Verbos –uar con acento
Spanish verbs that end in –uar are conjugated with the same endings as regular -ar verbs, but most –uar verbs require an acute accent (tilde) on the u in certain forms of the present tense, subjunctive, and imperative.
-uar verbs
All –uar verbs except those that end in –cuar or –guar need ú in all but the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Por ejemplo, evaluar:
| yo |
evalúo |
|
nosotros |
evaluamos |
| tú |
evalúas |
|
vosotros |
evaluáis |
| él |
evalúa |
|
ellos |
evalúan |
| yo |
evalúe |
|
nosotros |
evaluemos |
| tú |
evalúes |
|
vosotros |
evaluéis |
| él |
evalúe |
|
ellos |
evalúen |
| tú |
evalúa, no evalúes |
| Ud. |
evalúe |
| nosotros |
evaluemos |
| vosotros |
evaluad, no evaluéis |
| Uds. |
evalúen |
-uar verbs with ú
| acentuar |
|
to emphasize, accentuate |
| actuar |
|
to act |
| atenuar |
|
to attenuate |
| conceptuar |
|
to deem |
| continuar |
|
to continue |
| desvirtuar |
|
to spoil |
| efectuar |
|
to carry out, effect |
| evaluar |
|
to assess, evaluate |
| exceptuar |
|
to except |
| extenuar |
|
to emaciate |
| fluctuar |
|
to fluctuate |
| graduar |
|
to grade |
| habituar |
|
to habituate |
| individuar |
|
to individualize |
| infatuar |
|
to infatuate |
| insinuar |
|
to hint, insinuate |
| menstruar |
|
to menstruate |
| perpetuar |
|
to perpetuate |
| preceptuar |
|
to establish, lay down |
| puntuar |
|
to punctuate, to assess |
| redituar |
|
to yield (a profit) |
| situar |
|
to situate |
| tatuar |
|
to tattoo |
| valuar |
|
to value |
-guar verbs
Spanish verbs that end in –guar do not have an acute accent on the u, because that letter is not stressed. However, because these are spelling change verbs, a dieresis is required on the u in all the conjugations where it’s followed by e in order to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Por ejemplo, aguar:
| yo |
agüé |
|
nosotros |
aguamos |
| tú |
aguaste |
|
vosotros |
aguasteis |
| él |
aguó |
|
ellos |
aguaron |
| yo |
agüe |
|
nosotros |
agüemos |
| tú |
agües |
|
vosotros |
agüéis |
| él |
agüe |
|
ellos |
agüen |
| tú |
|
agua, no agües |
| Ud. |
|
agüe |
| nosotros |
|
agüemos |
| vosotros |
|
aguad, no agüéis |
| Uds. |
|
agüen |
-guar verbs conjugated with ü
| aguar |
|
to water |
| amenguar |
|
to lessen, diminish |
| amortiguar |
|
to muffle, cushion |
| apaciguar |
|
to appease |
| atestiguar |
|
to testify |
| averiguar |
|
to find out |
| desaguar |
|
to drain |
| fraguar |
|
to forge, harden |
| menguar |
|
to decrease |
| santiguar |
|
to bless |
-cuar verbs
Spanish verbs that end in –cuar are exceptions to all of the above: they do not have any kind of accent on the u, and are thus conjugated exactly like regular –ar verbs.
Por ejemplo, evacuar:
| yo |
evacuo |
|
nosotros |
evacuamos |
| tú |
evacuas |
|
vosotros |
evacuáis |
| él |
evacua |
|
ellos |
evacuan |
-cuar verbs conjugated with no accent on u
| adecuar |
|
to adapt |
| anticuar |
|
to antiquate, outdate |
| colicuar |
|
to melt, dissolve |
| evacuar |
|
to evacuate |
| licuar |
|
to blend, liquify |
| oblicuar |
|
to slant, tilt, deviate |
| promiscuar |
|
to do two things simultaneously |
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