Sacar means to take out, to get (a grade). Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: saco, sacas, saca, sacamos, sacáis, sacan.
Sacar in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Sacar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Sacar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Sacar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Sacar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | saco | saqué | sacaba | sacaré | sacaría |
| tú | sacas | sacaste | sacabas | sacarás | sacarías |
| él / ella / usted | saca | sacó | sacaba | sacará | sacaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacamos | sacamos | sacábamos | sacaremos | sacaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacáis | sacasteis | sacabais | sacaréis | sacaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacan | sacaron | sacaban | sacarán | sacarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saco | I take out |
| tú | sacas | you take out |
| él / ella / usted | saca | he/she takes out |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacamos | we take out |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacáis | you all (vosotros) take out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacan | they take out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | saqué | I took out |
| tú | sacaste | you took out |
| él / ella / usted | sacó | he/she took out |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacamos | we took out |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacasteis | you all (vosotros) took out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacaron | they took out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sacaba | I used to take out |
| tú | sacabas | you used to take out |
| él / ella / usted | sacaba | he/she used to take out |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacábamos | we used to take out |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacabais | you all (vosotros) used to take out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacaban | they used to take out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sacaré | I will take out |
| tú | sacarás | you will take out |
| él / ella / usted | sacará | he/she will take out |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacaremos | we will take out |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacaréis | you all (vosotros) will take out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacarán | they will take out |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sacaría | I would take out |
| tú | sacarías | you would take out |
| él / ella / usted | sacaría | he/she would take out |
| nosotros / nosotras | sacaríamos | we would take out |
| vosotros / vosotras | sacaríais | you all (vosotros) would take out |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sacarían | they would take out |
Sacar differs from the regular endings in the preterite. Changed forms include preterite: saqué. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are saco, sacas, saca, sacamos, sacáis, sacan, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
saqué, sacaste, sacó, sacamos, sacasteis, sacaron. For example, saqué means “I took out”.
Sacar differs from the regular endings in the preterite. Changed forms include preterite: saqué. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (saqué) presents a completed event; the imperfect (sacaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I took out” and “I used to take out”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are sacaré (“I will take out”) and sacaría (“I would take out”). The full charts above include every person.
Sacar means to take out, to get (a grade).
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