Sacar conjugation Spanish verb

How sacar conjugates

Sacar is a regular -ar verb with one spelling change: c becomes qu before e to keep the hard k sound. This affects the yo preterite (saqué) and the whole present subjunctive (saque, saquemos, saquen), along with the commands built on it. Everything else is regular: saco, sacaba, sacaré. Buscar, tocar and explicar follow the same rule.

Sacar in example sentences

• Present

  Saco la basura todas las noches antes de dormir.

  I take out the trash every night before bed.

• Preterite

  Saqué una copia del contrato para el cliente.

  I made a copy of the contract for the client.

• Imperfect

  En la escuela siempre sacaba buenas notas en matemáticas.

  In school I always got good grades in math.

• Present perfect

  Ya hemos sacado todo el material de la bodega.

  We've already taken all the material out of the warehouse.

• Future

  Mañana sacaré cita en el consulado para renovar el pasaporte.

  Tomorrow I'll book an appointment at the consulate to renew my passport.

• Present subjunctive

  Es mejor que saques el dinero antes del viaje.

  It's better if you take the money out before the trip.

• Conditional

  Yo sacaría ese punto de la presentación; no es relevante.

  I'd take that point out of the presentation; it's not relevant.

• Affirmative commands

  Saca una foto del medidor y mándamela.

  Take a picture of the meter and send it to me.

Common phrases with sacar

sacar una foto

to take a photo

sacar dinero

to withdraw money

sacar buenas notas

to get good grades

sacar a pasear al perro

to walk the dog

sacar de quicio

to drive (someone) up the wall

sacar conclusiones

to draw conclusions

Mistakes to avoid

• Misspelling the yo preterite: it is saqué, not sacé.
• Mixing up sacar and quitar: sacar is taking something out of a container or place, quitar is removing something from on top or taking it away. Saca el pan del horno, but quita los platos de la mesa.

Sacar tense by tense

• Sacar present
• Sacar preterite
• Sacar imperfect
• Sacar future
• Sacar conditional
• Sacar present subjunctive
• Sacar affirmative commands

Related verbs

• buscar to look for; to search; to pick up
• tocar to touch; to play (an instrument); to be someone's turn
• explicar to explain

Most common Spanish verbs

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• estar
• tener
• haber
• hacer
• ir
• poder
• decir
• dar
• ver
• saber
• querer

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