sacar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sacar — to take out
The present subjunctive of sacar uses a spelling change: saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saquéis, saquen.
sacar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or necessity, like 'I want you to take out the trash'.
Notes on sacar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' in all forms to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que yo saque la basura.
My mother wants me to take out the trash.
yo
Espero que tú saques una buena nota.
I hope you get a good grade.
tú
Es necesario que saquemos los paraguas.
It is necessary that we take out the umbrellas.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sace
Correct: saque
Why: Writing 'sace' would result in a 's' sound. You need 'qu' to keep the 'k' sound from the original verb 'sacar'.
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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.
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.