saciar — Spanish conjugation

to satisfy

Frequency#155RegularReflexivesaciarse — to satisfy oneself

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

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
yosacioI satisfy
saciasyou satisfy
vossaciásyou satisfy
él/ella/Ud.saciahe/she/it satisfies
nosotrossaciamoswe satisfy
vosotrossaciáisyou (pl.) satisfy
ellos/ellas/Uds.sacianthey satisfy

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
yosaciéI satisfied
saciasteyou satisfied
vossaciasteyou satisfied
él/ella/Ud.sacióhe/she/it satisfied
nosotrossaciamoswe satisfied
vosotrossaciasteisyou (pl.) satisfied
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciaronthey satisfied

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
yosaciaba
saciabas
vossaciabas
él/ella/Ud.saciaba
nosotrossaciábamos
vosotrossaciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciaban

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
yosaciaríaI would satisfy
saciaríasyou would satisfy
vossaciaríasyou would satisfy
él/ella/Ud.saciaríahe/she/it would satisfy
nosotrossaciaríamoswe would satisfy
vosotrossaciaríaisyou (pl.) would satisfy
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciaríanthey would satisfy

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
yosaciaréI will satisfy
saciarásyou will satisfy
vossaciarásyou will satisfy
él/ella/Ud.saciaráhe/she/it will satisfy
nosotrossaciaremoswe will satisfy
vosotrossaciaréisyou (pl.) will satisfy
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciaránthey will satisfy

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 saciadoI have satisfied
has saciadoyou have satisfied
voshas saciadoyou have satisfied
él/ella/Ud.ha saciadohe/she/it has satisfied
nosotroshemos saciadowe have satisfied
vosotroshabéis saciadoyou (pl.) have satisfied
ellos/ellas/Uds.han saciadothey have satisfied

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 saciadoI had satisfied
habías saciadoyou had satisfied
voshabías saciadoyou had satisfied
él/ella/Ud.había saciadohe/she/it had satisfied
nosotroshabíamos saciadowe had satisfied
vosotroshabíais saciadoyou (pl.) had satisfied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían saciadothey had satisfied

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 saciado
habrías saciado
voshabrías saciado
él/ella/Ud.habría saciado
nosotroshabríamos saciado
vosotroshabríais saciado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían saciado

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 saciadoI will have satisfied
habrás saciadoyou will have satisfied
voshabrás saciadoyou will have satisfied
él/ella/Ud.habrá saciadohe/she/it will have satisfied
nosotroshabremos saciadowe will have satisfied
vosotroshabréis saciadoyou (pl.) will have satisfied
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán saciadothey will have satisfied

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

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
yosacie
sacies
vossacies
él/ella/Ud.sacie
nosotrossaciemos
vosotrossaciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.sacien

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
yosaciara
saciaras
vossaciaras
él/ella/Ud.saciara
nosotrossaciáramos
vosotrossaciarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciaran

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
yosaciase
saciases
vossaciases
él/ella/Ud.saciase
nosotrossaciásemos
vosotrossaciaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.saciasen

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 saciado
hayas saciado
voshayas saciado
él/ella/Ud.haya saciado
nosotroshayamos saciado
vosotroshayáis saciado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan saciado

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 saciado
hubieras saciado
voshubieras saciado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera saciado
nosotroshubiéramos saciado
vosotroshubierais saciado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran saciado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

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
sacia
vossaciá
él/ella/Ud.sacie
nosotrossaciemos
vosotrossaciad
ustedessacien

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 sacies
vosno sacies
él/ella/Ud.no sacie
nosotrosno saciemos
vosotrosno saciéis
ustedesno sacien

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 saciando
estás saciando
vosestás saciando
él/ella/Ud.está saciando
nosotrosestamos saciando
vosotrosestáis saciando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están saciando

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 saciando
estuviste saciando
vosestuviste saciando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo saciando
nosotrosestuvimos saciando
vosotrosestuvisteis saciando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron saciando

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 saciando
estabas saciando
vosestabas saciando
él/ella/Ud.estaba saciando
nosotrosestábamos saciando
vosotrosestabais saciando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban saciando

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 saciando
estarías saciando
vosestarías saciando
él/ella/Ud.estaría saciando
nosotrosestaríamos saciando
vosotrosestaríais saciando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían saciando

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 saciando
estarás saciando
vosestarás saciando
él/ella/Ud.estará saciando
nosotrosestaremos saciando
vosotrosestaréis saciando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán saciando