lavarse
to wash oneself
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
lavándose
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
lavado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavo I wash oneself |
tú | te lavas you wash oneself |
él/ella/usted | se lava he/she/you washes oneself |
nosotros | nos lavamos we wash oneself |
vosotros | os laváis you all wash oneself |
ellos/ustedes | se lavan they/you all wash oneself |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavaba I used to wash oneself |
tú | te lavabas you used to wash oneself |
él/ella/usted | se lavaba he/she/you used to wash oneself |
nosotros | nos lavábamos we used to wash oneself |
vosotros | os lavabais you all used to wash oneself |
ellos/ustedes | se lavaban they/you all used to wash oneself |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavé I wash oneselfed |
tú | te lavaste you wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se lavó he/she/you wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos lavamos we wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os lavasteis you all wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se lavaron they/you all wash oneselfed |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavaré I will wash oneself |
tú | te lavarás you will wash oneself |
él/ella/usted | se lavará he/she/you will wash oneself |
nosotros | nos lavaremos we will wash oneself |
vosotros | os lavaréis you all will wash oneself |
ellos/ustedes | se lavarán they/you all will wash oneself |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavaría I would wash oneself |
tú | te lavarías you would wash oneself |
él/ella/usted | se lavaría he/she/you would wash oneself |
nosotros | nos lavaríamos we would wash oneself |
vosotros | os lavaríais you all would wash oneself |
ellos/ustedes | se lavarían they/you all would wash oneself |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lave that I wash oneself |
tú | te laves that you wash oneself |
él/ella/usted | se lave that he/she/you wash oneself |
nosotros | nos lavemos that we wash oneself |
vosotros | os lavéis that you all wash oneself |
ellos/ustedes | se laven that they/you all wash oneself |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me lavara or me lavase that I wash oneselfed |
tú | te lavaras or te lavases that you wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se lavara or se lavase that he/she/you wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos laváramos or nos lavásemos that we wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os lavarais or os lavaseis that you all wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se lavaran or se lavasen that they/you all wash oneselfed |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me he lavado I have wash oneselfed |
tú | te has lavado you have wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se ha lavado he/she/you have wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos hemos lavado we have wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os habéis lavado you all have wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se han lavado they/you all have wash oneselfed |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me había lavado I had wash oneselfed |
tú | te habías lavado you had wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se había lavado he/she/you had wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos habíamos lavado we had wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os habíais lavado you all had wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se habían lavado they/you all had wash oneselfed |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me hube lavado I had wash oneselfed |
tú | te hubiste lavado you had wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se hubo lavado he/she/you had wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos hubimos lavado we had wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os hubisteis lavado you all had wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se hubieron lavado they/you all had wash oneselfed |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me habré lavado I will have wash oneselfed |
tú | te habrás lavado you will have wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se habrá lavado he/she/you will have wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos habremos lavado we will have wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os habréis lavado you all will have wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se habrán lavado they/you all will have wash oneselfed |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me habría lavado I would have wash oneselfed |
tú | te habrías lavado you would have wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se habría lavado he/she/you would have wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos habríamos lavado we would have wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os habríais lavado you all would have wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se habrían lavado they/you all would have wash oneselfed |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me haya lavado that I have wash oneselfed |
tú | te hayas lavado that you have wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se haya lavado that he/she/you have wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos hayamos lavado that we have wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os hayáis lavado that you all have wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se hayan lavado that they/you all have wash oneselfed |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | me hubiera lavado that I had wash oneselfed |
tú | te hubieras lavado that you had wash oneselfed |
él/ella/usted | se hubiera lavado that he/she/you had wash oneselfed |
nosotros | nos hubiéramos lavado that we had wash oneselfed |
vosotros | os hubierais lavado that you all had wash oneselfed |
ellos/ustedes | se hubieran lavado that they/you all had wash oneselfed |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | lávate | wash oneself! (you) |
usted | lávese | wash oneself! (you formal) |
nosotros | lavémonos | let's wash oneself! |
vosotros | lavaos | wash oneself! (you all) |
ustedes | lávense | wash oneself! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no te laves | don't wash oneself! (you) |
usted | no se lave | don't wash oneself! (you formal) |
nosotros | no nos lavemos | let's not wash oneself! |
vosotros | no os lavéis | don't wash oneself! (you all) |
ustedes | no se laven | don't wash oneself! (you all) |
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Short lessons explain the pattern behind every tense, then quizzes drill it. Levels 1–8 are free.