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Do -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the imperfect carry accents? If so, where exactly?
2 Answers
- Anonymous6 months ago
Imperfect Indicative
1) "-AR" verbs carry a written accent only on the third-to-last syllable of the "nosotros" form.
Examples:
saltAR (to jump) --> nosotros/as sal-tá-ba-mos
caminAR (to walk) --> nosotros/as ca-mi-ná-ba-mos
mirARse (to look) --> nosotros/as nos mi-rá-ba-mos
cansARse (to get tired) --> nosotros/as nos can-sá-ba-mos
2) "-ER" and "-IR" verbs carry a written accent on the end "ía" of all the forms.
Examples:
hacER (to do) --> yo ponía, tú ponías, él/ella/usted ponía, nosotros poníamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes ponían
ponERse (to put) --> yo me ponía, tú te ponías, él/ella/usted se ponía, nosotros nos poníamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ponían
decIR (to say) --> yo decía, tú decías, él/ella/usted decía, nosotros decíamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes decían
escribIR (to write) --> yo escribía, tú escribías, él/ella/usted escribía, nosotros escribíamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribían
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Imperfect Subjunctive
"-AR," "-ER" and "-IR" verbs carry a written accent only on the third-to-last syllable of the "nosotros" form.
Examples:
saltAR (to jump) --> nosotros/as sal-tá-ra-mos
caminAR (to walk) --> nosotros/as ca-mi-ná-ra-mos
mirARse (to look) --> nosotros/as nos mi-rá-ra-mos
cansARse (to get tired) --> nosotros/as nos can-sá-ra-mos
hacER (to do) --> nosotros hi-cié-ra-mos
ponERse (to put) --> nosotros pu-sié-ra-mos
decIR (to say) --> nosotros di-jé-ra-mos
escribIR (to write) --> nosotros es-cri-bié-ra-mos
- Anonymous6 months ago
-AR verbs in the nosotros form: hablábamos, cantábamos, etc.
-ER and -IR in all the forms
comía
comías
etc.
vivía
vivías
etc.

