Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Acentuar in Spanish
To accentuate, to emphasize, to emphasise Irregular Verb
At a glance: Acentuar (to accentuate, to emphasize, to emphasise) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: acentúo, acentúas, acentúa, acentuamos, acentuáis, acentúan. Its irregularities include: Change u to ú for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Acentuar
- Acentuar in the Indicative Present
- Acentuar in the Indicative Preterite
- Acentuar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Acentuar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Acentuar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Acentuar in the Indicative Future
- Acentuar in the Indicative Conditional
- Acentuar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Acentuar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Acentuar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Acentuar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Acentuar
- Imperative tenses of Acentuar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Acentuar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Acentuar is the Spanish verb for "to accentuate, to emphasize, to emphasise". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to acentuar include: realzar, enfatizar, recalcar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | acentuar | to accentuate, to emphasize, to emphasise |
| Past participle | acentuado | accentuated |
| Gerund | acentuando | accentuating |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of acentuar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "acentúo", meaning "I accentuate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentúo | I accentuate |
| Tú | acentúas | you accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentúa | s/he accentuates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuamos | we accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuáis | you (plural) accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentúan | they accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of acentuar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "acentué", meaning "I accentuated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentué | I accentuated |
| Tú | acentuaste | you accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuó | s/he accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuamos | we accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuasteis | you (plural) accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuaron | they accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of acentuar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "acentuaba", meaning "I used to accentuate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentuaba | I used to accentuate |
| Tú | acentuabas | you used to accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuaba | s/he used to accentuate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuábamos | we used to accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuabais | you (plural) used to accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuaban | they used to accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of acentuar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy acentuando", meaning "I am accentuating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy acentuando | I am accentuating |
| Tú | estás acentuando | you are accentuating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está acentuando | s/he is accentuating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos acentuando | we are accentuating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis acentuando | you (plural) are accentuating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están acentuando | they are accentuating |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of acentuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a acentuar", meaning "I am going to accentuate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a acentuar | I am going to accentuate |
| Tú | vas a acentuar | you are going to accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a acentuar | s/he is going to accentuate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a acentuar | we are going to accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a acentuar | you (plural) are going to accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a acentuar | they are going to accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of acentuar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "acentuaré", meaning "I will accentuate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentuaré | I will accentuate |
| Tú | acentuarás | you will accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuará | s/he will accentuate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuaremos | we will accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuaréis | you (plural) will accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuarán | they will accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of acentuar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "acentuaría", meaning "I would accentuate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentuaría | I would accentuate |
| Tú | acentuarías | you would accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuaría | s/he would accentuate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuaríamos | we would accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuaríais | you (plural) would accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuarían | they would accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of acentuar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he acentuado", meaning "I have accentuated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he acentuado | I have accentuated |
| Tú | has acentuado | you have accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha acentuado | s/he has accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos acentuado | we have accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis acentuado | you (plural) have accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han acentuado | they have accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of acentuar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había acentuado", meaning "I had accentuated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había acentuado | I had accentuated |
| Tú | habías acentuado | you had accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había acentuado | s/he had accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos acentuado | we had accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais acentuado | you (plural) had accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían acentuado | they had accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of acentuar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré acentuado", meaning "I will have accentuated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré acentuado | I will have accentuated |
| Tú | habrás acentuado | you will have accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá acentuado | s/he will have accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos acentuado | we will have accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis acentuado | you (plural) will have accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán acentuado | they will have accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of acentuar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría acentuado", meaning "I would have accentuated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría acentuado | I would have accentuated |
| Tú | habrías acentuado | you would have accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría acentuado | s/he would have accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos acentuado | we would have accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais acentuado | you (plural) would have accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían acentuado | they would have accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "acentúe", meaning "I accentuate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentúe | I accentuate |
| Tú | acentúes | you accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentúe | s/he accentuates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuemos | we accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuéis | you (plural) accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentúen | they accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "acentuara", meaning "I accentuated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentuara | I accentuated |
| Tú | acentuaras | you accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuara | s/he accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuáramos | we accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuarais | you (plural) accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuaran | they accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "acentuare", meaning "I will accentuate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | acentuare | I will accentuate |
| Tú | acentuares | you will accentuate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentuare | s/he will accentuate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuáremos | we will accentuate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuareis | you (plural) will accentuate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentuaren | they will accentuate |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya acentuado", meaning "I have accentuated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya acentuado | I have accentuated |
| Tú | hayas acentuado | you have accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya acentuado | s/he has accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos acentuado | we have accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis acentuado | you (plural) have accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan acentuado | they have accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera acentuado", meaning "I had accentuated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera acentuado | I had accentuated |
| Tú | hubieras acentuado | you had accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera acentuado | s/he had accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos acentuado | we had accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais acentuado | you (plural) had accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran acentuado | they had accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere acentuado", meaning "I will have accentuated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere acentuado | I will have accentuated |
| Tú | hubieres acentuado | you will have accentuated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere acentuado | s/he will have accentuated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos acentuado | we will have accentuated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis acentuado | you (plural) will have accentuated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren acentuado | they will have accentuated |
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Acentuar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "acentúe", meaning "(to you formal) accentuate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | acentúa | (to you) accentuate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | acentúe | (to you formal) accentuate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | acentuemos | let's accentuate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | acentuad | (to you plural) accentuate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | acentúen | (to you plural formal) accentuate! |
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Acentuar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no acentúe", meaning "(to you formal) don't accentuate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no acentúes | (to you) don't accentuate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no acentúe | (to you formal) don't accentuate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no acentuemos | let's not accentuate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no acentuéis | (to you plural) don't accentuate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no acentúen | (to you plural formal) don't accentuate! |
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Frequently asked questions about Acentuar
Is acentuar a regular or irregular verb?
Acentuar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Change u to ú for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate acentuar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), acentuar is conjugated as: yo acentúo, tú acentúas, él/ella/usted acentúa, nosotros acentuamos, vosotros acentuáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acentúan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate acentuar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), acentuar is conjugated as: yo acentué, tú acentuaste, él/ella/usted acentuó, nosotros acentuamos, vosotros acentuasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acentuaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate acentuar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), acentuar is conjugated as: yo acentuaba, tú acentuabas, él/ella/usted acentuaba, nosotros acentuábamos, vosotros acentuabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes acentuaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate acentuar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), acentuar is conjugated as: yo acentuaré, tú acentuarás, él/ella/usted acentuará, nosotros acentuaremos, vosotros acentuaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acentuarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate acentuar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), acentuar is conjugated as: yo acentúe, tú acentúes, él/ella/usted acentúe, nosotros acentuemos, vosotros acentuéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acentúen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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