French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | acquiers | acquérais | acquerrai | acquerrais | acquière | acquisse | ||
| tu | acquiers | acquérais | acquerras | acquerrais | acquières | acquisses | ||
| il | acquiert | acquérait | acquerra | acquerrait | acquière | acquît | ||
| nous | acquérons | acquérions | acquerrons | acquerrions | acquérions | acquissions | ||
| vous | acquérez | acquériez | acquerrez | acquerriez | acquériez | acquissiez | ||
| ils | acquièrent | acquéraient | acquerront | acquerraient | acquièrent | acquissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai acquis | avais acquis | aurai acquis | aurais acquis | aie acquis | eusse acquis | ||
| tu | as acquis | avais acquis | auras acquis | aurais acquis | aies acquis | eusses acquis | ||
| il | a acquis | avait acquis | aura acquis | aurait acquis | ait acquis | eût acquis | ||
| nous | avons acquis | avions acquis | aurons acquis | aurions acquis | ayons acquis | eussions acquis | ||
| vous | avez acquis | aviez acquis | aurez acquis | auriez acquis | ayez acquis | eussiez acquis | ||
| ils | ont acquis | avaient acquis | auront acquis | auraient acquis | aient acquis | eussent acquis | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | acquis | eus acquis | (tu) | acquiers | Present | acquérant | ||
| tu | acquis | eus acquis | (nous) | acquérons | Past | acquis | ||
| il | acquit | eut acquis | (vous) | acquérez | Perfect | ayant acquis | ||
| nous | acquîmes | eûmes acquis | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | acquîtes | eûtes acquis | (tu) | aie acquis | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | acquirent | eurent acquis | (nous) | ayons acquis | avoir acquis | |||
| (vous) | ayez acquis | |||||||
Acquérir is an irregular -ir verb.




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