acentuar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
acentuar — to accent
The imperfect subjunctive of acentuar is regular: acentuara, acentuaras, acentuara, acentuáramos, acentuarais, acentuaran.
acentuar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' clauses or in past-tense scenarios involving doubt or emotion regarding an emphasis.
Notes on acentuar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person plural preterite (acentuaron) and is regular.
Example Sentences
Si yo acentuara mejor, sacaría mejores notas.
If I accented better, I would get better grades.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos acentuaran sus fortalezas.
I would like them to emphasize their strengths.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si acentuáramos el mensaje, la gente entendería.
If we emphasized the message, people would understand.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: acentuaramos
Correct: acentuáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always needs an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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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.
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.