The Spanish verb cepillarse means "to brush (teeth, hair)". It is the reflexive form of cepillar ("to brush"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 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 cepillarse is yo me cepillo, tú te cepillas, él/ella/usted se cepilla, nosotros nos cepillamos, vosotros os cepilláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cepillan. It is a regular -ar verb, so every tense takes the standard -ar endings. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: cepíllate.
| yo | me cepillo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te cepillas | |
| él/ | se cepilla | |
| nosotros | nos cepillamos | |
| vosotros | os cepilláis | |
| ellos/ | se cepillan |
| yo | me cepillé |
|---|---|
| tú | te cepillaste |
| él/ | se cepilló |
| nosotros | nos cepillamos |
| vosotros | os cepillasteis |
| ellos/ | se cepillaron |
| yo | me cepillaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te cepillabas |
| él/ | se cepillaba |
| nosotros | nos cepillábamos |
| vosotros | os cepillabais |
| ellos/ | se cepillaban |
| yo | me cepillaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te cepillarás |
| él/ | se cepillará |
| nosotros | nos cepillaremos |
| vosotros | os cepillaréis |
| ellos/ | se cepillarán |
| yo | me cepillaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te cepillarías |
| él/ | se cepillaría |
| nosotros | nos cepillaríamos |
| vosotros | os cepillaríais |
| ellos/ | se cepillarían |
| yo | me cepille |
|---|---|
| tú | te cepilles |
| él/ | se cepille |
| nosotros | nos cepillemos |
| vosotros | os cepilléis |
| ellos/ | se cepillen |
| tú | cepíllate |
|---|---|
| usted | cepíllese |
| nosotros | cepillémonos |
| vosotros | cepillaos |
| ustedes | cepíllense |
| yo | me he cepillado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has cepillado |
| él/ | se ha cepillado |
| nosotros | nos hemos cepillado |
| vosotros | os habéis cepillado |
| ellos/ | se han cepillado |
Cepillarse is regular. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me cepillo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in cepíllate and cepillándose.
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Yes, cepillarse is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model shown in the table.
Cepillarse means to brush oneself, such as one's teeth or hair. Cepillar means to brush something or someone else.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me cepillo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in cepíllate and cepillándose. The past participle is cepillado.