10K+ students - 4.8/5
Learn with a teacher Learning materials included Practise conversation

Cepillarse (to brush) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of cepillarse (to brush) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Cepillarse (to brush) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 4: Estilo de vida (Lifestyle)

Lesson 25: Higiene personal (Personal hygiene)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Cepillarse (to brush) cepillándose (brushing) cepillado (brushing)

Cepillarse (to brush): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo me cepillo I brush
tú te cepillas You brush
él/ella se cepilla He/she brushes
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillamos We brush
vosotros/vosotras os cepilláis You brush
ellos/ellas se cepillan They brush

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me he cepillado I have brushed
tú te has cepillado You have brushed
él/ella se ha cepillado He/she has brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos cepillado We have brushed
vosotros/vosotras os habéis cepillado You have brushed
ellos/ellas se han cepillado They have brushed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo me cepille I brushed
tú te cepilles you brush
él/ella se cepille he/she brushes
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillemos We brush
vosotros/vosotras os cepilléis You brush
ellos/ellas se cepillen they brush

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me haya cepillado I have brushed
tú te hayas cepillado you have brushed
él/ella se haya cepillado he/she has brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos hayamos cepillado We have brushed
vosotros/vosotras os hayáis cepillado you have brushed
ellos/ellas se hayan cepillado they have brushed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me cepillaba I was brushing
tú te cepillabas You used to brush
él/ella se cepillaba He/she was brushing
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillábamos We brushed
vosotros/vosotras os cepillabais You were brushing
ellos/ellas se cepillaban They brushed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me había cepillado I had brushed
tú te habías cepillado you had brushed
él/ella se había cepillado He had brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos cepillado We had brushed
vosotros/vosotras os habíais cepillado You had brushed
ellos/ellas se habían cepillado They had brushed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me cepillara/me cepillase I would brush
tú te cepillaras/te cepillases you brushed
él/ella se cepillara/se cepillase He/she brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos cepilláramos/nos cepillásemos we brushed
vosotros/vosotras os cepillarais/os cepillaseis You brushed
ellos/ellas se cepillaran/se cepillaran they would brush

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiera/hubiese cepillado I would have brushed
tú te hubieras/hubieses cepillado You would have brushed
él/ella se hubiera/hubiese cepillado He/she would have brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos/hubiésemos cepillado We would have brushed
vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/hubieseis cepillado you would have brushed
ellos/ellas se hubieran/hubiesen cepillado They would have brushed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo me cepillé I brushed
tú te cepillaste You brushed
él/ella se cepilló He/she brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillamos We brushed
vosotros/vosotras os cepillasteis You brushed
ellos/ellas se cepillaron They brushed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube cepillado I had brushed
tú hubiste cepillado You had brushed
él/ella hubo cepillado he had brushed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos cepillado We had brushed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis cepillado You had brushed
ellos/ellas hubieron cepillado They had brushed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me cepillare I will brush
tú te cepillares You will brush
él/ella se cepillare he/she will brush
nosotros/nosotras nos cepilláremos We shall brush ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cepillareis You will brush
ellos/ellas se cepillaren They will brush

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiere cepillado I will have brushed
tú te hubieres cepillado you will have brushed
él/ella se hubiere cepillado He/she will have brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos cepillado We will have brushed
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis cepillado You will have brushed
ellos/ellas se hubieren cepillado they will have brushed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me cepillaré I will brush
tú te cepillarás You will brush
él/ella se cepillará He/she will brush
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillaremos We will brush
vosotros/vosotras os cepillaréis You will brush
ellos/ellas se cepillarán They will brush

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habré cepillado I will have brushed
tú te habrás cepillado You will have brushed
él/ella se habrá cepillado He/she will have brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos cepillado We will have brushed
vosotros/vosotras os habréis cepillado You will have brushed
ellos/ellas se habrán cepillado They will have brushed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Cepíllate! Brush yourself!
Cepíllese! Brush!
Cepillémonos! Let's brush!
Cepillaos! Brush yourselves
Cepíllense! Brush yourselves!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No me cepille! Don't brush me!
No te cepilles! Don't brush!
No se cepille! Let's not brush!
No nos cepillemos! Let's not brush ourselves!
No os cepilléis! Don't brush yourselves!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo me cepillaría I would brush
tú te cepillarías You would brush
él/ella se cepillaría He/she would brush
nosotros/nosotras nos cepillaríamos We would brush ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cepillaríais You would brush
ellos/ellas se cepillarían They would brush

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habría cepillado I would have brushed
tú te habrías cepillado you would have brushed
él/ella se habría cepillado He/she would have brushed
nosotros/nosotras nos habríamos cepillado We would have brushed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habríais cepillado You would have brushed
ellos/ellas se habrían cepillado They would have brushed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will brush your hair with the new brush.
Te cepillarás el pelo con el nuevo cepillo.
2. They brush with the new toothpaste.
Ellas se cepillan con la crema nueva.
3. He brushes his teeth before going out with friends.
Él se cepilla antes de salir con amigos.
4. He will brush his teeth after breakfast.
Se cepillará los dientes después del desayuno.
5. You brush your dirty hands before eating.
Os cepilláis las manos sucias antes de comer.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were brushing to keep your hands clean.
Os cepillabais para llevar las manos limpias.
2. I have brushed with the new shampoo.
Me he cepillado con el champú nuevo.
3. He was brushing with the toothbrush.
Él se cepillaba con el cepillo de dientes.
4. Have you brushed your teeth today?
¿te has cepillado los dientes hoy?
5. You brushed with the special cream.
Os cepillasteis con la crema especial.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

te cepilles, cepilláramos, nos, os cepilléis, se cepillen, se cepille

1.
Es importante que ... para tener el pelo limpio.
(It is important to brush to have clean hair.)
2.
Recomiendo que ... antes de usar la colonia.
(I recommend that you brush before using the cologne.)
3.
Quisimos que ... ... juntos.
(We wanted us to brush together.)
4.
Necesito que ... después de llevar las manos sucias.
(I need you to brush yourselves after your hands are dirty.)
5.
Quiero que ... cada mañana.
(I want you to brush your teeth every morning.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope I have brushed my hair well.
Ojalá me haya cepillado bien el pelo.
2. You might have brushed your hands.
Puede que os hayáis cepillado las manos.
3. They had brushed and applied the cream
Se hubieron cepillado y aplicado la crema
4. She would have brushed to have clean hair.
Se habría cepillado para tener el pelo limpio.
5. I hope you have brushed your teeth.
Espero que te hayas cepillado los dientes.