.
- ¿Me van a aceptar? Are they going to accept me?
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I've Decided
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Beginner Level 2 · aceptar · Acepté.
Valeria's News
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Intermediate Level 2 · aceptaron
He Asked Me to Marry Him
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Intermediate Level 2 · ¡Acepto!
Even If You Step on My Feet
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Intermediate Level 3 · Acepto.
On One Condition
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Advanced Level 2 · acepto
Your Last Night of Freedom
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Advanced Level 3 · nunca aceptes una gira sin preguntar
Do You Take
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Advanced Level 3 · ¿Acepta usted por esposo? · Sí, acepto. · ¿Acepta usted por esposa?
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.