evacuar Preterite Conjugation
evacuar — to evacuate
The preterite of evacuar is regular: evacué, evacuaste, evacuó, evacuamos, evacuasteis, evacuaron.
evacuar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific, completed action of evacuating in the past. For example, when a group *did* evacuate a building at a certain time.
Notes on evacuar in the Preterite
Evacuar is fully regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Evacué el edificio tan pronto como sonó la alarma.
I evacuated the building as soon as the alarm sounded.
yo
Ellos evacuaron la zona afectada por el huracán.
They evacuated the area affected by the hurricane.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Cuándo evacuaste tu casa?
When did you evacuate your house?
tú
El equipo de rescate evacuó a los heridos.
The rescue team evacuated the injured.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect tense instead of the preterite.
Correct: Use 'evacuamos' (preterite) for a specific past evacuation, not 'evacuábamos' (imperfect).
Why: The preterite marks a single, completed event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'evacuó' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The correct form is 'evacuó' with an accent on the 'o'.
Why: The accent on the final syllable distinguishes it from other forms and indicates stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evacuo
The present tense of evacuar: evacúo, evacúas, evacúa, evacuamos, evacuáis, evacúan.
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).