Cepillar

to brush

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cepillar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cepillando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cepillado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillo I brush	I brush
tú	cepillas you brush	you brush
él/ella/usted	cepilla he/she/you brushs	he/she/you brushs
nosotros	cepillamos we brush	we brush
vosotros	cepilláis you all brush	you all brush
ellos/ustedes	cepillan they/you all brush	they/you all brush

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillaba I used to brush	I used to brush
tú	cepillabas you used to brush	you used to brush
él/ella/usted	cepillaba he/she/you used to brush	he/she/you used to brush
nosotros	cepillábamos we used to brush	we used to brush
vosotros	cepillabais you all used to brush	you all used to brush
ellos/ustedes	cepillaban they/you all used to brush	they/you all used to brush

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillé I brushed	I brushed
tú	cepillaste you brushed	you brushed
él/ella/usted	cepilló he/she/you brushed	he/she/you brushed
nosotros	cepillamos we brushed	we brushed
vosotros	cepillasteis you all brushed	you all brushed
ellos/ustedes	cepillaron they/you all brushed	they/you all brushed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillaré I will brush	I will brush
tú	cepillarás you will brush	you will brush
él/ella/usted	cepillará he/she/you will brush	he/she/you will brush
nosotros	cepillaremos we will brush	we will brush
vosotros	cepillaréis you all will brush	you all will brush
ellos/ustedes	cepillarán they/you all will brush	they/you all will brush

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillaría I would brush	I would brush
tú	cepillarías you would brush	you would brush
él/ella/usted	cepillaría he/she/you would brush	he/she/you would brush
nosotros	cepillaríamos we would brush	we would brush
vosotros	cepillaríais you all would brush	you all would brush
ellos/ustedes	cepillarían they/you all would brush	they/you all would brush

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepille that I brush	that I brush
tú	cepilles that you brush	that you brush
él/ella/usted	cepille that he/she/you brush	that he/she/you brush
nosotros	cepillemos that we brush	that we brush
vosotros	cepilléis that you all brush	that you all brush
ellos/ustedes	cepillen that they/you all brush	that they/you all brush

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cepillara or cepillase that I brushed	that I brushed
tú	cepillaras or cepillases that you brushed	that you brushed
él/ella/usted	cepillara or cepillase that he/she/you brushed	that he/she/you brushed
nosotros	cepilláramos or cepillásemos that we brushed	that we brushed
vosotros	cepillarais or cepillaseis that you all brushed	that you all brushed
ellos/ustedes	cepillaran or cepillasen that they/you all brushed	that they/you all brushed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he cepillado I have brushed	I have brushed
tú	has cepillado you have brushed	you have brushed
él/ella/usted	ha cepillado he/she/you have brushed	he/she/you have brushed
nosotros	hemos cepillado we have brushed	we have brushed
vosotros	habéis cepillado you all have brushed	you all have brushed
ellos/ustedes	han cepillado they/you all have brushed	they/you all have brushed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había cepillado I had brushed	I had brushed
tú	habías cepillado you had brushed	you had brushed
él/ella/usted	había cepillado he/she/you had brushed	he/she/you had brushed
nosotros	habíamos cepillado we had brushed	we had brushed
vosotros	habíais cepillado you all had brushed	you all had brushed
ellos/ustedes	habían cepillado they/you all had brushed	they/you all had brushed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube cepillado I had brushed	I had brushed
tú	hubiste cepillado you had brushed	you had brushed
él/ella/usted	hubo cepillado he/she/you had brushed	he/she/you had brushed
nosotros	hubimos cepillado we had brushed	we had brushed
vosotros	hubisteis cepillado you all had brushed	you all had brushed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron cepillado they/you all had brushed	they/you all had brushed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré cepillado I will have brushed	I will have brushed
tú	habrás cepillado you will have brushed	you will have brushed
él/ella/usted	habrá cepillado he/she/you will have brushed	he/she/you will have brushed
nosotros	habremos cepillado we will have brushed	we will have brushed
vosotros	habréis cepillado you all will have brushed	you all will have brushed
ellos/ustedes	habrán cepillado they/you all will have brushed	they/you all will have brushed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría cepillado I would have brushed	I would have brushed
tú	habrías cepillado you would have brushed	you would have brushed
él/ella/usted	habría cepillado he/she/you would have brushed	he/she/you would have brushed
nosotros	habríamos cepillado we would have brushed	we would have brushed
vosotros	habríais cepillado you all would have brushed	you all would have brushed
ellos/ustedes	habrían cepillado they/you all would have brushed	they/you all would have brushed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya cepillado that I have brushed	that I have brushed
tú	hayas cepillado that you have brushed	that you have brushed
él/ella/usted	haya cepillado that he/she/you have brushed	that he/she/you have brushed
nosotros	hayamos cepillado that we have brushed	that we have brushed
vosotros	hayáis cepillado that you all have brushed	that you all have brushed
ellos/ustedes	hayan cepillado that they/you all have brushed	that they/you all have brushed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera cepillado that I had brushed	that I had brushed
tú	hubieras cepillado that you had brushed	that you had brushed
él/ella/usted	hubiera cepillado that he/she/you had brushed	that he/she/you had brushed
nosotros	hubiéramos cepillado that we had brushed	that we had brushed
vosotros	hubierais cepillado that you all had brushed	that you all had brushed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran cepillado that they/you all had brushed	that they/you all had brushed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cepilla	brush! (you)
usted	cepille	brush! (you formal)
nosotros	cepillemos	let's brush!
vosotros	cepillad	brush! (you all)
ustedes	cepillen	brush! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cepilles	don't brush! (you)
usted	no cepille	don't brush! (you formal)
nosotros	no cepillemos	let's not brush!
vosotros	no cepilléis	don't brush! (you all)
ustedes	no cepillen	don't brush! (you all)

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