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SPANISH VERB

lijar

to sand

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: lijando
  • Past participle: lijado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lijar

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

  1. Present

    Mi padre lija muebles viejos los fines de semana.

    My dad sands old furniture at weekends.

  2. Past

    Lijé la puerta entera antes de pintarla de azul.

    I sanded the whole door before painting it blue.

  3. Imperfect

    El carpintero lijaba cada tabla con muchísima paciencia.

    The carpenter sanded each board with enormous patience.

  4. Future

    ¿Lijarás tú la mesa o llamamos a alguien?

    Will you sand the table or shall we call someone?

  5. Conditional

    Yo lijaría un poco más antes de dar el barniz.

    I'd sand a bit more before applying the varnish.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que lijes la pared antes de pintar.

    It's best that you sand the wall before painting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi abuelo quería que lijáramos la barca juntos cada primavera.

    My grandfather wanted us to sand the boat together every spring.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Lija con cuidado, que la madera es muy fina!

    Sand carefully, the wood is very thin!

Good to know

  • "Lijar" comes from "lija", sandpaper; "pulir", polishing, is the next step.

Where you hear lijar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 2

  • Yo lijo y tú pintas. ¿Trato hecho? I sand and you paint. Deal?
  • Lijé las paredes del pasillo toda la mañana. I sanded the hall walls all morning.
  • Mañana vamos a lijar la puerta de la cocina. Tomorrow we're going to sand the kitchen door.
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Verbs like this one

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