Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpio | |
| tú | limpias | |
| él / ella / usted | limpia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpié | |
| tú | limpiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | limpió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpiaba | |
| tú | limpiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | limpiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpiaré | |
| tú | limpiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | limpiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpiaría | |
| tú | limpiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | limpiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | limpie | |
| tú | limpies | |
| él / ella / usted | limpie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | limpiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | limpiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | limpien |
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 clean
- to wash
- to wipe
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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