acquérir
Patterns and prepositions
- acquérir quelque chose
How to read these patterns
quelqu’un: someone; quelque chose: something; infinitif: infinitive; attribut: subject complement; lieu: place; activité: activity; jeu: game; instrument: musical instrument; moyen de transport: means of transport; pays: country.
sans préposition means no preposition; sans complément obligatoire means no complement is required. Reflexive constructions start with se or s’.
Présent Present
| j’ | acquiers |
| tu | acquiers |
| il/elle | acquiert |
| nous | acquérons |
| vous | acquérez |
| ils/elles | acquièrent |
Passé composé Completed past action
| j’ | ai acquis |
| tu | as acquis |
| il/elle | a acquis |
| nous | avons acquis |
| vous | avez acquis |
| ils/elles | ont acquis |
Imparfait Past habits and descriptions
| j’ | acquérais |
| tu | acquérais |
| il/elle | acquérait |
| nous | acquérions |
| vous | acquériez |
| ils/elles | acquéraient |
Plus-que-parfait Past perfect
| j’ | avais acquis |
| tu | avais acquis |
| il/elle | avait acquis |
| nous | avions acquis |
| vous | aviez acquis |
| ils/elles | avaient acquis |
Futur simple Future
| j’ | acquerrai |
| tu | acquerras |
| il/elle | acquerra |
| nous | acquerrons |
| vous | acquerrez |
| ils/elles | acquerront |
Futur antérieur Future perfect
| j’ | aurai acquis |
| tu | auras acquis |
| il/elle | aura acquis |
| nous | aurons acquis |
| vous | aurez acquis |
| ils/elles | auront acquis |
Passé simple Literary past
| j’ | acquis |
| tu | acquis |
| il/elle | acquit |
| nous | acquîmes |
| vous | acquîtes |
| ils/elles | acquirent |
Passé antérieur Literary past perfect
| j’ | eus acquis |
| tu | eus acquis |
| il/elle | eut acquis |
| nous | eûmes acquis |
| vous | eûtes acquis |
| ils/elles | eurent acquis |
Conditionnel présent Present conditional
| j’ | acquerrais |
| tu | acquerrais |
| il/elle | acquerrait |
| nous | acquerrions |
| vous | acquerriez |
| ils/elles | acquerraient |
Conditionnel passé Past conditional
| j’ | aurais acquis |
| tu | aurais acquis |
| il/elle | aurait acquis |
| nous | aurions acquis |
| vous | auriez acquis |
| ils/elles | auraient acquis |
Subjonctif présent Present subjunctive
| que j’ | acquière |
| que tu | acquières |
| qu’il/elle | acquière |
| que nous | acquérions |
| que vous | acquériez |
| qu’ils/elles | acquièrent |
Subjonctif passé Past subjunctive
| que j’ | aie acquis |
| que tu | aies acquis |
| qu’il/elle | ait acquis |
| que nous | ayons acquis |
| que vous | ayez acquis |
| qu’ils/elles | aient acquis |
Subjonctif imparfait Literary imperfect subjunctive
| que j’ | acquisse |
| que tu | acquisses |
| qu’il/elle | acquît |
| que nous | acquissions |
| que vous | acquissiez |
| qu’ils/elles | acquissent |
Impératif présent Imperative
| tu | acquiers |
| nous | acquérons |
| vous | acquérez |
Example
Il s'est acquis quantité d'amis.
He made many friends.
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