Accueillir — to welcome | French Verb Chart

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Accueillir›to welcome

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Présent (Indicatif)

j’accueilleI welcome
tu accueillesyou welcome
il / elle accueillehe / she welcomes
nous accueillonswe welcome
vous accueillezyou welcome
ils / elles accueillentthey welcome

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai accueilliI welcomed
tu as accueilliyou welcomed
il / elle a accueillihe / she welcomed
nous avons accueilliwe welcomed
vous avez accueilliyou welcomed
ils / elles ont accueillithey welcomed

Imparfait (Indicatif)

j’accueillaisI was welcoming
tu accueillaisyou were
il accueillaithe was
nous accueillionswe were
vous accueilliezyou were
ils accueillaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

j’accueilleraiI will welcome
tu accueillerasyou will
il accueillerahe will
nous accueilleronswe will
vous accueillerezyou will
ils accueillerontthey will

Conditionnel présent

j’accueilleraisI would welcome
tu accueilleraisyou would
il accueilleraithe would
nous accueillerionswe would
vous accueilleriezyou would
ils accueilleraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que j’accueillethat I welcome
que tu accueillesthat you
qu’il accueillethat he
que nous accueillionsthat we
que vous accueilliezthat you
qu’ils accueillentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

accueillirinfinitive
accueillantpresent participle
en accueillantgerund (gérondif)
accueillipast participle
accueilles · accueillons · accueillezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Accueillir

Looks -ir but behaves like -er in the present (j’accueille, not j’accueillis) AND in the future (j’accueillerai — keeps the e!).
The noun is essential: un accueil = a welcome / reception desk; faire bon accueil à = to give a warm welcome.
Very common in hospitality & work: l’hôtel accueille les clients dès 15h.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéaccueilli (avoir)

Gérondifen accueillant

Impératifaccueille ! · accueillons ! · accueillez !

Good to knowFamily: cueillir (to pick), recueillir (to collect / take in). The -illir verbs conjugate like -er in the present.

🔊 Common expressions

Bienvenue ! On vous accueille avec plaisir.Welcome! We’re happy to have you.

Ils m’ont très bien accueilli.They made me feel very welcome.

L’accueil est au rez-de-chaussée.Reception is on the ground floor.

Merci de votre accueil.Thank you for your hospitality.

🔊 Example sentences

Nous accueillons de nouveaux étudiants.We welcome new students.

La ville a accueilli le festival.The city hosted the festival.

Elle accueillera les invités à l’entrée.She’ll greet the guests at the entrance.

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present (like -er): j’___ (accueill+e)

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accueille

future keeps the e: j’___ (accueille+rai)

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accueillerai

a welcome / reception = un ___ (the noun)

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accueil

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tu ___ (Accueillir — passé composé)

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as accueilli

il ___ (Accueillir — imperfect)

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accueillait

nous ___ (Accueillir — future)

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accueillerons

vous ___ (Accueillir — conditional)

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accueilleriez

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Accueillir conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of accueillir?

j’accueille, tu accueilles, il / elle accueille, nous accueillons, vous accueillez, ils / elles accueillent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of accueillir?

accueilli — the passé composé is « j’ai accueilli ». Accueillir uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say accueillir in the future tense?

« j’accueillerai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does accueillir mean in English?

to welcome. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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