empacar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
empacar — to pack
The affirmative imperative forms for empacar are: empaca (tú), empaque (usted), empaquemos (nosotros), empacad (vosotros), empaquen (ustedes).
empacar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these forms to give direct orders or requests to pack something.
Notes on empacar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is the same as the third-person singular present. The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the c-to-qu spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Empaca tu maleta ahora mismo!
Pack your suitcase right now!
tú
Empaque los vidrios con mucho cuidado, por favor.
Pack the glassware very carefully, please.
usted
Empaquen sus cosas, ya nos vamos.
Pack your things, we are leaving now.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: empace (for usted)
Correct: empaque
Why: To keep the 'k' sound of the verb, the 'c' must change to 'qu' before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empaco
The present tense of empacar is fully regular: empaco, empacas, empaca, empacamos, empacáis, empacan.
Preterite
yo: empaqué
The preterite of empacar is regular except for the 'yo' form: empaqué, empacaste, empacó, empacamos, empacasteis, empacaron.
Imperfect
yo: empacaba
The imperfect of empacar is regular: empacaba, empacabas, empacaba, empacábamos, empacabais, empacaban.
Future
yo: empacaré
The future tense of empacar is regular: empacaré, empacarás, empacará, empacaremos, empacaréis, empacarán.
Conditional
yo: empacaría
The conditional of empacar is regular: empacaría, empacarías, empacaría, empacaríamos, empacaríais, empacarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: empaque
The present subjunctive of empacar features a c-to-qu spelling change: empaque, empaques, empaque, empaquemos, empaquéis, empaquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empacara
The imperfect subjunctive of empacar is regular: empacara, empacaras, empacara, empacáramos, empacarais, empacaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no empaques
The negative imperative of empacar uses subjunctive forms with a c-to-qu change: no empaques, no empaque, no empaquemos, no empaquéis, no empaquen.