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ENGLISH VERB

empty out

to empty

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: emptying out
  • Past participle: emptied out

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I empty
  2. you you empty
  3. he, she, it he empties
  4. we we empty
  5. they they empty

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I emptied
  2. you you emptied
  3. he, she, it he emptied
  4. we we empty
  5. they they emptied

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will empty
  2. you you will empty
  3. he, she, it he will empty
  4. we we will empty
  5. they they will empty

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am emptying
  2. you you are emptying
  3. he, she, it he is emptying
  4. we we are emptying
  5. they they are emptying

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already emptied
  2. you you have already emptied
  3. he, she, it he has already emptied
  4. we we have already emptied
  5. they they have already emptied

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would empty
  2. you you would empty
  3. he, she, it he would empty
  4. we we would empty
  5. they they would empty

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. empty!

How to use empty out

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The beach empties out as soon as the sun goes down.

    The beach empties as soon as the sun goes down.

  2. Past

    I emptied out my backpack looking for the ticket.

    I emptied the backpack while looking for the ticket.

  3. Future

    We will empty out the garage this weekend.

    We're going to empty the garage this weekend.

  4. Present continuous

    They are emptying out the apartment upstairs.

    They're emptying the apartment upstairs.

  5. Present perfect

    Somebody has emptied out the cookie jar again.

    Someone emptied the cookie jar again.

  6. Conditional

    I would empty out the fridge before a trip this long.

    I would empty the fridge before such a long trip.

  7. Imperative

    Empty out your pockets before the wash, please.

    Please empty your pockets before washing.

Good to know

  • "Empty out" is taking everything out of something: a drawer, a bag, the fridge; the stuff can be left in the middle: "empty it out".
  • A place also "empties out": esvazia when people leave.

Where you hear empty out

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

  • The square empties out after ten. The square empties out after ten.
  • The room emptied out at eight. The room emptied out at eight.
  • The benches will empty out when it rains. The benches will empty out when it rains.
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What we saw, what we heard

Fluency Level 1 · I heard it empties out after that.

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