Active conjugation of the regular verb to acquire in all tenses and persons.
Nominal forms
Infinitive: To acquire
Present participle: acquiring
Past participle: acquired
Indicative
Present
I
acquire
you
acquire
he/she/it
acquires
we
acquire
you
acquire
they
acquire
Perfect
I
have acquired
you
have acquired
he/she/it
has acquired
we
have acquired
you
have acquired
they
have acquired
Past
I
acquired
you
acquired
he/she/it
acquired
we
acquired
you
acquired
they
acquired
Past perfect
I
had acquired
you
had acquired
he/she/it
had acquired
we
had acquired
you
had acquired
they
had acquired
Future
I
will acquire
you
will acquire
he/she/it
will acquire
we
will acquire
you
will acquire
they
will acquire
Future perfect
I
will have acquired
you
will have acquired
he/she/it
will have acquired
we
will have acquired
you
will have acquired
they
will have acquired
Conditional
Present
I
would acquire
you
would acquire
he/she/it
would acquire
we
would acquire
you
would acquire
they
would acquire
Perfect
I
would have acquired
you
would have acquired
he/she/it
would have acquired
we
would have acquired
you
would have acquired
they
would have acquired
Indicative - Continuous forms
Present
I
am acquiring
you
are acquiring
he/she/it
is acquiring
we
are acquiring
you
are acquiring
they
are acquiring
Present perfect
I
have been acquiring
you
have been acquiring
he/she/it
have been acquiring
we
have been acquiring
you
have been acquiring
they
have been acquiring
Past
I
was acquiring
you
were acquiring
he/she/it
was acquiring
we
were acquiring
you
were acquiring
they
were acquiring
Past perfect
I
had been acquiring
you
had been acquiring
he/she/it
had been acquiring
we
had been acquiring
you
had been acquiring
they
had been acquiring
Future
I
will be acquiring
you
will be acquiring
he/she/it
will be acquiring
we
will be acquiring
you
will be acquiring
they
will be acquiring
Future perfect
I
will have been acquiring
you
will have been acquiring
he/she/it
will have been acquiring
we
will have been acquiring
you
will have been acquiring
they
will have been acquiring
Conditional - Continuous forms
Present
I
would acquire
you
would acquire
he/she/it
would acquire
we
would acquire
you
would acquire
they
would acquire
Perfect
I
would have acquired
you
would have acquired
he/she/it
would have acquired
we
would have acquired
you
would have acquired
they
would have acquired
Imperative
Affirmative
you
acquire!
we
Let's acquire!
you (pl.)
acquire!
Negative
you
don't acquire! (do not acquire)
you (pl.)
don't acquire! (do not acquire)
Passive voice of to acquire
The passive voice of to acquire is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.
Nominal forms
Infinitive: To acquire
Past participle: acquired
Indicative
Present
I
am acquired
you
are acquired
he/she/it
is acquired
we
are acquired
you
are acquired
they
are acquired
Perfect
I
have been acquired
you
have been acquired
he/she/it
has been acquired
we
have been acquired
you
have been acquired
they
have been acquired
Past
I
was acquired
you
were acquired
he/she/it
was acquired
we
were acquired
you
were acquired
they
were acquired
Past perfect
I
had been acquired
you
had been acquired
he/she/it
had been acquired
we
had been acquired
you
had been acquired
they
had been acquired
Future
I
will be acquired
you
will be acquired
he/she/it
will be acquired
we
will be acquired
you
will be acquired
they
will be acquired
Future perfect
I
will have been acquired
you
will have been acquired
he/she/it
will have been acquired
we
will have been acquired
you
will have been acquired
they
will have been acquired
Conditional
Present
I
would be acquired
you
would be acquired
he/she/it
would be acquired
we
would be acquired
you
would be acquired
they
would be acquired
Perfect
I
would have been acquired
you
would have been acquired
he/she/it
would have been acquired
we
would have been acquired
you
would have been acquired
they
would have been acquired
Indicative - Continuous forms
Present
I
am being acquired
you
are being acquired
he/she/it
is being acquired
we
are being acquired
you
are being acquired
they
are being acquired
Present perfect
I
have been being acquired
you
have been being acquired
he/she/it
has been being acquired
we
have been being acquired
you
have been being acquired
they
have been being acquired
Past
I
was being acquired
you
were being acquired
he/she/it
was being acquired
we
were being acquired
you
were being acquired
they
were being acquired
Past perfect
I
had been being acquired
you
had been being acquired
he/she/it
had been being acquired
we
had been being acquired
you
had been being acquired
they
had been being acquired
Future
I
will be being acquired
you
will be being acquired
he/she/it
will be being acquired
we
will be being acquired
you
will be being acquired
they
will be being acquired
Future perfect
I
will have been being acquired
you
will have been being acquired
he/she/it
will have been being acquired
we
will have been being acquired
you
will have been being acquired
they
will have been being acquired
Conditional - Continuous forms
Present
I
would be being acquired
you
would be being acquired
he/she/it
would be being acquired
we
would be being acquired
you
would be being acquired
they
would be being acquired
Perfect
I
would have been being acquired
you
would have been being acquired
he/she/it
would have been being acquired
we
would have been being acquired
you
would have been being acquired
they
would have been being acquired
What does acquire mean?
Definitions
Verb
acquire -
win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
acquire -
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
acquire -
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
acquire -
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
acquire -
gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
acquire -
gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
acquire -
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
1.
This unsuccessful venture was soon followed by a falling-out with his Iraqi partner, who sought to acquire additional oil revenue sources in the neighboring emirate of Kuwait, a wholly-owned U.S.-British subsidiary.
2.
Without the funds from our 1991 partners, we would not be able to acquire the oil revenue trapped within Iraq.
3.
China's overtures to join the U.S.-led effort to develop the 16-nation international space station have been thwarted for more than a decade over a range of issues, including the Asian country's human rights policies and worries it could acquire technologies that could pose a security threat.
4.
The store manager, Jim Smith, made an excellent tire recommendation for my newly acquired Lexus.
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