Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I wash
- tú you wash
- usted, él, ella he/she washes
- nosotros we wash
- vosotros Spain you all wash
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they wash
SPANISH VERB
lavarse
to wash (your hands)
- #336 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: lavándose
- Past participle: lavado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I washed
- tú you washed
- usted, él, ella he/she washed
- nosotros we washed
- vosotros Spain you all washed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they washed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to wash
- tú you used to wash
- usted, él, ella he/she used to wash
- nosotros we used to wash
- vosotros Spain you all used to wash
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to wash
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will wash
- tú you will wash
- usted, él, ella he/she will wash
- nosotros we will wash
- vosotros Spain you all will wash
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will wash
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would wash
- tú you would wash
- usted, él, ella he/she would wash
- nosotros we would wash
- vosotros Spain you all would wash
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would wash
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I wash
- tú (that) you wash
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she wash
- nosotros (that) we wash
- vosotros Spain (that) you all wash
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they wash
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I washed
- tú (if) you washed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she washed
- nosotros (if) we washed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all washed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they washed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú wash!
- usted wash! (formal)
- nosotros wash! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain wash! (all of you)
- ustedes wash! (all of you)
How to use lavarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me lavo las manos antes de cada comida.
I wash my hands before every meal.
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Past
¿Ya te lavaste los dientes, mijo?
Did you brush your teeth already, son?
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Imperfect
En el rancho nos lavábamos la cara con agua fría.
At the ranch we washed our faces with cold water.
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Future
Me lavaré el pelo antes de la boda.
I'll wash my hair before the wedding.
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Conditional
Yo me lavaría las manos después de tocar eso.
I'd wash my hands after touching that.
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Present subjunctive
El doctor pide que se laven bien las manos.
The doctor asks that you all wash your hands well.
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Past subjunctive
Mi mamá insistía en que me lavara detrás de las orejas.
My mom insisted that I wash behind my ears.
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Imperative
¡Lávate las manos antes de sentarte a comer!
Wash your hands before sitting down to eat!
Good to know
- With a part of the body, Spanish uses the article, not "mi": me lavo las manos.
Where you hear lavarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Me lavo las manos antes de cada paciente. I wash my hands before each patient.
- Ya me lavé las manos. I've already washed my hands.
- Me voy a lavar las manos. I'm going to wash my hands.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Nos lavamos las manos antes de comer. We wash our hands before eating.
- Me he lavado las manos diez veces esta mañana. I've washed my hands ten times this morning.
- Nos vamos a lavar las manos antes de entrar. We're going to wash our hands before we go in.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.