empacar Imperfect Conjugation
empacar — to pack
The imperfect of empacar is regular: empacaba, empacabas, empacaba, empacábamos, empacabais, empacaban.
empacar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for habitual packing in the past (e.g., 'I used to pack') or to describe the scene while something else happened.
Notes on empacar in the Imperfect
Empacar is regular in the imperfect, following the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, siempre empacaba mis propios juguetes.
When I was a child, I always used to pack my own toys.
yo
Ella empacaba sus cosas mientras yo buscaba las llaves.
She was packing her things while I was looking for the keys.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros empacábamos las cajas cada fin de semana.
We used to pack the boxes every weekend.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: empacabamos
Correct: empacábamos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect for -ar verbs always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: empaca
The affirmative imperative forms for empacar are: empaca (tú), empaque (usted), empaquemos (nosotros), empacad (vosotros), empaquen (ustedes).
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.