vaciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
vaciar — to empty
The imperative for vaciar uses accented 'í' for most commands: vacía, vacíe, vaciemos, vaciad, vacíen.
vaciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to empty something, like 'Empty your pockets!'
Notes on vaciar in the Affirmative Imperative
The singular 'tú' and 'usted' forms require the accent on the 'í' to keep the stress on the stem.
Example Sentences
¡Vacía tus bolsillos ahora!
Empty your pockets now!
tú
Vacíe el contenedor, por favor.
Empty the container, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vacia (without accent)
Correct: vacía
Why: Without the accent, it is pronounced incorrectly. The 'í' must be stressed.
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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.
Conditional
yo: vaciaría
Vaciar is regular in the conditional: vaciaría, vaciarías, vaciaría, vaciaríamos, vaciaríais, vaciarían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vacíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no vacíes, no vacíe, no vaciemos, no vaciéis, no vacíen.