
empacar Present Conjugation
empacar — to pack
The present tense of empacar is fully regular: empaco, empacas, empaca, empacamos, empacáis, empacan.
empacar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual packing, things you are packing right now, or general statements about how you pack.
Notes on empacar in the Present
Empacar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre empaco mucha ropa para mis viajes.
I always pack a lot of clothes for my trips.
yo
¿Por qué empacas tantas cosas?
Why are you packing so many things?
tú
Ellos empacan los productos en cajas de cartón.
They pack the products in cardboard boxes.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: empaco (when meaning 'I am packing right now')
Correct: estoy empacando
Why: While 'empaco' can mean 'I pack', for an action currently in progress, the present progressive is often more natural.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.