aceptar
to acceptPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | aceptoI accept | nosotros | aceptamoswe accept |
| tú | aceptasyou accept | vosotros | aceptáisyou all accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptahe/she accepts | ellos/Uds. | aceptanthey accept |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he aceptadoI have accepted | nosotros | hemos aceptadowe have accepted |
| tú | has aceptadoyou have accepted | vosotros | habéis aceptadoyou all have accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha aceptadohe/she has accepted | ellos/Uds. | han aceptadothey have accepted |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | acepte(that) I accept | nosotros | aceptemos(that) we accept |
| tú | aceptes(that) you accept | vosotros | aceptéis(that) you all accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | acepte(that) he/she accepts | ellos/Uds. | acepten(that) they accept |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya aceptado(that) I have accepted | nosotros | hayamos aceptado(that) we have accepted |
| tú | hayas aceptado(that) you have accepted | vosotros | hayáis aceptado(that) you all have accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya aceptado(that) he/she has accepted | ellos/Uds. | hayan aceptado(that) they have accepted |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | aceptéI accepted | nosotros | aceptamoswe accepted |
| tú | aceptasteyou accepted | vosotros | aceptasteisyou all accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptóhe/she accepted | ellos/Uds. | aceptaronthey accepted |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | aceptabaI used to accept | nosotros | aceptábamoswe used to accept |
| tú | aceptabasyou used to accept | vosotros | aceptabaisyou all used to accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptabahe/she used to accept | ellos/Uds. | aceptabanthey used to accept |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había aceptadoI had accepted | nosotros | habíamos aceptadowe had accepted |
| tú | habías aceptadoyou had accepted | vosotros | habíais aceptadoyou all had accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | había aceptadohe/she had accepted | ellos/Uds. | habían aceptadothey had accepted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | aceptara(that) I accepted | nosotros | aceptáramos(that) we accepted |
| tú | aceptaras(that) you accepted | vosotros | aceptarais(that) you all accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptara(that) he/she accepted | ellos/Uds. | aceptaran(that) they accepted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | aceptase(that) I accepted | nosotros | aceptásemos(that) we accepted |
| tú | aceptases(that) you accepted | vosotros | aceptaseis(that) you all accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptase(that) he/she accepted | ellos/Uds. | aceptasen(that) they accepted |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera aceptado(that) I had accepted | nosotros | hubiéramos aceptado(that) we had accepted |
| tú | hubieras aceptado(that) you had accepted | vosotros | hubierais aceptado(that) you all had accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera aceptado(that) he/she had accepted | ellos/Uds. | hubieran aceptado(that) they had accepted |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube aceptadoI had accepted | nosotros | hubimos aceptadowe had accepted |
| tú | hubiste aceptadoyou had accepted | vosotros | hubisteis aceptadoyou all had accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo aceptadohe/she had accepted | ellos/Uds. | hubieron aceptadothey had accepted |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | aceptaréI will accept | nosotros | aceptaremoswe will accept |
| tú | aceptarásyou will accept | vosotros | aceptaréisyou all will accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptaráhe/she will accept | ellos/Uds. | aceptaránthey will accept |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | aceptaríaI would accept | nosotros | aceptaríamoswe would accept |
| tú | aceptaríasyou would accept | vosotros | aceptaríaisyou all would accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptaríahe/she would accept | ellos/Uds. | aceptaríanthey would accept |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré aceptadoI will have accepted | nosotros | habremos aceptadowe will have accepted |
| tú | habrás aceptadoyou will have accepted | vosotros | habréis aceptadoyou all will have accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá aceptadohe/she will have accepted | ellos/Uds. | habrán aceptadothey will have accepted |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría aceptadoI would have accepted | nosotros | habríamos aceptadowe would have accepted |
| tú | habrías aceptadoyou would have accepted | vosotros | habríais aceptadoyou all would have accepted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría aceptadohe/she would have accepted | ellos/Uds. | habrían aceptadothey would have accepted |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | aceptare(should) I accept | nosotros | aceptáremos(should) we accept |
| tú | aceptares(should) you accept | vosotros | aceptareis(should) you all accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | aceptare(should) he/she accept | ellos/Uds. | aceptaren(should) they accept |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | aceptemoslet's accept |
| tú | aceptaaccept! | vosotros | aceptadaccept! |
| él/ella/Ud. | acepteaccept! | ellos/Uds. | aceptenaccept! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no aceptemoslet's not accept |
| tú | no aceptesdon't accept | vosotros | no aceptéisdon't accept |
| él/ella/Ud. | no aceptedon't accept | ellos/Uds. | no aceptendon't accept |
