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Acquire Verb Forms

Base form (v1)	Acquire
Past form (v2)	Acquired
Past Participle (v3) -ed form	Acquired
Present Participle (v4) ‘ing’ form	Acquiring
Present simple (v5) s / es/ ies	Acquires

Acquire present tense

Simple present tense of acquire
used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time
Present continuous tense of acquire
used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions
Present perfect tense of acquire
used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment
Present perfect continuous tense of acquire
used to describe events that started in the past and continue into the present or were recently completed, emphasizing their relevance to the present moment

Acquire past tense

Simple past tense of acquire
used for events completed in the past
Past continuous tense of acquire
used to describe ongoing past events, often in relation to the occurrence of another event
Past perfect tense of acquire
used to describe events that happened prior to other events in the past
Past perfect continuous tense of acquire
used to describe events that began, continued, and ended in the past, emphasizing their relevance to a past moment

Acquire future tense

Simple future tense of acquire
used for events to be completed in the future
Future continuous tense of acquire
used to describe future events that are expected to continue over a period of time
Future perfect tense of acquire
used to describe events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future
Future perfect continuous tense of acquire
used to describe events that will continue up until a point in the future, emphasizing their expected duration

Simple present tense of acquire

Present continuous tense of acquire

Present perfect tense of acquire

Present perfect continuous tense of acquire

Simple past tense of acquire

Past continuous tense of acquire

Past perfect tense of acquire

Past perfect continuous tense of acquire

Simple future tense of acquire

Future continuous tense of acquire

Future perfect tense of acquire

Future perfect continuous tense of acquire