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Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of lavarse (to wash oneself) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 16: Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Lavarse (to wash oneself) Lavándose (Washing oneself) Lavado (Washed)

Lavarse (to wash oneself): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavo I wash myself
(tú) te lavas You wash yourself
(él/ella) se lava he/she washes himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavamos we wash ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os laváis You wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavan they wash themselves

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me he lavado I have washed myself
(tú) te has lavado You have washed yourself
(él/ella) se ha lavado he/she has washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos lavado we have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis lavado You have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se han lavado they have washed themselves

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) me lave I wash myself
(tú) te laves you wash yourself
(él/ella) se lave he washes himself/she washes herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavemos we wash ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavéis you wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se laven they wash themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me haya lavado I have washed myself
(tú) te hayas lavado You have washed yourself
(él/ella) se haya lavado he/she has washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hayamos lavado we have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hayáis lavado You have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hayan lavado they have washed themselves

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavaba I washed myself
(tú) te lavabas you were washing yourself
(él/ella) se lavaba he/she was washing himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavábamos we washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavabais You washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavaban They washed themselves

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me había lavado I had washed myself
(tú) te habías lavado You had washed yourself
(él/ella) se había lavado he/she had washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habíamos lavado we had washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habíais lavado you had washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habían lavado They had washed themselves

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavara/me lavase I washed myself
(tú) te lavaras/te lavases you washed yourself/you washed yourself
(él/ella) se lavara/se lavase he washed himself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos laváramos/nos lavásemos we washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavarais/os lavaseis You would wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavaran/se lavasen they washed themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiera/hubiese lavado I would have washed myself
(tú) te hubieras/hubieses lavado You had washed yourself
(él/ella) se hubiera/hubiese lavado he had washed himself/she had washed herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéramos/hubiésemos lavado we would have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubierais/hubieseis lavado You would have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieran/hubiesen lavado they had washed themselves

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavé I washed myself
(tú) te lavaste You washed yourself
(él/ella) se lavó he/she washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavamos we washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavasteis You washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavaron they washed themselves

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) me hube lavado I had washed myself
(tú) te hubiste lavado You had washed yourself
(él/ella) se hubo lavado he/she had washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubimos lavado we had washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubisteis lavado You all had washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieron lavado they had washed themselves

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavaré I will wash myself
(tú) te lavarás You will wash yourself
(él/ella) se lavará he will wash himself/she will wash herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavaremos We will wash ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavaréis You will wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavarán They will wash themselves

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me hubiere lavado I will have washed myself
(tú) te hubieres lavado You will have washed yourself
(él/ella) se hubiere lavado he/she will have washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hubiéremos lavado we will have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os hubiereis lavado You will have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se hubieren lavado they will have washed themselves

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavaré I will wash myself
(tú) te lavarás You will wash yourself
(él/ella) se lavará he/she will wash himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavaremos we will wash ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavaréis You will wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavarán they will wash themselves

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habré lavado I will have washed myself
(tú) te habrás lavado You will have washed yourself
(él/ella) se habrá lavado he/she will have washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habremos lavado we will have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habréis lavado You will have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrán lavado they will have washed themselves
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
— Wash yourself
¡Lávate! He/She washes himself/herself
¡Lávese! Wash yourself!
¡Lavémonos! Let's wash ourselves
¡Lavaos! They wash themselves

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No me lave! You do not wash yourself
No te laves! He don't wash yourself
No se lave! Do not wash yourself!
No nos lavemos! You all do not wash yourselves
No os lavéis! They don't wash themselves

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) me lavaría I would wash myself
(tú) te lavarías You would wash yourself
(él/ella) se lavaría he/she would wash himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavaríamos we would wash ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavaríais You would wash yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavarían they would wash themselves

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) me habría lavado I would have washed myself
(tú) te habrías lavado You would have washed yourself
(él/ella) se habría lavado he/she would have washed himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos habríamos lavado we would have washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os habríais lavado You would have washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se habrían lavado they would have washed themselves

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We wash our feet after walking.
Nosotros nos lavamos los pies después de caminar.
2. He will brush his teeth before going to bed.
Él se lavará los dientes antes de dormir.
3. You will wash your feet after the walk.
Vosotros os lavaréis los pies después de la caminata.
4. They wash themselves on weekends.
Ellos se lavan el cuerpo los fines de semana.
5. Tomorrow I will wash my hands before eating.
Mañana me lavaré las manos antes de comer.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We have washed our faces before going to bed.
Nos hemos lavado las caras antes de acostarnos.
2. This morning I have washed my hands.
Esta mañana me he lavado las manos.
3. You used to brush your teeth without toothpaste.
Os lavabais los dientes sin pasta de dientes.
4. We washed our hands before preparing the food.
Nos lavamos las manos antes de preparar la comida.
5. They washed their faces after exercising.
Ellos se lavaron la cara después de hacer ejercicio.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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nos lavemos, os lavéis, se laven, se lave, te laves

1.
Ojalá ... las manos antes de la reunión.
(I hope we wash our hands before the meeting.)
2.
Es necesario que ... las manos antes de comer.
(It is necessary that they wash their hands before eating.)
3.
Ella quiere que ... el cabello esta noche.
(She wants him/her to wash his/her hair tonight.)
4.
Espero que ... las caras después de jugar.
(I hope you (all) wash your faces after playing.)
5.
Es importante que ... los dientes todos los días.
(It is important that you brush your teeth every day.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have washed your hands if they weren't so dirty.
Vosotros os habríais lavado las manos si no estuvieran tan sucias.
2. It is possible that I have washed myself before you.
Es posible que yo me haya lavado antes que tú.
3. I am surprised that they have washed themselves so quickly.
Me sorprende que ellos/ellas se hayan lavado tan rápido.
4. You had washed yourselves before going to the cinema.
Os hubisteis lavado antes de ir al cine.
5. I doubted that he/she had washed well.
Dudaba que se hubiera/hubiese lavado bien.