Usage Examples
[Present Indicative] Ella acentúa mal algunas palabras en español. → She accents some words incorrectly in Spanish.
[Present Perfect] La crisis ha acentuado las diferencias sociales. → The crisis has accentuated social differences.
[Imperfect Indicative] Él acentuaba demasiado la última sílaba. → He used to over-accent the last syllable.
[Pluperfect Indicative] El maquillaje ya había acentuado sus rasgos. → The makeup had already accentuated her features.
[Preterite] El profesor acentuó la importancia de este tema. → The teacher stressed the importance of this topic.
[Preterite Anterior] Apenas hubo acentuado la nota, el músico paró. → As soon as he had stressed the note, the musician stopped.
[Future] Este color acentuará tus ojos. → This color will accentuate your eyes.
[Future Perfect] Habrán acentuado el problema para mañana. → They will have exacerbated the problem by tomorrow.
[Conditional] Yo no acentuaría tanto ese detalle. → I wouldn't stress that detail so much.
[Conditional Perfect] Habría acentuado el sabor con un poco de sal. → I would have enhanced the flavor with a bit of salt.