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SPANISH VERB

vaciar

to empty

  • #253 most used
  • Irregular -ar verb
  • Gerund: vaciando
  • Past participle: vaciado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vaciar

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

  1. Present

    Vacío el lavavajillas cada mañana antes de irme.

    I empty the dishwasher every morning before leaving.

  2. Past

    Los ladrones vaciaron la casa en una hora.

    The thieves emptied the house in an hour.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo vaciaba los bolsillos sobre la mesa cada noche.

    My grandfather emptied his pockets onto the table every night.

  4. Future

    ¿Vaciarás el armario antes de la mudanza?

    Will you empty the closet before the move?

  5. Conditional

    Yo vaciaría la nevera antes de las vacaciones.

    I'd empty the fridge before the vacation.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que vacíes la papelera, está llena.

    I need you to empty the trash can, it's full.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El guardia me pidió que vaciara la mochila.

    The guard asked me to empty my backpack.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Vacía la bañera, que el agua está fría!

    Empty the bathtub, the water is cold!

Verbs like this one

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