Acquérir — to acquire | French Verb Chart

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Acquérir›to acquire

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Présent (Indicatif)

j’acquiersI acquire
tu acquiersyou acquire
il / elle acquierthe / she acquires
nous acquéronswe acquire
vous acquérezyou acquire
ils / elles acquièrentthey acquire

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai acquisI acquired
tu as acquisyou acquired
il / elle a acquishe / she acquired
nous avons acquiswe acquired
vous avez acquisyou acquired
ils / elles ont acquisthey acquired

Imparfait (Indicatif)

j’acquéraisI was acquiring
tu acquéraisyou were
il acquéraithe was
nous acquérionswe were
vous acquériezyou were
ils acquéraientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

j’acquerraiI will acquire
tu acquerrasyou will
il acquerrahe will
nous acquerronswe will
vous acquerrezyou will
ils acquerrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

j’acquerraisI would acquire
tu acquerraisyou would
il acquerraithe would
nous acquerrionswe would
vous acquerriezyou would
ils acquerraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que j’acquièrethat I acquire
que tu acquièresthat you
qu’il acquièrethat he
que nous acquérionsthat we
que vous acquériezthat you
qu’ils acquièrentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

acquéririnfinitive
acquérantpresent participle
en acquérantgerund (gérondif)
acquispast participle
acquiers · acquérons · acquérezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Acquérir

-quérir family: stem acquier- (singular + ils acquièrent) vs acquér- (nous/vous), with a double-r future: j’acquerrai.
Acquérir = to acquire (skills, experience, property): acquérir de l’expérience, acquérir des compétences.
Participle acquis: j’ai acquis de bonnes habitudes. « Un acquis » (noun) = an asset / a given: c’est acquis = it’s a sure thing.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéacquis(e) (avoir)

Gérondifen acquérant

Impératifacquiers ! · acquérons ! · acquérez !

Good to knowFamily: conquérir (conquer), requérir (require), s’enquérir (inquire). Note the double-r future (like courir, mourir).

🔊 Common expressions

J’ai acquis de l’expérience.I gained experience.

Ces compétences s’acquièrent avec le temps.These skills are gained over time.

C’est un acquis important.It’s an important asset.

Il a acquis une réputation solide.He acquired a solid reputation.

🔊 Example sentences

On acquiert des réflexes en pratiquant.You acquire reflexes by practising.

Nous avons acquis une nouvelle maison.We acquired a new house.

Elle acquerra de l’assurance.She’ll gain confidence.

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present, je : j’___ (acquier+s)

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acquiers

future (double r): j’___ (acque+rr)

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acquerrai

participle = ___ (-is)

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acquis

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tu ___ (Acquérir — passé composé)

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as acquis

il ___ (Acquérir — imperfect)

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acquérait

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acquerrons

vous ___ (Acquérir — conditional)

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acquerriez

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Acquérir conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of acquérir?

j’acquiers, tu acquiers, il / elle acquiert, nous acquérons, vous acquérez, ils / elles acquièrent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of acquérir?

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

How do you say acquérir in the future tense?

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

What does acquérir mean in English?

to acquire. 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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