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SPANISH VERB

afeitarse

to shave

  • #416 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: afeitándose
  • Past participle: afeitado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I shave
  2. tú you shave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she shaves
  4. nosotros we shave
  5. vosotros Spain you all shave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they shave

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I shaved
  2. tú you shaved
  3. usted, él, ella he/she shaved
  4. nosotros we shaved
  5. vosotros Spain you all shaved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they shaved

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to shave
  2. tú you used to shave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to shave
  4. nosotros we used to shave
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to shave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to shave

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will shave
  2. tú you will shave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will shave
  4. nosotros we will shave
  5. vosotros Spain you all will shave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will shave

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would shave
  2. tú you would shave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would shave
  4. nosotros we would shave
  5. vosotros Spain you all would shave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would shave

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I shave
  2. tú (that) you shave
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she shave
  4. nosotros (that) we shave
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all shave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they shave

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I shaved
  2. tú (if) you shaved
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she shaved
  4. nosotros (if) we shaved
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all shaved
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they shaved

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú shave!
  2. usted shave! (formal)
  3. nosotros shave! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain shave! (all of you)
  5. ustedes shave! (all of you)

How to use afeitarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi esposo se afeita todas las mañanas antes del desayuno.

    My husband shaves every morning before breakfast.

  2. Past

    Me afeité la barba y nadie me reconoció.

    I shaved off my beard and nobody recognised me.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo se afeitaba con navaja, sin espuma.

    My grandpa used to shave with a razor, no foam.

  4. Future

    Me afeitaré antes de la boda de mi prima.

    I'll shave before my cousin's wedding.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me afeitaría la cabeza en pleno invierno.

    I wouldn't shave my head in the middle of winter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi novia prefiere que no me afeite los fines de semana.

    My girlfriend prefers I don't shave at weekends.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El director le pidió que se afeitara para el papel.

    The director asked him to shave for the role.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aféitate, que pareces un náufrago!

    Shave, you look like a castaway!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.