Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acepto | |
| tú | aceptas | |
| él / ella / usted | acepta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aceptan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acepté | |
| tú | aceptaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aceptó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aceptaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aceptaba | |
| tú | aceptabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aceptaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aceptaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aceptaré | |
| tú | aceptarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aceptará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aceptarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aceptaría | |
| tú | aceptarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aceptaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aceptarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | acepte | |
| tú | aceptes | |
| él / ella / usted | acepte | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aceptemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aceptéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | acepten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to accept, to take up, to take up on
- to agree
- to come to terms with
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations