The Imperfect Tense of sacar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo sacaba la basura todos los días. (I used to take out the trash every day.)

Sacar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the standard pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Sacar (to take out) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of sacar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

To take out or remove: For example, Yo sacaba la basura todos los días. (I used to take out the trash every day.)

To obtain or get: For example, Sacaba buenas notas en la escuela. (I used to get good grades at school.)

To publish or release: For example, La editorial sacaba un nuevo libro cada mes. (The publishing house used to release a new book every month.)

To deduce or infer: For example, De sus palabras, sacaba que estaba enojado. (From his words, I inferred that he was angry.)

To bring up or mention (a topic): For example, Siempre sacaba el tema de la política en las reuniones. (He always used to bring up the topic of politics in meetings.)

To take out or extract (money): For example, Sacaba dinero del cajero automático cada semana. (I used to take out money from the ATM every week.)

Slang: To resemble or look like: For example, Mi hermano sacaba a mi papá cuando era joven. (My brother used to look like my dad when he was young.)

Examples

Examples of Sacar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo sacaba buenas notas en la escuela. (I used to get good grades in school.)

Ella sacaba la basura todos los días. (She used to take out the trash every day.)

Nosotros sacábamos provecho de cada oportunidad. (We used to take advantage of every opportunity.)

Tú sacabas las mejores fotos con tu cámara antigua. (You used to take the best pictures with your old camera.)

Ellos sacaban conclusiones apresuradas con frecuencia. (They often used to jump to conclusions.)

¿Sacabas buena nota cuando estabas en la universidad? (¿Did you use to get good grades when you were in college?)

Cuando era niño, sacaba la lengua cuando me concentraba. (When I was a kid, I used to stick my tongue out when I concentrated.)

Mi hermana sacaba canas verdes a nuestra madre. (My sister used to drive our mother crazy.) [idiomatic]

En las fiestas, sacábamos a bailar a todos. (At parties, we used to get everyone to dance.)

Antes, sacaba la vuelta por el parque todas las mañanas. (Before, I used to take a walk around the park every morning.)

Cuando viajábamos, sacábamos muchas fotos de los lugares turísticos. (When we traveled, we used to take lots of pictures of the tourist spots.)

Mi jefe sacaba cálculos mentales muy rápido. (My boss used to do mental calculations very quickly.)

En la oficina, sacábamos fotocopias del material importante. (At the office, we used to make photocopies of important material.)

Cuando éramos jóvenes, sacábamos buena nota en los exámenes. (When we were young, we used to get good grades on exams.)

Mis padres sacaban tiempo para ayudarnos con la tarea. (My parents used to make time to help us with homework.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Sacar (to take out) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.