acentuar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
acentuar — to accent
The imperative uses acentúa (tú) and acentúe (usted) to give direct commands about stressing or highlighting something.
acentuar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when telling someone to mark an accent on a word or to emphasize a specific point in a presentation.
Notes on acentuar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form and 'usted' forms require the written accent on the 'u' (acentúa, acentúen). The 'vosotros' form is regular (acentuad).
Example Sentences
¡Acentúa esa palabra!
Accent that word!
tú
Acentúe los aspectos positivos del proyecto.
Emphasize the positive aspects of the project.
Acentuad bien el texto antes de entregarlo.
Accent the text well before handing it in.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: acentua
Correct: acentúa
Why: Without the accent mark, the stress is on the wrong syllable for a command.
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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.
Future
yo: acentuaré
The future of acentuar is regular: acentuaré, acentuarás, acentuará, acentuaremos, acentuaréis, acentuarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acentúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no acentúes, no acentúe, no acentuemos, no acentúen.