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Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Lavarse - Conjugation of to wash oneself in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to wash oneself in 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

Example phrases

Spanish English
Siempre me lavaba las manos antes de comer. I always washed my hands before eating.
Te lavabas el pelo con champú todos los días. You washed your hair with shampoo every day.
Se lavaba la cara con jabón cada mañana. He washed his face with soap every morning.
Nos lavábamos los dientes con la pasta de dientes. We were washing our teeth with the toothpaste.
Os lavabais con gel de ducha después del ejercicio. You washed yourselves with shower gel after exercising.
Se lavaban las manos porque tenían suciedad. They washed their hands because they had dirt.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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me lavaba, te lavabas, se lavaban, os lavabais, nos lavábamos, se lavaba

1.
Siempre ... las manos antes de comer.
(I always washed my hands before eating.)
2.
... el pelo con champú todos los días.
(You washed your hair with shampoo every day.)
3.
... los dientes con la pasta de dientes.
(We were washing our teeth with the toothpaste.)
4.
... las manos porque tenían suciedad.
(They washed their hands because they had dirt.)
5.
... la cara con jabón cada mañana.
(He washed his face with soap every morning.)
6.
... con gel de ducha después del ejercicio.
(You washed yourselves with shower gel after exercising.)