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How to conjugate Vaciar in Spanish

vaciar to empty Irregular Verb

At a glance: Vaciar (to empty) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: vacío, vacías, vacía, vaciamos, vaciáis, vacían. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (vacío, vacías, vacía, vacían); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (vacíe).

Past participle
vaciado emptied
Gerund
vaciando emptying

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Indicative tenses of Vaciar

Vaciar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of vaciar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “vacío”, meaning “I empty”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovacíoI empty
Túvacíasyou empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvacías/he empties
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciamoswe empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciáisyou (plural) empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvacíanthey empty

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (vacío, vacías, vacía, vacían); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of vaciar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “vacié”, meaning “I emptied”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciéI emptied
Túvaciasteyou emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciós/he emptied
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciamoswe emptied
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciasteisyou (plural) emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciaronthey emptied

How it’s built: Regular: stem vaci- plus the -ar endings.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of vaciar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “vaciaba”, meaning “I used to empty”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciabaI used to empty
Túvaciabasyou used to empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciabas/he used to empty
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciábamoswe used to empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciabaisyou (plural) used to empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciabanthey used to empty

How it’s built: Regular: stem vaci- plus the -ar endings.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of vaciar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy vaciando”, meaning “I am emptying”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy vaciandoI am emptying
Túestás vaciandoyou are emptying
Ella / Él / Ustedestá vaciandos/he is emptying
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos vaciandowe are emptying
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis vaciandoyou (plural) are emptying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán vaciandothey are emptying

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund vaciando.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of vaciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a vaciar”, meaning “I am going to empty”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a vaciarI am going to empty
Túvas a vaciaryou are going to empty
Ella / Él / Ustedva a vaciars/he is going to empty
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a vaciarwe are going to empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a vaciaryou (plural) are going to empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a vaciarthey are going to empty

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive vaciar.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of vaciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “vaciaré”, meaning “I will empty”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaréI will empty
Túvaciarásyou will empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciarás/he will empty
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciaremoswe will empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciaréisyou (plural) will empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciaránthey will empty

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vaciar plus the future endings.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of vaciar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “vaciaría”, meaning “I would empty”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaríaI would empty
Túvaciaríasyou would empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciarías/he would empty
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciaríamoswe would empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciaríaisyou (plural) would empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciaríanthey would empty

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive vaciar plus the conditional endings.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of vaciar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he vaciado”, meaning “I have emptied”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe vaciadoI have emptied
Túhas vaciadoyou have emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedha vaciados/he has emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos vaciadowe have emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis vaciadoyou (plural) have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan vaciadothey have emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of vaciar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había vaciado”, meaning “I had emptied”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía vaciadoI had emptied
Túhabías vaciadoyou had emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía vaciados/he had emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos vaciadowe had emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais vaciadoyou (plural) had emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían vaciadothey had emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of vaciar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré vaciado”, meaning “I will have emptied”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré vaciadoI will have emptied
Túhabrás vaciadoyou will have emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá vaciados/he will have emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos vaciadowe will have emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis vaciadoyou (plural) will have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán vaciadothey will have emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Vaciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of vaciar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría vaciado”, meaning “I would have emptied”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría vaciadoI would have emptied
Túhabrías vaciadoyou would have emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría vaciados/he would have emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos vaciadowe would have emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais vaciadoyou (plural) would have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían vaciadothey would have emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Vaciar

Vaciar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “vacíe”, meaning “I empty”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovacíeI empty
Túvacíesyou empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvacíes/he empties
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciemoswe empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciéisyou (plural) empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvacíenthey empty

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, vacío (vacíe, vacíes, vacíe, vacíen); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Vaciar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “vaciara”, meaning “I emptied”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaraI emptied
Túvaciarasyou emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciaras/he emptied
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciáramoswe emptied
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciaraisyou (plural) emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciaranthey emptied

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, vaciaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (vaciáramos).

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Vaciar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “vaciare”, meaning “I will empty”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciareI will empty
Túvaciaresyou will empty
Ella / Él / Ustedvaciares/he will empty
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciáremoswe will empty
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciareisyou (plural) will empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvaciarenthey will empty

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, vaciaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (vaciáremos).

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Vaciar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya vaciado”, meaning “I have emptied”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya vaciadoI have emptied
Túhayas vaciadoyou have emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya vaciados/he has emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos vaciadowe have emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis vaciadoyou (plural) have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan vaciadothey have emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Vaciar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera vaciado”, meaning “I had emptied”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera vaciadoI had emptied
Túhubieras vaciadoyou had emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera vaciados/he had emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos vaciadowe had emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais vaciadoyou (plural) had emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran vaciadothey had emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Vaciar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere vaciado”, meaning “I will have emptied”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere vaciadoI will have emptied
Túhubieres vaciadoyou will have emptied
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere vaciados/he will have emptied
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos vaciadowe will have emptied
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis vaciadoyou (plural) will have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren vaciadothey will have emptied

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle vaciado.

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Imperative tenses of Vaciar

Vaciar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “vacíe”, meaning “(to you formal) empty!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túvacía(to you) empty!
Ella / Él / Ustedvacíe(to you formal) empty!
Nosotras / Nosotrosvaciemoslet's empty!
Vosotras / Vosotrosvaciad(to you plural) empty!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvacíen(to you plural formal) empty!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (vacía); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (vacíe, vaciemos, vacíen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (vaciad).

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Vaciar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no vacíe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't empty!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno vacíes(to you) don't empty!
Ella / Él / Ustedno vacíe(to you formal) don't empty!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno vaciemoslet's not empty!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno vaciéis(to you plural) don't empty!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno vacíen(to you plural formal) don't empty!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no vacíes, no vacíe, no vaciemos, no vaciéis, no vacíen.

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Frequently asked questions about Vaciar

Is vaciar a regular or irregular verb?

Vaciar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to í (vacío, vacías, vacía, vacían); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (vacíe).

How do you conjugate vaciar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), vaciar is conjugated as: yo vacío, tú vacías, él/ella/usted vacía, nosotros vaciamos, vosotros vaciáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vacían. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate vaciar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), vaciar is conjugated as: yo vacié, tú vaciaste, él/ella/usted vació, nosotros vaciamos, vosotros vaciasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vaciaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate vaciar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), vaciar is conjugated as: yo vaciaba, tú vaciabas, él/ella/usted vaciaba, nosotros vaciábamos, vosotros vaciabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes vaciaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate vaciar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), vaciar is conjugated as: yo vaciaré, tú vaciarás, él/ella/usted vaciará, nosotros vaciaremos, vosotros vaciaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vaciarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate vaciar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), vaciar is conjugated as: yo vacíe, tú vacíes, él/ella/usted vacíe, nosotros vaciemos, vosotros vaciéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes vacíen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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