empacar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
empacar — to pack
The imperfect subjunctive of empacar is regular: empacara, empacaras, empacara, empacáramos, empacarais, empacaran.
empacar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving packing in the past or present, or after verbs of emotion/influence in the past.
Notes on empacar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for empacar. It is built from the third-person plural preterite (empacaron) by dropping the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si yo empacara menos ropa, mi maleta pesaría menos.
If I packed less clothing, my suitcase would weigh less.
yo
Me pidió que empacara sus libros con cuidado.
He asked me to pack his books carefully.
él/ella/usted
Si empacáramos hoy, estaríamos listos para el viaje.
If we packed today, we would be ready for the trip.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: empacamos (in a hypothetical context)
Correct: empacáramos
Why: Learners often use the present indicative when they should use the subjunctive for 'if' clauses.
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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.
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.