What does aceptar mean in English?

Aceptar means "to accept" in English.

How do you conjugate aceptar in Spanish?

Aceptar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use aceptar in a sentence?

Example: "Acepté la oferta de trabajo." which means "I accepted the job offer." in English.

Aceptar

to accept

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aceptar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aceptando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aceptado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acepto I accept	I accept
tú	aceptas you accept	you accept
él/ella/usted	acepta he/she/you accepts	he/she/you accepts
nosotros	aceptamos we accept	we accept
vosotros	aceptáis you all accept	you all accept
ellos/ustedes	aceptan they/you all accept	they/you all accept

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aceptaba I used to accept	I used to accept
tú	aceptabas you used to accept	you used to accept
él/ella/usted	aceptaba he/she/you used to accept	he/she/you used to accept
nosotros	aceptábamos we used to accept	we used to accept
vosotros	aceptabais you all used to accept	you all used to accept
ellos/ustedes	aceptaban they/you all used to accept	they/you all used to accept

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acepté I accepted	I accepted
tú	aceptaste you accepted	you accepted
él/ella/usted	aceptó he/she/you accepted	he/she/you accepted
nosotros	aceptamos we accepted	we accepted
vosotros	aceptasteis you all accepted	you all accepted
ellos/ustedes	aceptaron they/you all accepted	they/you all accepted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aceptaré I will accept	I will accept
tú	aceptarás you will accept	you will accept
él/ella/usted	aceptará he/she/you will accept	he/she/you will accept
nosotros	aceptaremos we will accept	we will accept
vosotros	aceptaréis you all will accept	you all will accept
ellos/ustedes	aceptarán they/you all will accept	they/you all will accept

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aceptaría I would accept	I would accept
tú	aceptarías you would accept	you would accept
él/ella/usted	aceptaría he/she/you would accept	he/she/you would accept
nosotros	aceptaríamos we would accept	we would accept
vosotros	aceptaríais you all would accept	you all would accept
ellos/ustedes	aceptarían they/you all would accept	they/you all would accept

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acepte that I accept	that I accept
tú	aceptes that you accept	that you accept
él/ella/usted	acepte that he/she/you accept	that he/she/you accept
nosotros	aceptemos that we accept	that we accept
vosotros	aceptéis that you all accept	that you all accept
ellos/ustedes	acepten that they/you all accept	that they/you all accept

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aceptara or aceptase that I accepted	that I accepted
tú	aceptaras or aceptases that you accepted	that you accepted
él/ella/usted	aceptara or aceptase that he/she/you accepted	that he/she/you accepted
nosotros	aceptáramos or aceptásemos that we accepted	that we accepted
vosotros	aceptarais or aceptaseis that you all accepted	that you all accepted
ellos/ustedes	aceptaran or aceptasen that they/you all accepted	that they/you all accepted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he aceptado I have accepted	I have accepted
tú	has aceptado you have accepted	you have accepted
él/ella/usted	ha aceptado he/she/you have accepted	he/she/you have accepted
nosotros	hemos aceptado we have accepted	we have accepted
vosotros	habéis aceptado you all have accepted	you all have accepted
ellos/ustedes	han aceptado they/you all have accepted	they/you all have accepted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había aceptado I had accepted	I had accepted
tú	habías aceptado you had accepted	you had accepted
él/ella/usted	había aceptado he/she/you had accepted	he/she/you had accepted
nosotros	habíamos aceptado we had accepted	we had accepted
vosotros	habíais aceptado you all had accepted	you all had accepted
ellos/ustedes	habían aceptado they/you all had accepted	they/you all had accepted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube aceptado I had accepted	I had accepted
tú	hubiste aceptado you had accepted	you had accepted
él/ella/usted	hubo aceptado he/she/you had accepted	he/she/you had accepted
nosotros	hubimos aceptado we had accepted	we had accepted
vosotros	hubisteis aceptado you all had accepted	you all had accepted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron aceptado they/you all had accepted	they/you all had accepted

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré aceptado I will have accepted	I will have accepted
tú	habrás aceptado you will have accepted	you will have accepted
él/ella/usted	habrá aceptado he/she/you will have accepted	he/she/you will have accepted
nosotros	habremos aceptado we will have accepted	we will have accepted
vosotros	habréis aceptado you all will have accepted	you all will have accepted
ellos/ustedes	habrán aceptado they/you all will have accepted	they/you all will have accepted

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría aceptado I would have accepted	I would have accepted
tú	habrías aceptado you would have accepted	you would have accepted
él/ella/usted	habría aceptado he/she/you would have accepted	he/she/you would have accepted
nosotros	habríamos aceptado we would have accepted	we would have accepted
vosotros	habríais aceptado you all would have accepted	you all would have accepted
ellos/ustedes	habrían aceptado they/you all would have accepted	they/you all would have accepted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya aceptado that I have accepted	that I have accepted
tú	hayas aceptado that you have accepted	that you have accepted
él/ella/usted	haya aceptado that he/she/you have accepted	that he/she/you have accepted
nosotros	hayamos aceptado that we have accepted	that we have accepted
vosotros	hayáis aceptado that you all have accepted	that you all have accepted
ellos/ustedes	hayan aceptado that they/you all have accepted	that they/you all have accepted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera aceptado that I had accepted	that I had accepted
tú	hubieras aceptado that you had accepted	that you had accepted
él/ella/usted	hubiera aceptado that he/she/you had accepted	that he/she/you had accepted
nosotros	hubiéramos aceptado that we had accepted	that we had accepted
vosotros	hubierais aceptado that you all had accepted	that you all had accepted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran aceptado that they/you all had accepted	that they/you all had accepted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acepta	accept! (you)
usted	acepte	accept! (you formal)
nosotros	aceptemos	let's accept!
vosotros	aceptad	accept! (you all)
ustedes	acepten	accept! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aceptes	don't accept! (you)
usted	no acepte	don't accept! (you formal)
nosotros	no aceptemos	let's not accept!
vosotros	no aceptéis	don't accept! (you all)
ustedes	no acepten	don't accept! (you all)

More About "aceptar"

Examples in Context

Acepté la oferta de trabajo.

I accepted the job offer.

Preterite

Acepto tu disculpa.

I accept your apology.

Present

He aceptado la invitación.

I have accepted the invitation.

Present Perfect

Aceptaré las condiciones.

I will accept the conditions.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

rechazar(to reject)

Usage Notes

•Aceptar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to accept
•Common in formal contexts

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