acheter (buy) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate acheter (buy) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
acheter — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | achète | J'achète des courses chaque semaine. | I buy groceries every week. |
| tu | achètes | Tu achètes du café tous les matins. | You buy coffee every morning. |
| il/elle | achète | Elle achète du pain frais à la boulangerie. | She buys fresh bread at the bakery. |
| nous | achetons | Nous achetons nos légumes au marché. | We buy our vegetables at the market. |
| vous | achetez | Vous achetez trop de vêtements. | You all buy too many clothes. |
| ils/elles | achètent | Ils achètent leurs livres en ligne. | They buy their books online. |
acheter — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai acheté | J'ai acheté une nouvelle veste hier. | I bought a new jacket yesterday. |
| tu | as acheté | Tu as acheté trop de bonbons. | You bought too much candy. |
| il/elle | a acheté | Il/Elle a acheté une voiture d'occasion la semaine dernière. | He/She bought a used car last week. |
| nous | avons acheté | Nous avons acheté des fleurs fraîches au marché. | We bought fresh flowers at the market. |
| vous | avez acheté | Vous avez acheté la mauvaise taille. | You all bought the wrong size. |
| ils/elles | ont acheté | Ils/Elles ont acheté leur maison il y a cinq ans. | They bought their house five years ago. |
acheter — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | achetais | J'achetais des bonbons après l'école. | I used to buy candy after school. |
| tu | achetais | Tu achetais un nouveau téléphone. | You were buying a new phone. |
| il/elle | achetait | Il achetait toujours des fleurs pour sa mère. | He always bought flowers for his mom. |
| nous | achetions | Nous achetions notre déjeuner là-bas tous les jours. | We bought our lunch there every day. |
| vous | achetiez | Vous achetiez des choses moins chères à l'époque. | You all bought cheaper things back then. |
| ils/elles | achetaient | Elles achetaient des cadeaux de Noël. | They were buying Christmas gifts. |