Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Bañar in Spanish
bañar to bathe, to bath, to wash Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Bañar (to bathe, to bath, to wash) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: baño, bañas, baña, bañamos, bañáis, bañan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- bañado bathed
- Gerund
- bañando bathing
- Similar
- fregar, lavar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Bañar
- Bañar in the Indicative Present
- Bañar in the Indicative Preterite
- Bañar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Bañar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Bañar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Bañar in the Indicative Future
- Bañar in the Indicative Conditional
- Bañar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Bañar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Bañar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Bañar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Bañar
- Imperative tenses of Bañar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Bañar conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Bañar
Bañar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of bañar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “baño”, meaning “I bathe”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | baño | I bathe |
| Tú | bañas | you bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | baña | s/he bathes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañamos | we bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañáis | you (plural) bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañan | they bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bañ- plus the -ar endings.
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Bañar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of bañar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “bañé”, meaning “I bathed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañé | I bathed |
| Tú | bañaste | you bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañó | s/he bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañamos | we bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañasteis | you (plural) bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañaron | they bathed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bañ- plus the -ar endings.
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Bañar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of bañar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “bañaba”, meaning “I used to bathe”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañaba | I used to bathe |
| Tú | bañabas | you used to bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañaba | s/he used to bathe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañábamos | we used to bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañabais | you (plural) used to bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañaban | they used to bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bañ- plus the -ar endings.
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Bañar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of bañar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy bañando”, meaning “I am bathing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy bañando | I am bathing |
| Tú | estás bañando | you are bathing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está bañando | s/he is bathing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos bañando | we are bathing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis bañando | you (plural) are bathing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están bañando | they are bathing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund bañando.
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Bañar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of bañar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a bañar”, meaning “I am going to bathe”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a bañar | I am going to bathe |
| Tú | vas a bañar | you are going to bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a bañar | s/he is going to bathe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a bañar | we are going to bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a bañar | you (plural) are going to bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a bañar | they are going to bathe |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive bañar.
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Bañar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of bañar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “bañaré”, meaning “I will bathe”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañaré | I will bathe |
| Tú | bañarás | you will bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañará | s/he will bathe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañaremos | we will bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañaréis | you (plural) will bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañarán | they will bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive bañar plus the future endings.
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Bañar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of bañar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “bañaría”, meaning “I would bathe”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañaría | I would bathe |
| Tú | bañarías | you would bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañaría | s/he would bathe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañaríamos | we would bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañaríais | you (plural) would bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañarían | they would bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive bañar plus the conditional endings.
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Bañar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of bañar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he bañado”, meaning “I have bathed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he bañado | I have bathed |
| Tú | has bañado | you have bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha bañado | s/he has bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos bañado | we have bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis bañado | you (plural) have bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han bañado | they have bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle bañado.
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Bañar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of bañar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había bañado”, meaning “I had bathed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había bañado | I had bathed |
| Tú | habías bañado | you had bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había bañado | s/he had bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos bañado | we had bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais bañado | you (plural) had bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían bañado | they had bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle bañado.
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Bañar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of bañar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré bañado”, meaning “I will have bathed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré bañado | I will have bathed |
| Tú | habrás bañado | you will have bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá bañado | s/he will have bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos bañado | we will have bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis bañado | you (plural) will have bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán bañado | they will have bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle bañado.
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Bañar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of bañar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría bañado”, meaning “I would have bathed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría bañado | I would have bathed |
| Tú | habrías bañado | you would have bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría bañado | s/he would have bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos bañado | we would have bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais bañado | you (plural) would have bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían bañado | they would have bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle bañado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Bañar
Bañar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “bañe”, meaning “I bathe”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañe | I bathe |
| Tú | bañes | you bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañe | s/he bathes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañemos | we bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañéis | you (plural) bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañen | they bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: stem bañ- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Bañar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “bañara”, meaning “I bathed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañara | I bathed |
| Tú | bañaras | you bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañara | s/he bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañáramos | we bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañarais | you (plural) bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañaran | they bathed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, bañaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (bañáramos).
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Bañar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “bañare”, meaning “I will bathe”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | bañare | I will bathe |
| Tú | bañares | you will bathe |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañare | s/he will bathe |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañáremos | we will bathe |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañareis | you (plural) will bathe |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañaren | they will bathe |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, bañaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (bañáremos).
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Bañar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya bañado”, meaning “I have bathed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya bañado | I have bathed |
| Tú | hayas bañado | you have bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya bañado | s/he has bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos bañado | we have bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis bañado | you (plural) have bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan bañado | they have bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle bañado.
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Bañar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera bañado”, meaning “I had bathed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera bañado | I had bathed |
| Tú | hubieras bañado | you had bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera bañado | s/he had bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos bañado | we had bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais bañado | you (plural) had bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran bañado | they had bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle bañado.
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Bañar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere bañado”, meaning “I will have bathed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere bañado | I will have bathed |
| Tú | hubieres bañado | you will have bathed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere bañado | s/he will have bathed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos bañado | we will have bathed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis bañado | you (plural) will have bathed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren bañado | they will have bathed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle bañado.
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Imperative tenses of Bañar
Bañar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “bañe”, meaning “(to you formal) bathe!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | baña | (to you) bathe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | bañe | (to you formal) bathe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | bañemos | let's bathe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | bañad | (to you plural) bathe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | bañen | (to you plural formal) bathe! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (baña); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (bañe, bañemos, bañen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (bañad).
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Bañar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no bañe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't bathe!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no bañes | (to you) don't bathe! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no bañe | (to you formal) don't bathe! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no bañemos | let's not bathe! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no bañéis | (to you plural) don't bathe! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no bañen | (to you plural formal) don't bathe! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no bañes, no bañe, no bañemos, no bañéis, no bañen.
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Frequently asked questions about Bañar
Is bañar a regular or irregular verb?
Bañar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate bañar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), bañar is conjugated as: yo baño, tú bañas, él/ella/usted baña, nosotros bañamos, vosotros bañáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bañan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate bañar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), bañar is conjugated as: yo bañé, tú bañaste, él/ella/usted bañó, nosotros bañamos, vosotros bañasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bañaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate bañar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), bañar is conjugated as: yo bañaba, tú bañabas, él/ella/usted bañaba, nosotros bañábamos, vosotros bañabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes bañaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate bañar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), bañar is conjugated as: yo bañaré, tú bañarás, él/ella/usted bañará, nosotros bañaremos, vosotros bañaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bañarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate bañar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), bañar is conjugated as: yo bañe, tú bañes, él/ella/usted bañe, nosotros bañemos, vosotros bañéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bañen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
What is the difference between bañar and bañarse?
Bañar means "to bathe, to bath, to wash" in the standard sense. Bañarse is the reflexive form, which typically means the action is done to oneself or to each other. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) is added before the conjugated verb. For example, "no se bañan" instead of "no bañan".
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