acentuar Future Conjugation
acentuar — to accent
The future of acentuar is regular: acentuaré, acentuarás, acentuará, acentuaremos, acentuaréis, acentuarán.
acentuar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict that a situation will worsen (accentuate) or to state that you will include accent marks in a future text.
Notes on acentuar in the Future
Acentuar is fully regular in the future. Simply add the future endings to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Acentuaré todas las tildes en mi ensayo final.
I will put in all the accent marks in my final essay.
yo
Este cambio acentuará las diferencias entre los grupos.
This change will emphasize the differences between the groups.
él/ella/usted
Mañana acentuaremos los puntos clave.
Tomorrow we will emphasize the key points.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: acentuare
Correct: acentuaré
Why: Without the accent on the 'e', it becomes the future subjunctive (rarely used), not the future indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acentúo
In the present tense, acentuar follows the 'u-varying' pattern where the 'u' takes an accent in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: acentué
The preterite of acentuar is regular: acentué, acentuaste, acentuó, acentuamos, acentuasteis, acentuaron.
Imperfect
yo: acentuaba
The imperfect of acentuar is regular: acentuaba, acentuabas, acentuaba, acentuábamos, acentuabais, acentuaban.
Conditional
yo: acentuaría
The conditional of acentuar is regular: acentuaría, acentuarías, acentuaría, acentuaríamos, acentuaríais, acentuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acentúe
The present subjunctive of acentuar follows the 'u-varying' pattern: acentúe, acentúes, acentúe, acentuemos, acentuéis, acentúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acentuara
The imperfect subjunctive of acentuar is regular: acentuara, acentuaras, acentuara, acentuáramos, acentuarais, acentuaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acentúa
The imperative uses acentúa (tú) and acentúe (usted) to give direct commands about stressing or highlighting something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acentúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no acentúes, no acentúe, no acentuemos, no acentúen.