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SPANISH VERB

empapar

to soak

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: empapando
  • Past participle: empapado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use empapar

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

  1. Present

    Esta lluvia fina te empapa sin que te des cuenta.

    This fine rain soaks you without you noticing.

  2. Past

    La tormenta nos empapó en dos minutos.

    The storm soaked us in two minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    El agua empapaba las sábanas tendidas en la azotea.

    The water was soaking the sheets hung on the roof terrace.

  4. Future

    Si sales ahora, la lluvia te empapará entero.

    If you go out now, the rain will soak you through.

  5. Conditional

    Yo empaparía el bizcocho en café antes de servirlo.

    I'd soak the sponge in coffee before serving it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cubre los libros para que no se empapen.

    Cover the books so they don't get soaked.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Puse una toalla para que el agua no empapara el suelo.

    I put a towel down so the water wouldn't soak the floor.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Empapa bien el pan en la salsa, que está buenísima!

    Soak the bread well in the sauce, it's delicious!

Good to know

  • "Empaparse de algo" is to soak it up, to learn all about it: se empapó de la cultura sevillana.

Where you hear empapar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Esta lluvia lo empapa todo. This rain soaks everything.
  • El sudor le empapó la camisa al costalero. The sweat soaked the bearer's shirt.
  • Llévate el paraguas, que esta lluvia te va a empapar. Take the umbrella, this rain is going to soak you.
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