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SPANISH VERB

ducharse

to take a shower

  • #223 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: duchándose
  • Past participle: duchado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ducharse

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

  1. Present

    Me ducho con agua fría después de correr.

    I take a cold shower after running.

  2. Past

    ¿Ya te duchaste? El taxi llega en diez minutos.

    Did you shower already? The taxi comes in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    En el campamento nos duchábamos en cinco minutos.

    At camp we showered in five minutes.

  4. Future

    Me ducharé rápido y salimos a cenar.

    I'll shower quickly and we'll go out for dinner.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me ducharía antes de la fiesta, hace mucho calor.

    I'd shower before the party, it's very hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que los niños se duchen antes de cenar.

    I want the kids to shower before dinner.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi mamá insistió en que me duchara al llegar.

    My mom insisted that I shower when I got home.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Dúchate ya, que llegamos tarde al colegio!

    Shower now, we're late for school!

Good to know

  • In Mexico people also say "bañarse" for a shower; "ducharse" is understood everywhere.

Verbs like this one

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