Conjugation of to acquire

Conjugation of the English verb to acquire with pronunciation. To acquire is regular.

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Acquire verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):acquire
2.Past simple:acquired
3.Past participle:acquired
4.3rd person singular:acquires
5.Present participle:acquiring
6.Imperative:acquire!

Active voice of to acquire

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
Iacquire
youacquire
he/she/itacquires
weacquire
youacquire
theyacquire
Perfect
Ihave acquired
youhave acquired
he/she/ithas acquired
wehave acquired
youhave acquired
theyhave acquired
Past
Iacquired
youacquired
he/she/itacquired
weacquired
youacquired
theyacquired
Past perfect
Ihad acquired
youhad acquired
he/she/ithad acquired
wehad acquired
youhad acquired
theyhad acquired
Future
Iwill acquire
youwill acquire
he/she/itwill acquire
wewill acquire
youwill acquire
theywill acquire
Future perfect
Iwill have acquired
youwill have acquired
he/she/itwill have acquired
wewill have acquired
youwill have acquired
theywill have acquired
Conditional

Present
Iwould acquire
youwould acquire
he/she/itwould acquire
wewould acquire
youwould acquire
theywould acquire
Perfect
Iwould have acquired
youwould have acquired
he/she/itwould have acquired
wewould have acquired
youwould have acquired
theywould have acquired
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam acquiring
youare acquiring
he/she/itis acquiring
weare acquiring
youare acquiring
theyare acquiring
Present perfect
Ihave been acquiring
youhave been acquiring
he/she/ithave been acquiring
wehave been acquiring
youhave been acquiring
theyhave been acquiring
Past
Iwas acquiring
youwere acquiring
he/she/itwas acquiring
wewere acquiring
youwere acquiring
theywere acquiring
Past perfect
Ihad been acquiring
youhad been acquiring
he/she/ithad been acquiring
wehad been acquiring
youhad been acquiring
theyhad been acquiring
Future
Iwill be acquiring
youwill be acquiring
he/she/itwill be acquiring
wewill be acquiring
youwill be acquiring
theywill be acquiring
Future perfect
Iwill have been acquiring
youwill have been acquiring
he/she/itwill have been acquiring
wewill have been acquiring
youwill have been acquiring
theywill have been acquiring
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould acquire
youwould acquire
he/she/itwould acquire
wewould acquire
youwould acquire
theywould acquire
Perfect
Iwould have acquired
youwould have acquired
he/she/itwould have acquired
wewould have acquired
youwould have acquired
theywould have acquired
Imperative

Affirmative
youacquire!
weLet's acquire!
you (pl.)acquire!
Negative
youdon'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
Iam acquired
youare acquired
he/she/itis acquired
weare acquired
youare acquired
theyare acquired
Perfect
Ihave been acquired
youhave been acquired
he/she/ithas been acquired
wehave been acquired
youhave been acquired
theyhave been acquired
Past
Iwas acquired
youwere acquired
he/she/itwas acquired
wewere acquired
youwere acquired
theywere acquired
Past perfect
Ihad been acquired
youhad been acquired
he/she/ithad been acquired
wehad been acquired
youhad been acquired
theyhad been acquired
Future
Iwill be acquired
youwill be acquired
he/she/itwill be acquired
wewill be acquired
youwill be acquired
theywill be acquired
Future perfect
Iwill have been acquired
youwill have been acquired
he/she/itwill have been acquired
wewill have been acquired
youwill have been acquired
theywill have been acquired
Conditional

Present
Iwould be acquired
youwould be acquired
he/she/itwould be acquired
wewould be acquired
youwould be acquired
theywould be acquired
Perfect
Iwould have been acquired
youwould have been acquired
he/she/itwould have been acquired
wewould have been acquired
youwould have been acquired
theywould have been acquired
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being acquired
youare being acquired
he/she/itis being acquired
weare being acquired
youare being acquired
theyare being acquired
Present perfect
Ihave been being acquired
youhave been being acquired
he/she/ithas been being acquired
wehave been being acquired
youhave been being acquired
theyhave been being acquired
Past
Iwas being acquired
youwere being acquired
he/she/itwas being acquired
wewere being acquired
youwere being acquired
theywere being acquired
Past perfect
Ihad been being acquired
youhad been being acquired
he/she/ithad been being acquired
wehad been being acquired
youhad been being acquired
theyhad been being acquired
Future
Iwill be being acquired
youwill be being acquired
he/she/itwill be being acquired
wewill be being acquired
youwill be being acquired
theywill be being acquired
Future perfect
Iwill have been being acquired
youwill have been being acquired
he/she/itwill have been being acquired
wewill have been being acquired
youwill have been being acquired
theywill have been being acquired
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being acquired
youwould be being acquired
he/she/itwould be being acquired
wewould be being acquired
youwould be being acquired
theywould be being acquired
Perfect
Iwould have been being acquired
youwould have been being acquired
he/she/itwould have been being acquired
wewould have been being acquired
youwould have been being acquired
theywould 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"

Examples of to acquire

  • 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.

Translation of to acquire

  • German flag erwerben, akquirieren
  • French flag acquérir
  • Italian flag acquisire
  • Spanish flag obtener, adquirir
  • Portuguese flag adquirir
  • Bulgarian flag постигам, спечелвам, придобивам
  • Catalan flag adquirir
  • Dutch flag verwerven, verkrijgen, opdoen
  • Japanese flag 得る, 獲得する
  • Chinese flag 獲得, 获得
  • Russian flag приобретать, приобрести, овладевать, овладеть, постигать, постичь, постигнуть
  • Serbo-croatian flag сте̏ћи, stȅći
  • Arabian flag حصل
  • Swedish flag förvärva, införskaffa, uppköpa, skaffa, få
  • Turkish flag edinmek

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