Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: -uar Verbs with u -> ú


AR	continuar	to continue	fortsetzen
	evacuar	to evacuate, empty, vacate	evakuieren
	evaluar	to evaluate	schätzen
	graduar	to graduate	auslernen, promovieren
	insinuar	to insinuate	andeuten

*This change does not occur in such verbs as: apaciguar & averiguar

In all forms except nosotros & vosotros the -u at the end of the stem becomes an -ú.

Drop the -ar: That's the stem !!

To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

The nosotros & vosotros forms do not require the stem change in the present tense.

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúo	I continue	I do continue	I am continuing	ich setze fort
evacuar	evacúo	I evacuate	I do evacuate	I'm evacuating	ich evakuiere
evaluar	evalúo	I evaluate	I do evaluate	I'm evaluating	ich schätze
graduar	gradúo	I graduate	I do graduate	I'm graduating	ich lerne aus
insinuar	insinúo	I insinuate	I do insinuate	I am insinuating	ich deute an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say YO. If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúas	you continue	you do continue	you're continuing	du setzt fort
evacuar	evacúas	you evacuate	you do evacuate	you're evacuating	du evakuierst
evaluar	evalúas	you evaluate	you do evaluate	you're evaluating	du schätzt
graduar	gradúas	you graduate	you do graduate	you're graduating	du lernst aus
insinuar	insinúas	you insinuate	you do insinuate	you're insinuating	du deutest an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the as ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ. If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Él form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúa	he continues	he does continue	he's continuing	er setzt fort
evacuar	evacúa	he evacuates	he does evacuate	he's evacuating	er evakuiert
evaluar	evalúa	he evaluates	he does evaluate	he's evaluating	er schätzt
graduar	gradúa	he graduates	he does graduate	he's graduating	er lernt aus
insinuar	insinúa	he insinuates	he does insinuate	he's insinuating	er deutet an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the a ending says he is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ÉL is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ÉL. If you do add the ÉL, it usually adds emphasis, saying he dooooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúa	she continues	she does continue	she's continuing	sie setzt fort
evacuar	evacúa	she evacuates	she does evacuate	she's evacuating	sie evakuiert
evaluar	evalúa	she evaluates	she does evaluate	she's evaluating	sie schätzt
graduar	gradúa	she graduates	she does graduate	she's graduating	sie lernt aus
insinuar	insinúa	she insinuates	she does insinuate	she's insinuating	sie deutet an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the a ending says she is doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLA is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLA. If you do add the ELLA, it usually adds emphasis, saying she dooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúa	you continue	you do continue	you're continuing	Sie setzen fort
evacuar	evacúa	you evacuate	you do evacuate	you're evacuating	Sie evakuieren
evaluar	evalúa	you evaluate	you do evaluate	you're evaluating	Sie schätzen
graduar	gradúa	you graduate	you do graduate	you're graduating	Sie lernen aus
insinuar	insinúa	you insinuate	you do insinuate	you're insinuating	Sie deuten an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the a ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTED is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTED. If you do add the USTED, it usually adds emphasis, saying you doooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Nosotros & Nosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continuamos	we continue	we do continue	we're continuing	wir setzen fort
evacuar	evacuamos	we evacuate	we do evacuate	we're evacuating	wir evakuieren
evaluar	evaluamos	we evaluate	we do evaluate	we're evaluating	wir schätzen
graduar	graduamos	we graduate	we do graduate	we're graduating	wir lernen aus
insinuar	insinuamos	we insinuate	we do insinuate	we're insinuating	wir deuten an

The nosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ar verb conjugation.

Why add the accent in other forms?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the amos ending says we are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The NOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say NOSOTROS. If you do add the NOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying we dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U ->Ú

Vosotros & Vosotras form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continuáis	y'all continue	y'all do continue	y'all are continuing	ihr setzt fort
evacuar	evacuáis	y'all evacuate	y'all do evacuate	y'all are evacuating	ihr evakuiert
evaluar	evaluáis	y'all evaluate	y'all do evaluate	y'all are evaluating	ihr schätzt
graduar	graduáis	y'all graduate	y'all do graduate	y'all are graduating	ihr lernt aus
insinuar	insinuáis	y'all insinuate	y'all do insinuate	y'all are insinuating	ihr deutet an

The vosotros form of these verbs is not affected, and follows the normal pattern for -ar verb conjugation.

Why add the accent in other forms?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the áis ending says y'all are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The VOSOTROS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say VOSOTROS. If you do add the VOSOTROS, it usually adds emphasis, saying y'all dooooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Ellos form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúan	they continue	they do continue	they're continuing	sie setzen fort
evacuar	evacúan	they evacuate	they do evacuate	they're evacuating	sie evakuieren
evaluar	evalúan	they evaluate	they do evaluate	they're evaluating	sie schätzen
graduar	gradúan	they graduate	they do graduate	they're graduating	sie lernen aus
insinuar	insinúan	they insinuate	they do insinuate	they're insinuating	sie deuten an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the an ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLOS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLOS. If you do add the ELLOS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Ellas form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúan	they continue	they do continue	they're continuing	sie setzen fort
evacuar	evacúan	they evacuate	they do evacuate	they're evacuating	sie evakuieren
evaluar	evalúan	they evaluate	they do evaluate	they're evaluating	sie schätzen
graduar	gradúan	they graduate	they do graduate	they're graduating	sie lernen aus
insinuar	insinúan	they insinuate	they do insinuate	they're insinuating	sie deuten an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the an ending says they are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The ELLAS is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say ELLAS. If you do add the ELLAS, it usually adds emphasis, saying they dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: UAR Stress Shift verbs: U -> Ú

Ustedes form

To make this form, drop the -ar from the end of the infinitive.

Look for the U at the end of the stem, and change it to Ú.

Add the normal ending for present tense conjugation.

					deutsch
continuar	continúan	you continue	you do continue	you're continuing	Sie setzen fort
evacuar	evacúan	you evacuate	you do evacuate	you're evacuating	Sie evakuieren
evaluar	evalúan	you evaluate	you do evaluate	you're evaluating	Sie schätzen
graduar	gradúan	you graduate	you do graduate	you're graduating	Sie lernen aus
insinuar	insinúan	you insinuate	you do insinuate	you're insinuating	Sie deuten an

Why add the accent?

The U is a weak vowel, and without this added accent it merges into the following vowel to become an unstressed diphthong.

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

Using the an ending says you are doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The USTEDES is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say USTEDES. If you do add the USTEDES, it usually adds emphasis, saying you dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES