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How to conjugate vaciar in Spanish

vaciar in Spanish means to empty, 

vaciar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb vaciar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

vaciar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb vaciar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

ar, How to Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovacioI empty
vaciasyou empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciahe/she empties, you (formal) empties
Nosotros (as)vaciamoswe empty
Vosotros (as)vaciaísyou (plural) Spain empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vacianthey empty, you (plural) empty

vaciar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb vaciar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciéI emptied
vaciasteyou emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vacióhe/she emptied, you (formal) emptied
Nosotros (as)vaciamoswe emptied
Vosotros (as)vaciasteisyou (plural) Spain emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciaronthey emptied, you (plural) emptied

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

vaciar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb vaciar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciabaI used to empty
vaciabasyou used to empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciabahe/she used to empty, you (formal) used to empty
Nosotros (as)vaciábamoswe used to empty
Vosotros (as)vaciabaisyou (plural) Spain used to empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciabanthey used to empty, you (plural) used to empty

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

vaciar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb vaciar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb vaciar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate vaciar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case vaciar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaréI will empty
vaciarásyou will empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciaráhe/she will empty, you (formal) will empty
Nosotros (as)vaciaremoswe will empty
Vosotros (as)vaciaréisyou (plural) Spain will empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciaránthey will empty, you (plural) will empty

vaciar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a vaciar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a vaciarI will empty
vas a vaciaryou will empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a vaciarhe/she will empty, you (formal) will empty
Nosotros (as)vamos a vaciarwe will empty
Vosotros (as)vais a vaciaryou (plural) Spain will empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a vaciarthey will empty, you (plural) will empty

vaciar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb vaciar is: vaciando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy vaciandoI am emptying
estás vaciandoyou are emptying
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está vaciandohe/she is emptying, you (formal) are emptying
Nosotros (as)estamos vaciandowe are emptying
Vosotros (as)estáis vaciandoyou (plural) Spain are emptying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están vaciandothey are emptying, you (plural) are emptying

vaciar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb vaciar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate vaciar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case vaciar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb vaciar is vaciar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaríaI would empty
vaciaríasyou would empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciaríahe/she would empty, you (formal) would empty
Nosotros (as)vaciaríamoswe would empty
Vosotros (as)vaciaríasyou (plural) Spain would empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciaríanthey would empty, you (plural)would empty

vaciar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe vaciadoI have emptied
has vaciadoyou have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha vaciadohe/she have emptied, you (formal) have emptied
Nosotros (as)hemos vaciadowe have emptied
Vosotros (as)habéis vaciadoyou (plural) Spain have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han vaciadothey have emptied, you (plural) have emptied

vaciar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case vaciar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía vaciadoI had emptied
habías vaciadoyou had emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había vaciadohe/she had emptied, you (formal) had emptied
Nosotros (as)habíamos vaciadowe had emptied
Vosotros (as)habíais vaciadoyou (plural) Spain had emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain vaciadothey had emptied, you (plural) had emptied

vaciar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb vaciar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case vaciar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré vaciadoI will have emptied
habrás vaciadoyou will have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá vaciadohe/she will have emptied, you (formal) will have emptied
Nosotros (as)habremos vaciadowe will have emptied
Vosotros (as)habréis vaciadoyou (plural) Spain will have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán vaciadothey will have emptied, you (plural) will have emptied

vaciar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb vaciar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case vaciar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría vaciadoI would have emptied
habrías vaciadoyou would have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría vaciadohe/she would have emptied, you (formal) would have emptied
Nosotros (as)habríamos vaciadowe would have emptied
Vosotros (as)habríais vaciadoyou (plural) Spain will would emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían vaciadothey would have emptied, you (plural) would have emptied

vaciar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb vaciar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovacieI may empty
vaciesyou may empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciehe/she may empty, you (formal) may empty
Nosotros (as)vaciemoswe may empty
Vosotros (as)vaciéisyou (plural) Spain may empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vacienthey may empty, you (plural) may empty

vaciar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like vaciar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. vaciar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: vaciar – vaciaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with vaci
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaraI might empty
vaciarasyou might empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciarahe/she might empty, you (formal) might empty
Nosotros (as)vaciáramoswe might empty
Vosotros (as)vaciaraisyou (plural) Spain might empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciaranthey might empty, you (plural) might empty

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaseI might empty
vaciasesyou might empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciasehe/she might empty, you (formal) might empty
Nosotros (as)vaciásamoswe might empty
Vosotros (as)vaciasaisyou (plural) Spain might empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciasanthey might empty, you (plural) might empty

vaciar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb vaciar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like vaciar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YovaciaraI will empty
vaciarasyou will empty
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)vaciarahe/she will empty, you (formal) will empty
Nosotros (as)vaciáramoswe will empty
Vosotros (as)vaciaraisyou (plural) Spain will empty
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)vaciaranthey will empty, you (plural) will empty

vaciar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb vaciar is: vaciado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya vaciadoI may have emptied
hayas vaciadoyou may have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya vaciadohe/she may have emptied, you (formal) may have emptied
Nosotros (as)hayamos vaciadowe may have emptied
Vosotros (as)hayáis vaciadoyou (plural) Spain may have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan vaciadothey may have emptied, you (plural) may have emptied

vaciar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb vaciar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to vaciar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (vaciar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (vaci)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (vaciado)

The past participle of the verb vaciar is vaciado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb vaciar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese vaciadoI might have emptied
hubieses vaciadoyou might have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese vaciadohe/she might have emptied, you (formal) might have emptied
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos vaciadowe might have emptied
Vosotros (as)hubieseis vaciadoyou (plural) Spain might have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen vaciadothey might have emptied, you (plural) might have emptied

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera vaciadoI might have emptied
hubieras vaciadoyou might have emptied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera vaciadohe/she might have emptied, you (formal) might have emptied
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos vaciadowe might have emptied
Vosotros (as)hubierais vaciadoyou (plural) Spain might have emptied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran vaciadothey might have emptied, you (plural) might have emptied

vaciar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

vaciar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb vaciar  would be vacia

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (vacias)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (vacia)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (vacia)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡vacia!empty!
Usted (Ud.)¡vacie!empty!
Nosotros (as)¡vaciemos!empty!
Vosotros (as)¡vaciad!empty!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡vacien!empty!

vaciar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

vaciar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no vacies!Don’t empty!
Usted (Ud.)¡no vacie!Don’t empty!
Nosotros (as)¡no vaciemos!Don’t empty!
Vosotros (as)¡no vaciéis!Don’t empty!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no vacien!Don’t empty!