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SPANISH VERB

empacar

to pack

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: empacando
  • Past participle: empacado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I pack
  2. tú you pack
  3. usted, él, ella he/she packs
  4. nosotros we pack
  5. vosotros Spain you all pack
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they pack

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I packed
  2. tú you packed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she packed
  4. nosotros we packed
  5. vosotros Spain you all packed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they packed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to pack
  2. tú you used to pack
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to pack
  4. nosotros we used to pack
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to pack
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to pack

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will pack
  2. tú you will pack
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will pack
  4. nosotros we will pack
  5. vosotros Spain you all will pack
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will pack

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would pack
  2. tú you would pack
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would pack
  4. nosotros we would pack
  5. vosotros Spain you all would pack
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would pack

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I pack
  2. tú (that) you pack
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she pack
  4. nosotros (that) we pack
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all pack
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they pack

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I packed
  2. tú (if) you packed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she packed
  4. nosotros (if) we packed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all packed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they packed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú pack!
  2. usted pack! (formal)
  3. nosotros pack! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain pack! (all of you)
  5. ustedes pack! (all of you)

How to use empacar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre empaco demasiada ropa para los viajes.

    I always pack too many clothes for trips.

  2. Past

    Empaqué todo en una sola maleta chica.

    I packed everything in a single small suitcase.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi mamá empacaba el lonche mientras yo me vestía.

    My mom packed my lunch while I got dressed.

  4. Future

    Empacaremos las cajas el viernes por la noche.

    We'll pack the boxes on Friday night.

  5. Conditional

    Yo empacaría un suéter, en la sierra hace frío.

    I'd pack a sweater, it's cold in the mountains.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Te recomiendo que empaques el pasaporte primero.

    I recommend you pack your passport first.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que empacara los platos con cuidado.

    They asked me to pack the plates carefully.

  8. Imperative

    Empaca ligero, el camión no acepta maletas grandes.

    Pack light, the bus doesn't take big suitcases.

Where you hear empacar

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Empaco mis libros en cajas. I'm packing my books in boxes.
  • Ya empaqué toda mi ropa. I've already packed all my clothes.
  • Mañana vamos a empacar los platos. Tomorrow we're going to pack the plates.
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It's Not Goodbye

Intermediate Level 1 · empaco

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.