The Portuguese verb limpar means "to clean". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of limpar is eu limpo, tu limpas, ele/ela limpa, nós limpamos, vós limpais, eles/elas limpam. It is irregular in other tenses, while its present follows the regular -ar pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
| eu | limpo | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | limpas | |
| ele/ | limpa | |
| nós | limpamos | |
| vós | limpais | |
| eles/ | limpam |
| eu | limpei |
|---|---|
| tu | limpaste |
| ele/ | limpou |
| nós | limpámos |
| vós | limpastes |
| eles/ | limparam |
| eu | limpava |
|---|---|
| tu | limpavas |
| ele/ | limpava |
| nós | limpávamos |
| vós | limpáveis |
| eles/ | limpavam |
| eu | limparei |
|---|---|
| tu | limparás |
| ele/ | limpará |
| nós | limparemos |
| vós | limpareis |
| eles/ | limparão |
| eu | limparia |
|---|---|
| tu | limparias |
| ele/ | limparia |
| nós | limparíamos |
| vós | limparíeis |
| eles/ | limpariam |
| que eu | limpe |
|---|---|
| que tu | limpes |
| que ele/ | limpe |
| que nós | limpemos |
| que vós | limpeis |
| que eles/ | limpem |
| tu | limpa |
|---|---|
| você | limpe |
| nós | limpemos |
| vós | limpai |
| vocês | limpem |
Limpar is irregular because its past participle is limpo, not the regular -ar form. The other forms in this table follow the regular pattern, including limpei, limpava and limparei.
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Limpar is irregular because its past participle is limpo. The other listed forms follow the regular pattern.
The masculine singular past participle is limpo.
The forms are limpe, limpes, limpe, limpemos, limpeis and limpem.