What does vaciar mean?
vaciar means to empty in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Vaciar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn vaciar, meaning to empty, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: vaciandoparticiple: vaciado
Principal forms of vaciar
- Infinitive
- vaciar
- Gerund
- vaciando
- Past participle
- vaciado
Vaciar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | vacío | vacié | vaciaba | vaciaré |
| tú | vacías | vaciaste | vaciabas | vaciarás |
| él / ella / usted | vacía | vació | vaciaba | vaciará |
| nosotros/as | vaciamos | vaciamos | vaciábamos | vaciaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | vacían | vaciaron | vaciaban | vaciarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Examples with vaciar
Él vació el contenido de sus bolsillos.He emptied his pockets of their contents.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Vacía el agua del balde.Empty the water out of the bucket.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom vació su cuenta bancaria.Tom emptied his bank account.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate vaciar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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