Lavar conjugation
to wash
Past participlelavado
Gerundlavando
Future stemlavar-
Preterite (yo)lavé
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Lavar in the main GCSE tenses
Presente present
| yo lavo |
| tú lavas |
| él/ella/usted lava |
| nosotros/as lavamos |
| vosotros/as laváis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes lavan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo lavé |
| tú lavaste |
| él/ella/usted lavó |
| nosotros/as lavamos |
| vosotros/as lavasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes lavaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo lavaba |
| tú lavabas |
| él/ella/usted lavaba |
| nosotros/as lavábamos |
| vosotros/as lavabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes lavaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a lavar |
| tú vas a lavar |
| él/ella/usted va a lavar |
| nosotros/as vamos a lavar |
| vosotros/as vais a lavar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a lavar |
Futuro simple future
| yo lavaré |
| tú lavarás |
| él/ella/usted lavará |
| nosotros/as lavaremos |
| vosotros/as lavaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes lavarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo lavaría |
| tú lavarías |
| él/ella/usted lavaría |
| nosotros/as lavaríamos |
| vosotros/as lavaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes lavarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he lavado |
| tú has lavado |
| él/ella/usted ha lavado |
| nosotros/as hemos lavado |
| vosotros/as habéis lavado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han lavado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy lavando |
| tú estás lavando |
| él/ella/usted está lavando |
| nosotros/as estamos lavando |
| vosotros/as estáis lavando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están lavando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) lava |
| (usted) lave |
| (vosotros/as) lavad |
| (ustedes) laven |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había lavado |
| tú habías lavado |
| él/ella/usted había lavado |
| nosotros/as habíamos lavado |
| vosotros/as habíais lavado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían lavado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo lave |
| tú laves |
| él/ella/usted lave |
| nosotros/as lavemos |
| vosotros/as lavéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes laven |
Quick questions about lavar
Is lavar regular or irregular?
Lavar is a regular -ar verb. It follows the regular pattern in every tense.
What is the preterite of lavar?
In the preterite, yo lavé and él/ella/usted lavó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of lavar?
The past participle of lavar is lavado, as in yo he lavado.
What is the gerund of lavar?
The gerund (-ing form) of lavar is lavando, as in yo estoy lavando.
What is the future stem of lavar?
The future and conditional stem of lavar is lavar-: yo lavaré, yo lavaría.
See also: lavarse (to have a wash).
Other regular -ar verbs
- pasar pass, spend (time), happen
- dejar let, leave
- hablar speak, talk
- quedar arrange to meet, remain, be left
- llevar take, carry, wear, lead
- llamar call, name
- mirar look, watch
- tomar take, have, drink
- tratar treat, deal with
- esperar wait (for), hope (for), expect
- gustar please, be pleasing (to)
- trabajar work
- entrar enter, go in
- preguntar ask (a question)
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