Lavar Conjugation 101: Conjugate Lavar in Spanish

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    In this guide, you’ll find lavar conjugation patterns. This Spanish verb is commonly used in its reflexive and non-reflexive form. Add the corresponding reflexive pronoun to the conjugations below to use lavar reflexive forms. 

    Indicative Mood Lavar Conjugation

    In Spanish, lavar is used to indicate that someone washes something. Use reflexive pronouns if you need to communicate that someone performs this action on themselves. For instance, yo me lavo las manos. 

    Simple Indicative Tenses

    Subject PronounPresentPreteriteImperfectConditionalFuture
    YoLavoLavéLavabaLavaríaLavaré
    LavasLavasteLavabasLavaríasLavarás
    Él / Ella / UstedLavaLavóLavabaLavaríaLavará
    NosotrosLavamosLavamosLavábamosLavaríamosLavaremos
    VosotrosLaváisLavasteisLavabaisLavaríaisLavaréis
    Ellos / Ellas / UstedesLavanLavaronLavabanLavaríanLavarán

    Indicative Perfect Tenses

    Subject PronounPresentPreteritePastConditionalFuture
    YoHe lavadoHube lavadoHabía lavadoHabría lavadoHabré lavado
    Has lavadoHubiste lavadoHabías lavadoHabrías lavadoHabrás lavado
    Él / Ella / UstedHa lavadoHubo lavadoHabía lavadoHabría lavadoHabrá lavado
    NosotrosHemos lavadoHubimos lavadoHabíamos lavadoHabríamos lavadoHabremos lavado
    VosotrosHabéis lavadoHubisteis lavadoHabíais lavadoHabríais lavadoHabréis lavado
    Ellos / Ellas / UstedesHan lavadoHubieron lavadoHabían lavadoHabrían lavadoHabrán lavado

    Progressive Tenses

    Subject PronounPresentPreteriteImperfectConditionalFuture
    YoEstoy lavandoEstuve lavandoEstaba lavandoEstaría lavandoEstaré lavando
    Estás lavandoEstuviste lavandoEstabas lavandoEstarías lavandoEstarás lavando
    Él / Ella / UstedEstá lavandoEstuvo lavandoEstaba lavandoEstaría lavandoEstará lavando
    NosotrosEstamos lavandoEstuvimos lavandoEstábamos lavandoEstaríamos lavandoEstaremos lavando
    VosotrosEstáis lavandoEstuvisteis lavandoEstabais lavandoEstaríais lavandoEstaréis lavando
    Ellos / Ellas / UstedesEstán lavandoEstuvieron lavandoEstaban lavandoEstarían lavandoEstarán lavando

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    Subjunctive Mood Lavar Conjugation

    Use the subjunctive conjugations of lavar to express that you hope, request, suggest or doubt that someone washes something. For instance, no creo que Juan haya lavado la ropa. 

    Simple Subjunctive Tenses

    Subject PronounPresentImperfect – Latin AmericanImperfect – Castilian
    YoLaveLavaraLavase
    LavesLavarasLavases
    Él / Ella / UstedLaveLavaraLavase
    NosotrosLavemosLaváramosLavásemos
    VosotrosLavéisLavaseis
    Ellos / Ellas / UstedesLavenLavaranLavasen

    Subjunctive Perfect Tenses

    Subject PronounPresentPast
    YoHaya lavadoHubiera lavado
    Hayas lavadoHubieras lavado
    Él / Ella / UstedHaya lavadoHubiera lavado
    NosotrosHayamos lavadoHubiéramos lavado
    VosotrosHayáis lavadoHubierais lavado
    Ellos / Ellas / UstedesHayan lavadoHubieran lavado

    Imperative Mood Lavar Conjugation

    The Spanish affirmative imperative allows you to order someone to wash something, as in Lava los platos. On the other hand, you can use the negative imperative to command someone not to wash something. For instance, no laves los platos. 

    When using the reflexive form lavarse, you must place the pronoun correctly. For example ‘Lávate las manos vs No te laves las manos’. 

    Subject PronounAffirmativeNegative
    LavaNo laves
    Él / Ella / UstedLaveNo lave
    VosotrosLavadNo lavéis
    UstedesLavenNo laven

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