Lavar

to wash

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

lavar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

lavando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

lavado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavo I wash	I wash
tú	lavas you wash	you wash
él/ella/usted	lava he/she/you washs	he/she/you washs
nosotros	lavamos we wash	we wash
vosotros	laváis you all wash	you all wash
ellos/ustedes	lavan they/you all wash	they/you all wash

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavaba I used to wash	I used to wash
tú	lavabas you used to wash	you used to wash
él/ella/usted	lavaba he/she/you used to wash	he/she/you used to wash
nosotros	lavábamos we used to wash	we used to wash
vosotros	lavabais you all used to wash	you all used to wash
ellos/ustedes	lavaban they/you all used to wash	they/you all used to wash

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavé I washed	I washed
tú	lavaste you washed	you washed
él/ella/usted	lavó he/she/you washed	he/she/you washed
nosotros	lavamos we washed	we washed
vosotros	lavasteis you all washed	you all washed
ellos/ustedes	lavaron they/you all washed	they/you all washed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavaré I will wash	I will wash
tú	lavarás you will wash	you will wash
él/ella/usted	lavará he/she/you will wash	he/she/you will wash
nosotros	lavaremos we will wash	we will wash
vosotros	lavaréis you all will wash	you all will wash
ellos/ustedes	lavarán they/you all will wash	they/you all will wash

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavaría I would wash	I would wash
tú	lavarías you would wash	you would wash
él/ella/usted	lavaría he/she/you would wash	he/she/you would wash
nosotros	lavaríamos we would wash	we would wash
vosotros	lavaríais you all would wash	you all would wash
ellos/ustedes	lavarían they/you all would wash	they/you all would wash

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lave that I wash	that I wash
tú	laves that you wash	that you wash
él/ella/usted	lave that he/she/you wash	that he/she/you wash
nosotros	lavemos that we wash	that we wash
vosotros	lavéis that you all wash	that you all wash
ellos/ustedes	laven that they/you all wash	that they/you all wash

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lavara or lavase that I washed	that I washed
tú	lavaras or lavases that you washed	that you washed
él/ella/usted	lavara or lavase that he/she/you washed	that he/she/you washed
nosotros	laváramos or lavásemos that we washed	that we washed
vosotros	lavarais or lavaseis that you all washed	that you all washed
ellos/ustedes	lavaran or lavasen that they/you all washed	that they/you all washed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	lava	wash! (you)
usted	lave	wash! (you formal)
nosotros	lavemos	let's wash!
vosotros	lavad	wash! (you all)
ustedes	laven	wash! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no laves	don't wash! (you)
usted	no lave	don't wash! (you formal)
nosotros	no lavemos	let's not wash!
vosotros	no lavéis	don't wash! (you all)
ustedes	no laven	don't wash! (you all)

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