Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I clean
- tú you clean
- usted, él, ella he/she cleans
- nosotros we clean
- vosotros Spain you all clean
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they clean
SPANISH VERB
limpiar
to clean
- #205 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: limpiando
- Past participle: limpiado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I cleaned
- tú you cleaned
- usted, él, ella he/she cleaned
- nosotros we cleaned
- vosotros Spain you all cleaned
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they cleaned
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to clean
- tú you used to clean
- usted, él, ella he/she used to clean
- nosotros we used to clean
- vosotros Spain you all used to clean
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to clean
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will clean
- tú you will clean
- usted, él, ella he/she will clean
- nosotros we will clean
- vosotros Spain you all will clean
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will clean
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would clean
- tú you would clean
- usted, él, ella he/she would clean
- nosotros we would clean
- vosotros Spain you all would clean
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would clean
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I clean
- tú (that) you clean
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she clean
- nosotros (that) we clean
- vosotros Spain (that) you all clean
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they clean
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I cleaned
- tú (if) you cleaned
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she cleaned
- nosotros (if) we cleaned
- vosotros Spain (if) you all cleaned
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they cleaned
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú clean!
- usted clean! (formal)
- nosotros clean! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain clean! (all of you)
- ustedes clean! (all of you)
How to use limpiar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Limpio la cocina todas las noches.
I clean the kitchen every night.
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Past
¿Limpiaste tu cuarto como te pedí?
Did you clean your room like I asked?
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo limpiaba sus lentes con la camisa.
My grandfather used to clean his glasses with his shirt.
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Future
El sábado limpiaremos el garaje entre todos.
On Saturday we'll all clean the garage together.
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Conditional
Yo limpiaría las ventanas con vinagre.
I'd clean the windows with vinegar.
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Present subjunctive
Es necesario que limpies la herida con agua.
You need to clean the wound with water.
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Past subjunctive
Si limpiáramos la playa, se vería hermosa.
If we cleaned the beach, it would look beautiful.
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Imperative
¡Limpia la mesa, que vamos a comer!
Clean the table, we're about to eat!
Where you hear limpiar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Limpio la casa los sábados. I clean the house on Saturdays.
- Limpié mi cuarto. I cleaned my room.
- Voy a limpiar las bicis. I'm going to clean the bikes.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Limpio mi departamento. I clean my flat.
- Limpié la cocina antes de la fiesta. I cleaned the kitchen before the party.
- Voy a limpiar después de dormir. I'm going to clean after sleeping.
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Beginner Level 2 · limpiar
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Intermediate Level 1 · limpiar
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Intermediate Level 2 · limpiar
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Advanced Level 1 · me los limpia
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Advanced Level 1 · limpiamos las tumbas
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.