ACHETER (TO BUY)

GROUP 1 REGULAR VERB

LEVELS: A1-B2

NOTES SUR LES PRONOMS SUJETS

◦ tu - you (informal, used for people you know or with children)

◦ vous - you (more formal, or for more than one person)
◦ on - here we illustrate on as the informal/conversational 'we' but depending on context, it
can be translated in other ways, for example 'one', 'you', 'they', 'everyone', 'someone' and
'people'.
◦ ils - they (used to replace masculine nouns or mixed masculine and feminine nouns)
◦ elles - they (used to replace feminine nouns)

NOTES SUR LES TEMPS

Refer to the course outline page to explore the individual tenses in more detail.

For example, lesson 23 is very useful for comparing the passé composé to the imparfait,
and lesson 10 gives you information on how to express the 'continuous' in French.

PRÉSENT
◦ j'achète - I buy, I am buying
◦ tu achètes - you buy, you are buying
◦ il achète - he buys, he is buying
◦ elle achète - she buys, she is buying
◦ on achète - we buy, we are buying
◦ nous achetons - we buy, we are buying
◦ vous achetez - you buy, you are buying
◦ ils achètent - they buy, they are buying
◦ elles achètent - they buy, they are buying

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

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◦ j'ai acheté - I bought, I have bought, I did buy
◦ tu as acheté - you bought, you have bought, you did buy
◦ il a acheté - he bought, he has bought, he did buy
◦ elle a acheté - she bought, she has bought, she did buy
◦ on a acheté - we bought, we have bought, we did buy
◦ nous avons acheté - we bought, we have bought, we did buy
◦ vous avez acheté - you bought, you have bought, you did buy
◦ ils ont acheté - they bought, they have bought, they did buy
◦ elles ont acheté - they bought, they have bought, they did buy

FUTUR SIMPLE
◦ j'achèterai - I will buy
◦ tu achèteras - you will buy
◦ il achètera - he will buy
◦ elle achètera - she will buy
◦ on achètera - we will buy
◦ nous achèterons - we will buy
◦ vous achèterez - you will buy
◦ ils achèteront - they will buy
◦ elles achèteront - they will buy

IMPARFAIT

◦ j'achetais - I was buying, I used to buy, I bought

◦ tu achetais - you were buying, you used to buy, you bought
◦ il achetait - he was buying, he used to buy, he bought
◦ elle achetait - she was buying, she used to buy, she bought
◦ on achetait - we were buying, we used to buy, we bought
◦ nous achetions - we were buying, we used to buy, we bought
◦ vous achetiez - you were buying, you used to buy, you bought
◦ ils achetaient - they were buying, they used to buy, they bought
◦ elles achetaient - they were buying, they used to buy, they bought

CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT
◦ j'achèterais - I would buy
◦ tu achèterais - you would buy
◦ il achèterait - he would buy
◦ elle achèterait - she would buy

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◦ on achèterait - we would buy
◦ nous achèterions - we would buy
◦ vous achèteriez - you would buy
◦ ils achèteraient - they would buy
◦ elles achèteraient - they would buy

PLUS-QUE-PARFAIT
◦ j'avais acheté - I had bought
◦ tu avais acheté - you had bought
◦ il avait acheté - he had bought
◦ elle avait acheté - she had bought
◦ on avait acheté - we had bought
◦ nous avions acheté - we had bought
◦ vous aviez acheté - you had bought
◦ ils avaient acheté - they had bought
◦ elles avaient acheté - they had bought

FUTUR ANTÉRIEUR

◦ j'aurai acheté - I will have bought

◦ tu auras acheté - you will have bought
◦ il aura acheté - he will have bought
◦ elle aura acheté - she will have bought
◦ on aura acheté - we will have bought
◦ nous aurons acheté - we will have bought
◦ vous aurez acheté - you will have bought
◦ ils auront acheté - they will have bought
◦ elles auront acheté - they will have bought

CONDITIONNEL PASSÉ
◦ j'aurais acheté - I would have bought
◦ tu aurais acheté - you would have bought
◦ il aurait acheté - he would have bought
◦ elle aurait acheté - she would have bought
◦ on aurait acheté - we would have bought
◦ nous aurions acheté - we would have bought
◦ vous auriez acheté - you would have bought
◦ ils auraient acheté - they would have bought

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◦ elles auraient acheté - they would have bought

SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT
◦ que j'achète - that I buy
◦ que tu achètes - that you buy
◦ qu'il achète - that he buys
◦ qu'elle achète - that she buys
◦ qu'on achète - that we buy
◦ que nous achetions - that we buy
◦ que vous achetiez - that you buy
◦ qu'ils achètent - that they buy
◦ qu'elles achètent - that they buy

SUBJONCTIF PASSÉ

◦ que j'aie acheté - that I bought

◦ que tu aies acheté - that you bought
◦ qu'il ait acheté - that he bought
◦ qu'elle ait acheté - that she bought
◦ qu'on ait acheté - that we bought
◦ que nous ayons acheté - that we bought
◦ que vous ayez acheté - that you bought
◦ qu'ils aient acheté - that they bought
◦ qu'elles aient acheté - that they bought

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