Sacar Conjugation 101: Conjugate Sacar In Spanish

In Spanish, the verb sacar has consonant changes to keep pronunciation consistent. Since it can help you understand how -AR verbs with consonant changes work, in this guide, you’ll learn the sacar conjugation charts and patterns. Here is what we’ll cover: 

• Sacar Overview
• Indicative Tenses of Sacar Conjugations
  • Present tense
  • Preterite tense
  • Imperfect tense
  • Near Future tense
  • Future tense
  • Conditional tense
  • Present Perfect tense
  • Past Perfect tense
  • Future Perfect tense
  • Conditional Perfect tense
  • Progressive tenses
• Subjunctive Tenses of Sacar Conjugations 
  • Present Subjunctive tense
  • Present Perfect Subjunctive tense
  • Imperfect Subjunctive tense
  • Past Perfect Subjunctive tense
• Imperative (Commands) of Sacar Conjugations
  • Affirmative Commands
  • Negative Commands
• Uses & Examples
• Download Sacar Conjugation Tables & Uses Cheat sheets
• Sacar Conjugation Practice Quiz

Overview of Sacar

Among other applications, sacar means ‘to take out’, ‘to extract’, or ‘to get’. The conjugations charts below only have one translation to keep the tables as organized and useful as possible. You can learn more about the meanings of ‘sacar’ in the section Uses & Meanings.

Indicative Conjugations of Sacar

Present tense

Sacar present conjugations don’t have spelling changes. We use this verb in the present tense to refer to the things people currently take out. For example: Siempre sacamos la basura en la mañana.

Preterite tense

Sacar preterite conjugations only have one stem change. To conjugate sacar to its ‘yo’ form, we must use the stem saqu. In the preterite tense, this verb communicates that people took something out. If needed, you can use past time markers to point to a specific time frame. 

Here is an example: Yo no saqué mis cosas del carro.

Take Note: Spanish verbs that end with –car will have stem changes in the preterite tense. These changes are made to maintain the sound consistent across all conjugations.

Imperfect tense

Sacar imperfect conjugations allow you to refer to things that people used to take out for a long period of time in the past. You may also use these forms when it’s not clear when someone took something out. For instance: Nosotros siempre sacábamos a mi perro a pasear.

Near future

The immediate or near future in Spanish is formed with ir (present tense) + a + infinitive verb (in this case, ‘sacar’). These future forms allow you to convey that a person is going to take something out in the immediate future.  

For example: ¿Cuándo vas a sacar la basura de tu cuarto?

Future simple tense

Sacar future tense conjugations express that someone will take something out at some point in the future. For example: En unas horas sacaremos a los perros a pasear. 

Conditional tense

When used in the conditional tense, ‘sacar’ communicates that people would take something out. This allows you to ask politely or express that things will only be taken out if a condition is met. For instance: Yo sacaría mis cosas, pero no tengo dónde guardarlas.

Present perfect tense

To conjugate the Spanish present perfect, use the formula haber in the present tense + sacado (past participle). We use these conjugations to express that someone has or hasn’t taken things out. For example: ¿Todavía no habéis sacado la basura?

Past perfect

The Spanish past perfect indicative tense is formed with haber (imperfect form) + past participle form of ‘sacar’. We use this tense to express that someone had taken something out before another past action. Cuando llegué, los niños ya habían sacado la basura.

Future perfect

The Spanish future perfect tense of sacar expresses that someone will have taken something out by or before a certain moment in the future. We can also use these forms to say that people might have taken something out. El lunes ya habré sacado toda mi ropa. 

Conditional perfect

Conjugate sacar to the conditional perfect tense in Spanish to explain that people would have taken something out if a past circumstance had been met. For example: Si no le hubieras dicho, Tobey nunca habría sacado sus cosas.

Progressive tenses

The Spanish progressive tenses are formed with estar conjugated + sacando (present participle). We use the progressive conjugations of sacar to express that someone is taking something out at the moment of speaking. 

For example: Mis hermanos están sacando unas cajas de la cochera.

Sacar Subjunctive Conjugations

In Spanish, the subjunctive mood allows you to talk about wishes, requests, suggestions, expectations, doubts, or hypothetical situations. Below are sacar conjugation charts for the most common subjunctive tenses. 

Present subjunctive

Since all sacar subjunctive conjugations have an -e ending, we must use the root saqu to keep pronunciation consistent. These present subjunctive conjugations of this verb are used to request someone to take something out. 
Here is a sentence example: Diles que saquen sus cosas.

Take Note: In its infinitive form, sacar has a hard ‘c’ sound. As a result, we must keep this sound consistent across all conjugations. To do this, we use the stem saqu. This pattern is applied to all verbs ending in –car.

Present perfect subjunctive

The present perfect subjunctive in Spanish is formed with haber (present subjunctive form) + sacado (past participle). When conjugated to this tense, this verb expresses uncertainty about people taking things out. It can also be used to wish someone has already taken things out. 

For example: Espero que ya hayan sacado la basura.

Imperfect subjunctive

We use the imperfect subjunctive conjugations of ‘sacar’ to refer to past requests, suggestions, wishes you or someone else had about a person taking things out. La señora nos pidió que sacáramos estas cajas de su coche. 

The imperfect subjunctive has two conjugation models depending on the type of Spanish you use:

Latin American Spanish version

Note: Vosotros is only used in Castilian Spanish. As a result, this pronoun has been excluded from the Latin American conjugation chart.

Castilian Spanish version

Past perfect subjunctive

In the past perfect subjunctive, sacar expresses that someone would have taken something out as long as a past circumstance was met. These subjunctive conjugations can also express regret for things you hadn’t taken out. 

For example: Si hubiera sacado la basura a tiempo, la habrían recolectado.

Sacar Imperative Conjugations

In Spanish, the imperative or command forms are used to give orders to people.

Affirmative commands

The affirmative commands of ‘sacar’ must use the stem saqu for the pronouns ‘usted’ and ‘ustedes’. Use the affirmative imperative to order people to take things out. For instance: Niños, sacad la ropa de la lavadora.

Negative commands

On the other hand, you’ll use the negative imperative of ‘sacar’ to order people not to take something out. As shown in the conjugation chart below, these negative commands are formed with the stem saqu. Here is a sentence: ¡No saques esas bolsas!

Meanings of Sacar & Examples

Now that you have a complete understanding of how to conjugate sacar, let’s see some of the most common meanings of this verb. 

1. Talking about extracting or taking something out

El dentista me sacó un diente. 
The dentist extracted my tooth. 

Saquen a los perros a pasear
Take the dogs out for a walk.

Take Note: The preposition a can be used to introduce the indirect object of the sentence or to convey destination (to where you’ll take something out). 

2. Expressing that someone achieved a goal

¿Cuánto sacaste en el examen?
What did you get on the test?

Nunca había sacado un ocho. 
I had never gotten an eight before. 

3. Referring to serving (sports)

¿Quién saca?
Who serves?

Ellos sacan muy bien. 
They serve very well.

Download Sacar Conjugation Charts & Uses Cheat sheets

Sacar is a stem-changing verb, so it can take some time to familiarize yourself with all of its forms. I’ve created a cheat sheets PDF with all the sacar conjugation charts as well as the meanings and uses you can download for free and review later.

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Practice Quiz: Sacar Conjugation

Now that you’ve learned how to conjugate sacar, you can practice your skills of using it in all the different tenses by taking this sacar conjugation practice quiz.

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