vaciar Conditional Conjugation
vaciar — to empty
Vaciar is regular in the conditional: vaciaría, vaciarías, vaciaría, vaciaríamos, vaciaríais, vaciarían.
vaciar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would' scenarios, like saying you would empty the fridge if you had time, or for polite requests.
Notes on vaciar in the Conditional
The conditional is regular and keeps the 'i' from the infinitive stem.
Example Sentences
Yo vaciaría la mochila, pero pesa mucho.
I would empty the backpack, but it's very heavy.
yo
¿Vaciarías el cubo por mí?
Would you empty the bucket for me?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vaciria
Correct: vaciaría
Why: Don't drop the 'a' from the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vacío
Vaciar is irregular in the present tense, adding an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: vacié
Vaciar is regular in the preterite: vacié, vaciaste, vació, vaciamos, vaciasteis, vaciaron.
Imperfect
yo: vaciaba
Vaciar is regular in the imperfect: vaciaba, vaciabas, vaciaba, vaciábamos, vaciabais, vaciaban.
Future
yo: vaciaré
Vaciar is regular in the future: vaciaré, vaciarás, vaciará, vaciaremos, vaciaréis, vaciarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vacíe
The present subjunctive of vaciar follows the same irregular accent pattern as the present indicative: vacíe, vacíes, vacíe, vaciemos, vaciéis, vacíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vaciara
The imperfect subjunctive of vaciar is regular: vaciara, vaciaras, vaciara, vaciáramos, vaciarais, vaciaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vacía
The imperative for vaciar uses accented 'í' for most commands: vacía, vacíe, vaciemos, vaciad, vacíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vacíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no vacíes, no vacíe, no vaciemos, no vaciéis, no vacíen.