Acquérir — to acquire | French Verb Chart
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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.
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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
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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
nous ___ (Acquérir — future)
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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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