Limpiar

to clean

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

limpiar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

limpiando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

limpiado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpio I clean	I clean
tú	limpias you clean	you clean
él/ella/usted	limpia he/she/you cleans	he/she/you cleans
nosotros	limpiamos we clean	we clean
vosotros	limpiáis you all clean	you all clean
ellos/ustedes	limpian they/you all clean	they/you all clean

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpiaba I used to clean	I used to clean
tú	limpiabas you used to clean	you used to clean
él/ella/usted	limpiaba he/she/you used to clean	he/she/you used to clean
nosotros	limpiábamos we used to clean	we used to clean
vosotros	limpiabais you all used to clean	you all used to clean
ellos/ustedes	limpiaban they/you all used to clean	they/you all used to clean

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpié I cleaned	I cleaned
tú	limpiaste you cleaned	you cleaned
él/ella/usted	limpió he/she/you cleaned	he/she/you cleaned
nosotros	limpiamos we cleaned	we cleaned
vosotros	limpiasteis you all cleaned	you all cleaned
ellos/ustedes	limpiaron they/you all cleaned	they/you all cleaned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpiaré I will clean	I will clean
tú	limpiarás you will clean	you will clean
él/ella/usted	limpiará he/she/you will clean	he/she/you will clean
nosotros	limpiaremos we will clean	we will clean
vosotros	limpiaréis you all will clean	you all will clean
ellos/ustedes	limpiarán they/you all will clean	they/you all will clean

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpiaría I would clean	I would clean
tú	limpiarías you would clean	you would clean
él/ella/usted	limpiaría he/she/you would clean	he/she/you would clean
nosotros	limpiaríamos we would clean	we would clean
vosotros	limpiaríais you all would clean	you all would clean
ellos/ustedes	limpiarían they/you all would clean	they/you all would clean

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpie that I clean	that I clean
tú	limpies that you clean	that you clean
él/ella/usted	limpie that he/she/you clean	that he/she/you clean
nosotros	limpiemos that we clean	that we clean
vosotros	limpiéis that you all clean	that you all clean
ellos/ustedes	limpien that they/you all clean	that they/you all clean

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	limpiara or limpiase that I cleaned	that I cleaned
tú	limpiaras or limpiases that you cleaned	that you cleaned
él/ella/usted	limpiara or limpiase that he/she/you cleaned	that he/she/you cleaned
nosotros	limpiáramos or limpiásemos that we cleaned	that we cleaned
vosotros	limpiarais or limpiaseis that you all cleaned	that you all cleaned
ellos/ustedes	limpiaran or limpiasen that they/you all cleaned	that they/you all cleaned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	limpia	clean! (you)
usted	limpie	clean! (you formal)
nosotros	limpiemos	let's clean!
vosotros	limpiad	clean! (you all)
ustedes	limpien	clean! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no limpies	don't clean! (you)
usted	no limpie	don't clean! (you formal)
nosotros	no limpiemos	let's not clean!
vosotros	no limpiéis	don't clean! (you all)
ustedes	no limpien	don't clean! (you all)

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