Aceptar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Aceptar in Spanish

Aceptar means “to accept.” You will learn its regular -AR forms across all 18 key systems and use them naturally with offers, proposals, and decisions.

Aceptar conjugation at a glance

aceptar — to accept. Verb type: Regular AR. It is a regular -AR verb. The stem acept- stays stable, the gerund is aceptando — accepting, and the participle is aceptado — accepted. There are no stem changes or spelling alternations in the core paradigm.

Aceptar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund is used in progressive constructions, and the past participle builds compound forms with haber — the auxiliary “to have.”

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	aceptar	to accept
Gerund	aceptando	accepting
Past participle	aceptado	accepted

Aceptar meaning and essential uses

This verb is normally transitive: the subject receives, approves, admits, or agrees to something. The object can be an offer, invitation, proposal, condition, responsibility, or other thing presented for approval or receipt.

The verb can also introduce a clause when someone admits or accepts that something is true; choose the mood of that following clause according to the meaning and surrounding grammar rather than treating the target verb as a fixed subjunctive trigger.

• Aceptaron nuestra invitación. — They accepted our invitation.
• Aceptamos la responsabilidad. — We accept the responsibility.

Aceptar conjugation pattern

Verb type: Regular AR. Remove the -AR ending to obtain acept-, then add the regular -AR endings in the simple indicative, subjunctive, future, conditional, and command patterns.

The gerund aceptando — accepting and participle aceptado — accepted are regular. Perfect forms use haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted.

• acepto — I accept
• aceptando — accepting
• aceptado — accepted

Aceptar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

The following eleven systems show the target verb in common indicative time frames and in two frequent verbal periphrases. Each section explains the use and formation before giving the full six-person table.

Aceptar present tense conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El presente de indicativo — present indicative. Use it for current situations, habits, general facts, or actions framed as present. The stem acept- remains stable and takes the regular -AR endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acepto	I accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptas	you accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acepta	he / she accepts; you (formal) accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptamos	we accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptáis	you (plural, Spain) accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptan	they / you (plural) accept

• Acepto tu propuesta. — I accept your proposal.

Aceptar preterite conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido — preterite. Use it for completed or bounded past events. The stem acept- remains stable and takes the regular -AR endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acepté	I accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptaste	you accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptó	he / she / you (formal) accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptamos	we accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptasteis	you (plural, Spain) accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptaron	they / you (plural) accepted

• Aceptaron la oferta ayer. — They accepted the offer yesterday.

Aceptar imperfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito imperfecto — imperfect. Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The stem acept- remains stable and takes the regular -AR endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aceptaba	I used to accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptabas	you used to accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptaba	he / she / you (formal) used to accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptábamos	we used to accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptabais	you (plural, Spain) used to accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptaban	they / you (plural) used to accept

• Antes aceptábamos pagos en efectivo. — We used to accept cash payments before.

Aceptar present progressive

The present progressive is a verbal periphrasis, not a separate morphological tense. Use it for an action or process presented as unfolding around now. Form it with estar — to be + aceptando — accepting. The gerund stays the same for every person.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy aceptando	I am accepting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás aceptando	you are accepting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está aceptando	he / she is accepting; you (formal) are accepting
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos aceptando	we are accepting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis aceptando	you (plural, Spain) are accepting
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están aceptando	they / you (plural) are accepting

• Estoy aceptando nuevas solicitudes esta semana. — I am accepting new applications this week.

Aceptar near future conjugation

The near future is a verbal periphrasis, not a separate morphological tense. Use it for plans, intentions, or events viewed as imminent. Form it with ir a — to be going to + aceptar — to accept. The infinitive stays unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a aceptar	I am going to accept
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a aceptar	you are going to accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a aceptar	he / she is going to accept; you (formal) are going to accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a aceptar	we are going to accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a aceptar	you (plural, Spain) are going to accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a aceptar	they / you (plural) are going to accept

• Voy a aceptar el puesto. — I am going to accept the position.

Aceptar future tense conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro simple — simple future. Use it for future reference and, in suitable contexts, conjecture. Add the regular future endings to the complete infinitive aceptar — to accept.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aceptaré	I will accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptarás	you will accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptará	he / she / you (formal) will accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptaremos	we will accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptaréis	you (plural, Spain) will accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptarán	they / you (plural) will accept

• Aceptaremos inscripciones hasta el viernes. — We will accept registrations until Friday.

Aceptar conditional conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El condicional simple — simple conditional. Use it for hypothetical results, softened statements, or other conditional meanings. Add the regular conditional endings to the complete infinitive aceptar — to accept.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aceptaría	I would accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptarías	you would accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptaría	he / she / you (formal) would accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptaríamos	we would accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptaríais	you (plural, Spain) would accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptarían	they / you (plural) would accept

• Aceptaría la oferta con mejores condiciones. — I would accept the offer with better terms.

Aceptar present perfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito perfecto compuesto — present perfect. Use it for a past situation connected to a present reference point; its frequency and distribution vary across Spanish-speaking regions. Form it with the present of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he aceptado	I have accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	has aceptado	you have accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha aceptado	he / she has accepted; you (formal) have accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos aceptado	we have accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis aceptado	you (plural, Spain) have accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han aceptado	they / you (plural) have accepted

• He aceptado tus disculpas. — I have accepted your apology.

Aceptar past perfect conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito pluscuamperfecto — past perfect or pluperfect. Use it for an event that occurred before another past reference point. Form it with the imperfect of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había aceptado	I had accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías aceptado	you had accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había aceptado	he / she / you (formal) had accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos aceptado	we had accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais aceptado	you (plural, Spain) had accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían aceptado	they / you (plural) had accepted

• Ya habían aceptado el acuerdo cuando llamaste. — They had already accepted the agreement when you called.

Aceptar future perfect conjugation

The future perfect expresses an action viewed as completed before a future reference point. Form it with the future of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré aceptado	I will have accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás aceptado	you will have accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá aceptado	he / she / you (formal) will have accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos aceptado	we will have accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis aceptado	you (plural, Spain) will have accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán aceptado	they / you (plural) will have accepted

• Para mañana, habremos aceptado todas las solicitudes válidas. — By tomorrow, we will have accepted all valid applications.

Aceptar conditional perfect conjugation

The conditional perfect expresses a hypothetical completed action, often one dependent on an unreal past condition. Form it with the conditional of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted. The participle remains unchanged.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría aceptado	I would have accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías aceptado	you would have accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría aceptado	he / she / you (formal) would have accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos aceptado	we would have accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais aceptado	you (plural, Spain) would have accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían aceptado	they / you (plural) would have accepted

• Habría aceptado el trabajo si hubiera sido remoto. — I would have accepted the job if it had been remote.

Aceptar subjunctive conjugations

The following six systems show the target verb in the subjunctive. The subjunctive is used in subordinate environments such as wishes, influence, evaluation, doubt, necessity, possibility, and hypothetical reference; the exact trigger depends on the sentence.

Aceptar present subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El presente de subjuntivo — present subjunctive. Use it in subordinate environments such as wishes, influence, evaluation, doubt, necessity, or non-specific reference when the surrounding construction requires the subjunctive. Form it from the regular -AR present-subjunctive pattern for this verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	acepte	that I accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptes	that you accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	acepte	that he / she / you (formal) accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptemos	that we accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptéis	that you (plural, Spain) accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	acepten	that they / you (plural) accept

• Espero que aceptes nuestra invitación. — I hope you accept our invitation.

Aceptar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El imperfecto de subjuntivo — imperfect subjunctive. Use it in past, hypothetical, or counterfactual subordinate environments when the construction calls for the subjunctive. The primary table uses the accepted -ra series. The accepted -se series is also available; for example, aceptase — if I accepted and aceptásemos — if we accepted. The two series overlap widely but should not be treated as mechanically interchangeable in every construction.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aceptara	if I accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptaras	if you accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptara	if he / she / you (formal) accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptáramos	if we accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptarais	if you (plural, Spain) accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptaran	if they / you (plural) accepted

• Si aceptaras la propuesta, empezaríamos el lunes. — If you accepted the proposal, we would start on Monday.

Aceptar future subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro de subjuntivo — future subjunctive. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in restricted formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These reference forms follow the future-subjunctive series derived from the preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	aceptare	if I should accept
Tú — you, singular informal	aceptares	if you should accept
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	aceptare	if he / she / you (formal) should accept
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	aceptáremos	if we should accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptareis	if you (plural, Spain) should accept
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	aceptaren	if they / you (plural) should accept

• Quien aceptare estas condiciones quedará obligado por ellas. — Whoever accepts these terms shall be bound by them.

Aceptar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

The present perfect subjunctive places a completed event inside a present subjunctive environment, often after an evaluation, emotion, doubt, or other trigger. Form it with the present subjunctive of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya aceptado	that I have accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas aceptado	that you have accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya aceptado	that he / she has accepted; that you (formal) have accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos aceptado	that we have accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis aceptado	that you (plural, Spain) have accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan aceptado	that they / you (plural) have accepted

• Me alegra que hayas aceptado la invitación. — I am glad that you have accepted the invitation.

Aceptar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo — past perfect subjunctive. Use it for a completed event viewed from a past or counterfactual subjunctive frame. The primary table uses hubiera — had + aceptado — accepted. The accepted alternative with hubiese — had is also possible; for example, hubiese aceptado — if I had accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera aceptado	if I had accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras aceptado	if you had accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera aceptado	if he / she / you (formal) had accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos aceptado	if we had accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais aceptado	if you (plural, Spain) had accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran aceptado	if they / you (plural) had accepted

• Si hubiéramos aceptado antes, habríamos pagado menos. — If we had accepted earlier, we would have paid less.

Aceptar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Spanish grammatical name: El futuro perfecto de subjuntivo — future perfect subjunctive. Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is mainly a restricted reference form for formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the future subjunctive of haber — the auxiliary “to have” + aceptado — accepted.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere aceptado	if I should have accepted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres aceptado	if you should have accepted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere aceptado	if he / she / you (formal) should have accepted
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos aceptado	if we should have accepted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis aceptado	if you (plural, Spain) should have accepted
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren aceptado	if they / you (plural) should have accepted

• Quien hubiere aceptado la oferta deberá comunicarlo por escrito. — Whoever has accepted the offer must communicate it in writing.

Aceptar imperative and commands

Commands are a functional system rather than a tense. The tables separate affirmative and negative polarity and show the five core addressee or exhortative functions.

Aceptar affirmative commands

Affirmative commands tell an addressee to perform the action. Use the five direct-addressee functions shown below; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Addressee and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	acepta	accept
Usted — you, singular formal	acepte	accept, formal
Nosotros / Nosotras — let's	aceptemos	let's accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	aceptad	accept, plural informal in Spain
Ustedes — you, plural	acepten	accept, plural

• Acepta la ayuda que te ofrecen. — Accept the help they are offering you.

Aceptar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms to tell an addressee not to perform the action. Use the five direct-addressee functions shown below; there is no ordinary yo — I command row.

Addressee and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no aceptes	don't accept
Usted — you, singular formal	no acepte	don't accept, formal
Nosotros / Nosotras — let's	no aceptemos	let's not accept
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no aceptéis	don't accept, plural informal in Spain
Ustedes — you, plural	no acepten	don't accept, plural

• No aceptes condiciones que no entiendas. — Do not accept terms that you do not understand.

Example sentences with Aceptar

These examples reinforce the target verb across common time frames, moods, and sentence patterns without replacing the system-specific examples above.

• Aceptamos tarjetas y efectivo. — We accept cards and cash.
• Ella aceptó el cambio de horario. — She accepted the schedule change.
• Antes no aceptaban reservas por internet. — They did not use to accept online reservations.
• Voy a aceptar la invitación. — I am going to accept the invitation.
• ¿Aceptarías un horario diferente? — Would you accept a different schedule?
• Espero que acepten la propuesta. — I hope they accept the proposal.
• Ya hemos aceptado las nuevas condiciones. — We have already accepted the new terms.
• No aceptéis documentos sin firma. — Do not accept unsigned documents.

Regional and usage notes for Aceptar

Core tables use tú — you, singular informal, and vosotros / vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain. In regions using vos — you, singular informal, common present and affirmative-command forms may differ; regional distribution varies.

• vos aceptás — you accept
• aceptá — accept, vos command

The verb has a stable regular pattern. The main task is to select the tense or mood that fits the situation and keep the object or clause clear so the listener knows exactly what is being accepted.