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lavar

to wash, to wipe, to wash oneself

Lavo la ropa los domingos.

I do the laundry on Sundays.

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lavar present indicative

Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.

01
yolavo
túlavas
él/ellalava
nos.lavamos
vos.laváis
elloslavan

lavar present continuous

Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.

02
yoestoy lavando
túestás lavando
él/ellaestá lavando
nos.estamos lavando
vos.estáis lavando
ellosestán lavando

lavar preterite

Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.

03
yolavé
túlavaste
él/ellalavó
nos.lavamos
vos.lavasteis
elloslavaron

lavar imperfect

Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.

04
yolavaba
túlavabas
él/ellalavaba
nos.lavábamos
vos.lavabais
elloslavaban

lavar present perfect

Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.

05
yohe lavado
túhas lavado
él/ellaha lavado
nos.hemos lavado
vos.habéis lavado
elloshan lavado

lavar future

Actions yet to happen.

06
yolavaré
túlavarás
él/ellalavará
nos.lavaremos
vos.lavaréis
elloslavarán

lavar informal future

Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.

07
yovoy a lavar
túvas a lavar
él/ellava a lavar
nos.vamos a lavar
vos.vais a lavar
ellosvan a lavar

lavar future perfect

Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.

08
yohabré lavado
túhabrás lavado
él/ellahabrá lavado
nos.habremos lavado
vos.habréis lavado
elloshabrán lavado

lavar conditional

Hypothetical or polite would-actions.

09
yolavaría
túlavarías
él/ellalavaría
nos.lavaríamos
vos.lavaríais
elloslavarían

lavar conditional perfect

Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.

10
yohabría lavado
túhabrías lavado
él/ellahabría lavado
nos.habríamos lavado
vos.habríais lavado
elloshabrían lavado

lavar pluperfect

An action completed before another past action.

11
yohabía lavado
túhabías lavado
él/ellahabía lavado
nos.habíamos lavado
vos.habíais lavado
elloshabían lavado

lavar subjunctive present

Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.

12
yolave
túlaves
él/ellalave
nos.lavemos
vos.lavéis
elloslaven

lavar subjunctive imperfect

Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.

13
yolavara
túlavaras
él/ellalavara
nos.laváramos
vos.lavarais
elloslavaran

lavar subjunctive present perfect

Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.

14
yohaya lavado
túhayas lavado
él/ellahaya lavado
nos.hayamos lavado
vos.hayáis lavado
elloshayan lavado

lavar subjunctive pluperfect

Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.

15
yohubiera lavado
túhubieras lavado
él/ellahubiera lavado
nos.hubiéramos lavado
vos.hubierais lavado
elloshubieran lavado

lavar imperative (affirmative)

Affirmative commands.

16
túlava
él/ellalave
nos.lavemos
vos.lavad
elloslaven

lavar imperative (negative)

Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.

17
túno laves
él/ellano lave
nos.no lavemos
vos.no lavéis
ellosno laven