Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lavo | |
| tú | lavas | |
| él / ella / usted | lava | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | laváis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lavan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lavé | |
| tú | lavaste | |
| él / ella / usted | lavó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lavasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lavaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lavaba | |
| tú | lavabas | |
| él / ella / usted | lavaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lavabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lavaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lavaré | |
| tú | lavarás | |
| él / ella / usted | lavará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lavaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lavarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lavaría | |
| tú | lavarías | |
| él / ella / usted | lavaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lavaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | lavarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lave | |
| tú | laves | |
| él / ella / usted | lave | |
| nosotros / nosotras | lavemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | lavéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | laven |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to wash
- to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.)
- (reflexive) to wash oneself
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations