sacar Preterite Conjugation
sacar — to take out
Sacar is mostly regular but has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: saqué.
sacar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when you took something out at a specific moment, like taking out the trash last night or getting a good grade on a past exam.
Notes on sacar in the Preterite
To keep the 'k' sound before an 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' in the 'yo' form (saqué). All other forms follow regular -ar patterns.
Example Sentences
Saqué la basura anoche.
I took out the trash last night.
yo
¿Sacaste la billetera?
Did you take out your wallet?
tú
Él sacó una buena nota en el examen.
He got a good grade on the exam.
él/ella/usted
Sacamos muchas fotos en la boda.
We took many photos at the wedding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacé
Correct: saqué
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' sounds like 'se'. To keep the hard 'k' sound of sacar, you must use 'qu' before the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: saco
Sacar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
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.