How to conjugate Lavar in Spanish
To wash Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Lavar
- Lavar in the Indicative Present
- Lavar in the Indicative Preterite
- Lavar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Lavar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Lavar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Lavar in the Indicative Future
- Lavar in the Indicative Conditional
- Lavar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Lavar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Lavar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Lavar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Lavar
- Imperative tenses of Lavar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Lavar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Lavar is the Spanish verb for "to wash". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to lavar include: bañar, fregar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lavar | to wash |
| Past participle | lavado | washed |
| Gerund | lavando | washing |
Indicative Tenses of Lavar
Lavar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of lavar 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, "lavo", meaning "I wash".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavo | I wash |
| Tú | lavas | you wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lava | s/he washes, you (formal) wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavamos | we wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | laváis | you (plural) wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavan | they wash, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of lavar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "lavé", meaning "I washed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavé | I washed |
| Tú | lavaste | you washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavó | s/he washed, you (formal) washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavamos | we washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavasteis | you (plural) washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavaron | they washed, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of lavar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "lavaba", meaning "I used to wash".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavaba | I used to wash |
| Tú | lavabas | you used to wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavaba | s/he used to wash, you (formal) used to wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavábamos | we used to wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavabais | you (plural) used to wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavaban | they used to wash, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of lavar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy lavando", meaning "I am washing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy lavando | I am washing |
| Tú | estás lavando | you are washing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está lavando | s/he is washing, you (formal) are washing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos lavando | we are washing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis lavando | you (plural) are washing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están lavando | they are washing, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of lavar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a lavar", meaning "I am going to wash".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a lavar | I am going to wash |
| Tú | vas a lavar | you are going to wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a lavar | s/he is going to wash, you (formal) are going to wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a lavar | we are going to wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a lavar | you (plural) are going to wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a lavar | they are going to wash, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of lavar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "lavaré", meaning "I will wash".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavaré | I will wash |
| Tú | lavarás | you will wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavará | s/he will wash, you (formal) will wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavaremos | we will wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavaréis | you (plural) will wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavarán | they will wash, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of lavar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "lavaría", meaning "I would wash".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavaría | I would wash |
| Tú | lavarías | you would wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavaría | s/he would wash, you (formal) would wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavaríamos | we would wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavaríais | you (plural) would wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavarían | they would wash, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of lavar 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 lavado", meaning "I have washed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he lavado | I have washed |
| Tú | has lavado | you have washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha lavado | s/he has washed, you (formal) have washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos lavado | we have washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis lavado | you (plural) have washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han lavado | they have washed, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of lavar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había lavado", meaning "I had washed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había lavado | I had washed |
| Tú | habías lavado | you had washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había lavado | s/he had washed, you (formal) had washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos lavado | we had washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais lavado | you (plural) had washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían lavado | they had washed, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of lavar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré lavado", meaning "I will have washed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré lavado | I will have washed |
| Tú | habrás lavado | you will have washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá lavado | s/he will have washed, you (formal) will have washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos lavado | we will have washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis lavado | you (plural) will have washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán lavado | they will have washed, |
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Lavar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of lavar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría lavado", meaning "I would have washed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría lavado | I would have washed |
| Tú | habrías lavado | you would have washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría lavado | s/he would have washed, you (formal) would have washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos lavado | we would have washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais lavado | you (plural) would have washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían lavado | they would have washed, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Lavar
Lavar 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, "lave", meaning "I wash".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lave | I wash |
| Tú | laves | you wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lave | s/he washes, you (formal) wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavemos | we wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavéis | you (plural) wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | laven | they wash, |
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Lavar 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, "lavara", meaning "I washed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavara | I washed |
| Tú | lavaras | you washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavara | s/he washed, you (formal) washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | laváramos | we washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavarais | you (plural) washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavaran | they washed, |
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Lavar 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, "lavare", meaning "I will wash".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | lavare | I will wash |
| Tú | lavares | you will wash |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lavare | s/he will wash, you (formal) will wash |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | laváremos | we will wash |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavareis | you (plural) will wash |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | lavaren | they will wash, |
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Lavar 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 lavado", meaning "I have washed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya lavado | I have washed |
| Tú | hayas lavado | you have washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya lavado | s/he has washed, you (formal) have washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos lavado | we have washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis lavado | you (plural) have washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan lavado | they have washed, |
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Lavar 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 lavado", meaning "I had washed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera lavado | I had washed |
| Tú | hubieras lavado | you had washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera lavado | s/he had washed, you (formal) had washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos lavado | we had washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais lavado | you (plural) had washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran lavado | they had washed, |
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Lavar 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 lavado", meaning "I will have washed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere lavado | I will have washed |
| Tú | hubieres lavado | you will have washed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere lavado | s/he will have washed, you (formal) will have washed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos lavado | we will have washed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis lavado | you (plural) will have washed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren lavado | they will have washed, |
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Imperative Tenses of Lavar
Lavar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "lave", meaning "(to you formal) wash!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | lava | (to you) wash! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | lave | (to you formal) wash! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | lavemos | let's wash! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | lavad | (to you plural) wash! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | laven | (to you plural formal) wash! |
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Lavar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no lave", meaning "(to you formal) don't wash!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no laves | (to you) don't wash! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no lave | (to you formal) don't wash! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no lavemos | let's not wash! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no lavéis | (to you plural) don't wash! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no laven | (to you plural formal) don't wash! |
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