How to conjugate Vaciar in Spanish
To empty Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Vaciar
- Vaciar in the Indicative Present
- Vaciar in the Indicative Preterite
- Vaciar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Vaciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Vaciar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Vaciar in the Indicative Future
- Vaciar in the Indicative Conditional
- Vaciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Vaciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Vaciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Vaciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Vaciar
- Imperative tenses of Vaciar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Vaciar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Vaciar is the Spanish verb for "to empty". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vaciar | to empty |
| Past participle | vaciado | emptied |
| Gerund | vaciando | emptying |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vacío | I empty |
| Tú | vacías | you empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vacía | s/he empties, you (formal) empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciamos | we empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciáis | you (plural) empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vacían | they empty, you (plural formal) empty |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vacié | I emptied |
| Tú | vaciaste | you emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vació | s/he emptied, you (formal) emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciamos | we emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciasteis | you (plural) emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciaron | they emptied, you (plural formal) emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaciaba | I used to empty |
| Tú | vaciabas | you used to empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaciaba | s/he used to empty, you (formal) used to empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciábamos | we used to empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciabais | you (plural) used to empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciaban | they used to empty, you (plural formal) used to empty |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy vaciando | I am emptying |
| Tú | estás vaciando | you are emptying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está vaciando | s/he is emptying, you (formal) are emptying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos vaciando | we are emptying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis vaciando | you (plural) are emptying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están vaciando | they are emptying, you (plural formal) are emptying |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a vaciar | I am going to empty |
| Tú | vas a vaciar | you are going to empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a vaciar | s/he is going to empty, you (formal) are going to empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a vaciar | we are going to empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a vaciar | you (plural) are going to empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a vaciar | they are going to empty, you (plural formal) are going to empty |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaciaré | I will empty |
| Tú | vaciarás | you will empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaciará | s/he will empty, you (formal) will empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciaremos | we will empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciaréis | you (plural) will empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciarán | they will empty, you (plural formal) will empty |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaciaría | I would empty |
| Tú | vaciarías | you would empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaciaría | s/he would empty, you (formal) would empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciaríamos | we would empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciaríais | you (plural) would empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciarían | they would empty, you (plural formal) would empty |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he vaciado | I have emptied |
| Tú | has vaciado | you have emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha vaciado | s/he has emptied, you (formal) have emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos vaciado | we have emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis vaciado | you (plural) have emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han vaciado | they have emptied, you (plural formal) have emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había vaciado | I had emptied |
| Tú | habías vaciado | you had emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había vaciado | s/he had emptied, you (formal) had emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos vaciado | we had emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais vaciado | you (plural) had emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían vaciado | they had emptied, you (plural formal) had emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré vaciado | I will have emptied |
| Tú | habrás vaciado | you will have emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá vaciado | s/he will have emptied, you (formal) will have emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos vaciado | we will have emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis vaciado | you (plural) will have emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán vaciado | they will have emptied, you (plural formal) will have emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría vaciado | I would have emptied |
| Tú | habrías vaciado | you would have emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría vaciado | s/he would have emptied, you (formal) would have emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos vaciado | we would have emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais vaciado | you (plural) would have emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían vaciado | they would have emptied, you (plural formal) would have emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vacíe | I empty |
| Tú | vacíes | you empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vacíe | s/he empties, you (formal) empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciemos | we empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciéis | you (plural) empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vacíen | they empty, you (plural formal) empty |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaciara | I emptied |
| Tú | vaciaras | you emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaciara | s/he emptied, you (formal) emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciáramos | we emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciarais | you (plural) emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciaran | they emptied, you (plural formal) emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | vaciare | I will empty |
| Tú | vaciares | you will empty |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vaciare | s/he will empty, you (formal) will empty |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciáremos | we will empty |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciareis | you (plural) will empty |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vaciaren | they will empty, you (plural formal) will empty |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya vaciado | I have emptied |
| Tú | hayas vaciado | you have emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya vaciado | s/he has emptied, you (formal) have emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos vaciado | we have emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis vaciado | you (plural) have emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan vaciado | they have emptied, you (plural formal) have emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera vaciado | I had emptied |
| Tú | hubieras vaciado | you had emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera vaciado | s/he had emptied, you (formal) had emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos vaciado | we had emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais vaciado | you (plural) had emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran vaciado | they had emptied, you (plural formal) had emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere vaciado | I will have emptied |
| Tú | hubieres vaciado | you will have emptied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere vaciado | s/he will have emptied, you (formal) will have emptied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos vaciado | we will have emptied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis vaciado | you (plural) will have emptied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren vaciado | they will have emptied, you (plural formal) will have emptied |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | vacía | (to you) empty! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | vacíe | (to you formal) empty! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vaciemos | let's empty! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vaciad | (to you plural) empty! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | vacíen | (to you plural formal) empty! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no vacíes | (to you) don't empty! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no vacíe | (to you formal) don't empty! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no vaciemos | let's not empty! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no vaciéis | (to you plural) don't empty! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no vacíen | (to you plural formal) don't empty! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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