to take out; to get
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Saco a pasear al perro por la mañana.
I take the dog for a walk in the morning.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Saqué buenas notas en el examen.
I got good grades on the exam.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuelo sacaba agua del pozo.
My grandfather used to draw water from the well.
Futuro · What will happen
Sacaremos muchas fotos en la playa.
We'll take a lot of photos at the beach.
Condicional · What would happen
¿Me sacarías una foto aquí?
Would you take a picture of me here?
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Ya ha sacado la basura.
He has already taken out the trash.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Habían sacado todos los muebles de la casa.
They had taken all the furniture out of the house.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para julio ya habrás sacado la licencia.
By July you will have gotten your license.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Te habría sacado una foto, pero no tenía el celular.
I would have taken a picture of you, but I didn't have my phone.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que saques la basura esta noche.
I want you to take out the trash tonight.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi mamá me dijo que sacara la ropa de la lavadora.
My mom told me to take the clothes out of the washer.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Nos pidió que sacásemos los libros.
She asked us to take out our books.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayan sacado las entradas.
I hope they've gotten the tickets.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubieras sacado la ropa, no se habría mojado.
If you had taken in the clothes, they wouldn't have gotten wet.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Saca el pollo del refrigerador.
Take the chicken out of the refrigerator.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No saquen los pies del carro.
Don't stick your feet out of the car.