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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 washes himself
nosotros/nosotras nos lavamos we wash ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os laváis You (plural) 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 has washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos lavado We have washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habéis lavado You (plural) 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
nosotros/nosotras nos lavemos We wash ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os lavéis You all 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 has washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hayamos lavado We have washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hayáis lavado you (plural) 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 washed yourself
él/ella se lavaba He/she washed himself/herself
nosotros/nosotras nos lavábamos we washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os lavabais You (plural) 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 had washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos lavado we had washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habíais lavado you (plural) 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
él/ella se lavara/se lavase he would wash 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 would wash themselves

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiera/hubiese lavado I would have washed myself
tú te hubieras/hubieses lavado You would have washed yourself
él/ella se hubiera/hubiese lavado He would have washed himself
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 would have washed themselves

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo me lavé I washed myself
tú te lavaste You washed yourself
él/ella se lavó He washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos lavamos We washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os lavasteis You all 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 had washed himself
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
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 will have washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos lavado We will have washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis lavado You all 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 will wash himself
nosotros/nosotras nos lavaremos We will wash ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os lavaréis You all 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 will have washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos lavado We will have washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habréis lavado You all 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 would wash himself
nosotros/nosotras nos lavaríamos We would wash ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os lavaríais You guys 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 would have washed himself
nosotros/nosotras nos habríamos lavado We would have washed ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os habríais lavado You all 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 would wash before using cologne.
Os lavabais antes de usar colonia.
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.