The Spanish verb lavarse means "to wash (oneself)". It is the reflexive form of lavar ("to wash"), 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 lavarse is yo me lavo, tú te lavas, él/ella/usted se lava, nosotros nos lavamos, vosotros os laváis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se lavan. 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: lávate.
| yo | me lavo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te lavas | |
| él/ | se lava | |
| nosotros | nos lavamos | |
| vosotros | os laváis | |
| ellos/ | se lavan |
| yo | me lavé |
|---|---|
| tú | te lavaste |
| él/ | se lavó |
| nosotros | nos lavamos |
| vosotros | os lavasteis |
| ellos/ | se lavaron |
| yo | me lavaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te lavabas |
| él/ | se lavaba |
| nosotros | nos lavábamos |
| vosotros | os lavabais |
| ellos/ | se lavaban |
| yo | me lavaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te lavarás |
| él/ | se lavará |
| nosotros | nos lavaremos |
| vosotros | os lavaréis |
| ellos/ | se lavarán |
| yo | me lavaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te lavarías |
| él/ | se lavaría |
| nosotros | nos lavaríamos |
| vosotros | os lavaríais |
| ellos/ | se lavarían |
| yo | me lave |
|---|---|
| tú | te laves |
| él/ | se lave |
| nosotros | nos lavemos |
| vosotros | os lavéis |
| ellos/ | se laven |
| tú | lávate |
|---|---|
| usted | lávese |
| nosotros | lavémonos |
| vosotros | lavaos |
| ustedes | lávense |
| yo | me he lavado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has lavado |
| él/ | se ha lavado |
| nosotros | nos hemos lavado |
| vosotros | os habéis lavado |
| ellos/ | se han lavado |
Lavarse is regular. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me lavo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in lávate and lavándose, with a written accent where needed.
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Yes, lavarse is regular. Its forms follow the regular -ar model shown in the table.
Lavarse means to wash oneself. Lavar means to wash something or someone.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me lavo, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in lávate and lavándose. The past participle is lavado.