Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I take out
- tú you take out
- usted, él, ella he/she takes out
- nosotros we take out
- vosotros Spain you all take out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they take out
SPANISH VERB
sacar
to take out
- #56 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: sacando
- Past participle: sacado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I took out
- tú you took out
- usted, él, ella he/she took out
- nosotros we took out
- vosotros Spain you all took out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they took out
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to take out
- tú you used to take out
- usted, él, ella he/she used to take out
- nosotros we used to take out
- vosotros Spain you all used to take out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to take out
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will take out
- tú you will take out
- usted, él, ella he/she will take out
- nosotros we will take out
- vosotros Spain you all will take out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will take out
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would take out
- tú you would take out
- usted, él, ella he/she would take out
- nosotros we would take out
- vosotros Spain you all would take out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would take out
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I take out
- tú (that) you take out
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she take out
- nosotros (that) we take out
- vosotros Spain (that) you all take out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they take out
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I took out
- tú (if) you took out
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she took out
- nosotros (if) we took out
- vosotros Spain (if) you all took out
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they took out
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú take out!
- usted take out! (formal)
- nosotros take out! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain take out! (all of you)
- ustedes take out! (all of you)
How to use sacar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Yo saco la basura los martes y jueves.
I take out the trash on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Past
Saqué muchas fotos en la playa.
I took lots of pictures at the beach.
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Imperfect
Mi papá siempre sacaba al perro muy temprano.
My dad always took the dog out very early.
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Future
¿Sacarás dinero antes de ir al mercado?
Will you take out money before going to the market?
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Conditional
Yo sacaría los platos de la caja primero.
I'd take the plates out of the box first.
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Present subjunctive
Es mejor que saques la carne del congelador ahora.
It's better that you take the meat out of the freezer now.
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Past subjunctive
Te pedí que sacaras las sillas al jardín.
I asked you to take the chairs out to the garden.
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Imperative
¡Saque su pasaporte, por favor!
Take out your passport, please!
Good to know
- "Sacar una foto" is to take a picture; "sacar buenas calificaciones" is to get good grades.
Where you hear sacar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Saco dinero los viernes. I take out money on Fridays.
- Saqué tres mil pesos. I took out three thousand pesos.
- Voy a sacar dinero mañana. I'm going to take out money tomorrow.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre saco la basura en la mañana. I always take the rubbish out in the morning.
- Saqué muchas fotos de la pirámide. I took lots of photos of the pyramid.
- Mañana voy a sacar dinero del banco. Tomorrow I'm going to get money out of the bank.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.