vaciar Negative Imperative Conjugation
vaciar — to empty
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no vacíes, no vacíe, no vaciemos, no vaciéis, no vacíen.
vaciar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to empty something, like 'Don't empty the bottle yet.'
Notes on vaciar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive pattern, meaning the accent remains on the 'í' except for nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No vacíes la botella todavía.
Don't empty the bottle yet.
tú
No vacíen el agua aquí.
Don't empty the water here.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no vacias
Correct: no vacíes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive endings (-es for -ar verbs), not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vacía
The imperative for vaciar uses accented 'í' for most commands: vacía, vacíe, vaciemos, vaciad, vacíen.