evacuar Present Conjugation
evacuar — to evacuate
The present tense of evacuar: evacúo, evacúas, evacúa, evacuamos, evacuáis, evacúan.
evacuar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For 'evacuar', it could mean 'we are currently evacuating' or 'they always evacuate during drills'.
Notes on evacuar in the Present
Evacuar is regular in the present tense, but note the stem change from 'u' to 'ú' in the 'yo', 'tú', and 'él/ella/usted' forms (evacúo, evacúas, evacúa). This is common for -ar verbs ending in -uar.
Example Sentences
Nosotros evacuamos el edificio cada mes para practicar.
We evacuate the building every month for practice.
nosotros
El gobierno evacúa a las personas en riesgo.
The government evacuates people at risk.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú evacúas rápido en caso de emergencia?
Do you evacuate quickly in case of an emergency?
tú
Ellos evacúan la zona cuando hay peligro.
They evacuate the area when there is danger.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the stem change in the present tense.
Correct: It's 'evacúo', 'evacúas', 'evacúa', not 'evacuo', 'evacuas', 'evacua'.
Why: The stem change is necessary for pronunciation and is a regular pattern for this type of verb.
Mistake: Using the present tense for a specific, completed past action.
Correct: If the evacuation is a finished event, use the preterite: 'evacuamos'.
Why: The present tense describes ongoing or habitual actions, not completed past ones.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: evacué
The preterite of evacuar is regular: evacué, evacuaste, evacuó, evacuamos, evacuasteis, evacuaron.
Imperfect
yo: evacuaba
The imperfect tense of evacuar: evacuaba, evacuabas, evacuaba, evacuábamos, evacuabais, evacuaban.
Future
yo: evacuaré
The future tense of evacuar: evacuaré, evacuarás, evacuará, evacuaremos, evacuaréis, evacuarán.
Conditional
yo: evacuaría
The conditional of evacuar: evacuaría, evacuarías, evacuaría, evacuaríamos, evacuaríais, evacuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evacue
The present subjunctive of evacuar (evacúe, evacúes, evacúe, evacúemos, evacúen, evacúen) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evacuara
The imperfect subjunctive of evacuar (evacuara/evacuase) is used for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evacua
Imperative commands for evacuar: evacua (tú), evacue (usted), evacúen (ustedes), evacúen (nosotros), evacuad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no evacues
Negative commands for evacuar use the present subjunctive: no evacúes (tú), no evacúe (usted), no evacúen (ustedes), no evacúen (nosotros), no evacuéis (vosotros).