sacar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sacar — to take out
The imperfect subjunctive of sacar is regular: sacara, sacaras, sacara, sacáramos, sacarais, sacaran.
sacar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense wishes or hypothetical 'if' situations, like 'If I took out the trash...'.
Notes on sacar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is based on the third-person plural preterite (sacaron), so it is regular.
Example Sentences
Si yo sacara la lotería, viajaría mucho.
If I won (took) the lottery, I would travel a lot.
yo
Me gustaría que tú sacaras más fotos.
I would like you to take more photos.
tú
Si sacáramos mejores notas, estaríamos felices.
If we got better grades, we would be happy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacaramos
Correct: sacáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' 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.
Imperfect
yo: sacaba
Sacar is regular in the imperfect: sacaba, sacabas, sacaba, sacábamos, sacabais, sacaban.
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.
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.