sacar Present Conjugation
sacar — to take out
Sacar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
sacar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions, like who usually takes out the dog, or for taking something out of a bag right now.
Notes on sacar in the Present
There are no irregularities in the present tense for sacar.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre saco la basura los lunes.
I always take out the trash on Mondays.
yo
Ella saca su libro de la mochila.
She takes her book out of the backpack.
él/ella/usted
¿Sacan ustedes al perro a caminar?
Do you all take the dog for a walk?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: yo saque
Correct: yo saco
Why: Learners often confuse the present indicative with the subjunctive or preterite forms.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.