evacuar — Spanish conjugation

to evacuate

Frequency#1043Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoevacúoI evacuate
evacúasyou evacuate
vosevacuásyou evacuate
él/ella/Ud.evacúahe/she/it evacuates
nosotrosevacuamoswe evacuate
vosotrosevacuáisyou (pl.) evacuate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacúanthey evacuate

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoevacuéI evacuated
evacuasteyou evacuated
vosevacuasteyou evacuated
él/ella/Ud.evacuóhe/she/it evacuated
nosotrosevacuamoswe evacuated
vosotrosevacuasteisyou (pl.) evacuated
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuaronthey evacuated

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yoevacuaba
evacuabas
vosevacuabas
él/ella/Ud.evacuaba
nosotrosevacuábamos
vosotrosevacuabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoevacuaríaI would evacuate
evacuaríasyou would evacuate
vosevacuaríasyou would evacuate
él/ella/Ud.evacuaríahe/she/it would evacuate
nosotrosevacuaríamoswe would evacuate
vosotrosevacuaríaisyou (pl.) would evacuate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuaríanthey would evacuate

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yoevacuaréI will evacuate
evacuarásyou will evacuate
vosevacuarásyou will evacuate
él/ella/Ud.evacuaráhe/she/it will evacuate
nosotrosevacuaremoswe will evacuate
vosotrosevacuaréisyou (pl.) will evacuate
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuaránthey will evacuate

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe evacuadoI have evacuated
has evacuadoyou have evacuated
voshas evacuadoyou have evacuated
él/ella/Ud.ha evacuadohe/she/it has evacuated
nosotroshemos evacuadowe have evacuated
vosotroshabéis evacuadoyou (pl.) have evacuated
ellos/ellas/Uds.han evacuadothey have evacuated

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía evacuadoI had evacuated
habías evacuadoyou had evacuated
voshabías evacuadoyou had evacuated
él/ella/Ud.había evacuadohe/she/it had evacuated
nosotroshabíamos evacuadowe had evacuated
vosotroshabíais evacuadoyou (pl.) had evacuated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían evacuadothey had evacuated

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría evacuado
habrías evacuado
voshabrías evacuado
él/ella/Ud.habría evacuado
nosotroshabríamos evacuado
vosotroshabríais evacuado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían evacuado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré evacuadoI will have evacuated
habrás evacuadoyou will have evacuated
voshabrás evacuadoyou will have evacuated
él/ella/Ud.habrá evacuadohe/she/it will have evacuated
nosotroshabremos evacuadowe will have evacuated
vosotroshabréis evacuadoyou (pl.) will have evacuated
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán evacuadothey will have evacuated

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yoevacúe
evacúes
vosevacúes
él/ella/Ud.evacúe
nosotrosevacuemos
vosotrosevacuéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacúen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoevacuara
evacuaras
vosevacuaras
él/ella/Ud.evacuara
nosotrosevacuáramos
vosotrosevacuarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yoevacuase
evacuases
vosevacuases
él/ella/Ud.evacuase
nosotrosevacuásemos
vosotrosevacuaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.evacuasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya evacuado
hayas evacuado
voshayas evacuado
él/ella/Ud.haya evacuado
nosotroshayamos evacuado
vosotroshayáis evacuado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan evacuado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera evacuado
hubieras evacuado
voshubieras evacuado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera evacuado
nosotroshubiéramos evacuado
vosotroshubierais evacuado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran evacuado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
evacúa
vosevacuá
él/ella/Ud.evacúe
nosotrosevacuemos
vosotrosevacuad
ustedesevacúen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no evacúes
vosno evacúes
él/ella/Ud.no evacúe
nosotrosno evacuemos
vosotrosno evacuéis
ustedesno evacúen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy evacuando
estás evacuando
vosestás evacuando
él/ella/Ud.está evacuando
nosotrosestamos evacuando
vosotrosestáis evacuando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están evacuando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve evacuando
estuviste evacuando
vosestuviste evacuando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo evacuando
nosotrosestuvimos evacuando
vosotrosestuvisteis evacuando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron evacuando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba evacuando
estabas evacuando
vosestabas evacuando
él/ella/Ud.estaba evacuando
nosotrosestábamos evacuando
vosotrosestabais evacuando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban evacuando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría evacuando
estarías evacuando
vosestarías evacuando
él/ella/Ud.estaría evacuando
nosotrosestaríamos evacuando
vosotrosestaríais evacuando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían evacuando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré evacuando
estarás evacuando
vosestarás evacuando
él/ella/Ud.estará evacuando
nosotrosestaremos evacuando
vosotrosestaréis evacuando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán evacuando