Evacuar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of evacuar — "to evacuate" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for evacuar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Evacuar means to evacuate a place or people: evacuar el edificio, evacuar a los heridos. It takes the place or the people as its object. To see it in a real sentence: Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire".
Present tense conjugation table: evacuar
Every person of evacuar in the present tense. The gerund is evacuando and the past participle is evacuado.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | evacúo |
| tú | evacúas |
| él/ella/Ud. | evacúa |
| nosotros/as | evacuamos |
| vosotros/as | evacuáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | evacúan |
How the present of evacuar is formed
The present of evacuar is built from the stem evacu- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | evacúo |
| tú | -as | evacúas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | evacúa |
| nosotros/as | -amos | evacuamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | evacuáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | evacúan |
The gerund of evacuar is evacuando and the past participle is evacuado. Both are the forms you need with estar and haber respectively.
When to use the present tense of evacuar
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and evacuar appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Habits and routines
The present describes things that happen regularly, as a habit or routine.
"Cada día, yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio" — "Every day, I evacuate the building because of the fire"
General truths
The present states facts that are always true, not just true today.
"Mi amigo evacúa la zona antes de la tormenta" — "My friend evacuates the area before the storm"
What is happening now
The present describes an action in progress right now.
"Ahora, yo evacúo a los heridos en ambulancia" — "Right now, I evacuate the injured by ambulance"
Near-future plans
Spanish often uses the present for a plan that is already fixed.
"Mañana, nosotros evacuamos el colegio en un simulacro" — "Tomorrow, we evacuate the school in a drill"
Timetables and scheduled events
The present is the tense for timetables, programmes and things that happen on a schedule.
"Ellos evacúan el barrio por la inundación" — "They evacuate the neighbourhood because of the flood"
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: {'pre_es': 'Cada día, ', 'pre_en': 'Every day, '}yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire"
- Preterite — one finished occasion: {'pre_es': 'Ayer, ', 'pre_en': 'Yesterday, '}yo evacué el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuated the building because of the fire"
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: {}tú evacúas la zona antes de la tormenta — "You evacuate the area before the storm"
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: {}tú evacuabas la zona antes de la tormenta — "You used to evacuate the area before the storm"
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él evacúa a los heridos en ambulancia — "He evacuates the injured by ambulance"
- Future — what will happen: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él evacuará a los heridos en ambulancia — "He will evacuate the injured by ambulance"
Examples: evacuar in the present tense
Seven sentences that show evacuar in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire"
- Tú evacúas la zona antes de la tormenta — "You evacuate the area before the storm"
- Él evacúa a los heridos en ambulancia — "He evacuates the injured by ambulance"
- Nosotros evacuamos el colegio en un simulacro — "We evacuate the school in a drill"
- Vosotros evacuáis el barrio por la inundación — "You evacuate the neighbourhood because of the flood"
- Ellos evacúan el edificio por el incendio — "They evacuate the building because of the fire"
- Yo evacúo la zona antes de la tormenta — "I evacuate the area before the storm"
Common mistakes with evacuar in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with evacuar in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo evacúo en el edificio por el incendio.
✓ Correct: Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio.
evacuar takes this complement directly, with no preposition: Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio.
✗ *Tú evacúa la zona antes de la tormenta.
✓ Correct: Tú evacúas la zona antes de la tormenta.
The tú form and the él form are different: tú takes evacúas, él takes evacúa.
✗ *Cada día, yo evacué a los heridos en ambulancia
✓ Correct: Cada día, yo evacúo a los heridos en ambulancia
Cada día describes a habit, so it needs the present, not the preterite.
✗ *Vosotros evacuais el colegio en un simulacro.
✓ Correct: Vosotros evacuáis el colegio en un simulacro.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: evacuáis, not evacuais.
Quiz: evacuar in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of evacuar. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
Which is the correct present form of evacuar for tú? A. evacuamos B. evacúas C. evacúo D. evacúa
Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire" (present) A. evacuamos B. evacúo C. evacúas D. evacúa
Complete the sentence: Él ______ la zona antes de la tormenta — "He evacuates the area before the storm" (present) A. evacuamos B. evacúa C. evacúo D. evacúas
Which is the correct present form of evacuar for nosotros? A. evacuamos B. evacúas C. evacúa D. evacúan
Which sentence uses evacuar correctly in the present? A. Mi amigo evacuaba a los heridos en ambulancia B. Mi amigo evacuamos a los heridos en ambulancia C. Mi amigo evacúa a los heridos en ambulancia D. Mi amigo evacúas a los heridos en ambulancia
Complete the sentence: Vosotros ______ el colegio en un simulacro — "You evacuate the school in a drill" (present) A. evacúa B. evacuáis C. evacúo D. evacúas
Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ el barrio por la inundación — "They evacuate the neighbourhood because of the flood" (present) A. evacúas B. evacúa C. evacúan D. evacúo
What is the gerund of evacuar? A. evacuado B. evacúo C. evacué D. evacuando
Answer key
- evacúas — The tú form in the present is evacúas.
- evacúo — The present form for yo is evacúo.
- evacúa — The present form for él/ella/Ud. is evacúa.
- evacuamos — The nosotros form in the present is evacuamos.
- Mi amigo evacúa a los heridos en ambulancia — Mi amigo evacúa a los heridos en ambulancia is correct: the verb agrees with its subject and the tense is the present.
- evacuáis — The present form for vosotros/as is evacuáis.
- evacúan — The present form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is evacúan.
- evacuando — The gerund is evacuando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive, and it is not the past participle evacuado.
Frequently asked questions
Is evacuar regular in the present tense?
Yes — in the present tense evacuar follows the regular endings for -ar verbs, as the table above shows.
What is the gerund and the past participle of evacuar?
The gerund is evacuando and the past participle is evacuado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I evacuate" in the present tense?
Say evacúo. For example: Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire".
What is the difference between the present and the preterite of evacuar?
The present describes a habit or what happens now: Yo evacúo el edificio por el incendio — "I evacuate the building because of the fire". The preterite reports one finished occasion: Ayer, yo evacué el edificio por el incendio — "Yesterday, I evacuated the building because of the fire". Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once.
Related links
- Full conjugation of evacuar — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- evacuar examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.