sacar Imperfect Conjugation
sacar — to take out
Sacar is regular in the imperfect: sacaba, sacabas, sacaba, sacábamos, sacabais, sacaban.
sacar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for repeated past actions (I used to take out...) or background descriptions (I was taking out...).
Notes on sacar in the Imperfect
This verb is completely regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre sacaba buenas notas.
As a child, I always used to get good grades.
yo
Mi abuelo sacaba la silla al jardín cada tarde.
My grandfather used to take the chair out to the garden every afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros sacábamos fotos mientras caminábamos.
We were taking photos while we were walking.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacabamos
Correct: sacábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of all -ar verbs in the imperfect must have an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: saco
Sacar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: saqué
Sacar is mostly regular but has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: saqué.
Future
yo: sacaré
The future of sacar is regular: sacaré, sacarás, sacará, sacaremos, sacaréis, sacarán.
Conditional
yo: sacaría
The conditional of sacar is regular: sacaría, sacarías, sacaría, sacaríamos, sacaríais, sacarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: saque
The present subjunctive of sacar uses a spelling change: saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saquéis, saquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sacara
The imperfect subjunctive of sacar is regular: sacara, sacaras, sacara, sacáramos, sacarais, sacaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: saca
The imperative for sacar uses 'saca' (tú) and 'saque' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no saques
The negative imperative of sacar always uses 'qu': no saques, no saque, no saquemos, no saquéis, no saquen.