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SPANISH VERB

peinarse

to comb your hair

  • #415 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: peinándose
  • Past participle: peinado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use peinarse

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

  1. Present

    Me peino en dos minutos y salgo corriendo.

    I do my hair in two minutes and run out.

  2. Past

    ¿Te peinaste así para la entrevista?

    Did you do your hair like that for the interview?

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela se peinaba frente al espejo cada mañana.

    My grandma combed her hair in front of the mirror every morning.

  4. Future

    La novia se peinará en el salón a las nueve.

    The bride will have her hair done at the salon at nine.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me peinaría de otra forma para la fiesta.

    I'd style my hair differently for the party.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mamá quiere que te peines antes de la foto.

    Mom wants you to comb your hair before the photo.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le dije al niño que se peinara para la escuela.

    I told the boy to comb his hair for school.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Péinate, que ya llegan los invitados!

    Comb your hair, the guests are arriving!

Verbs like this one

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