to take a shower
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Me ducho antes de desayunar.
I shower before breakfast.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hermano se duchó con agua fría.
My brother took a cold shower.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Nos duchábamos en la playa.
We used to shower at the beach.
Futuro · What will happen
Me ducharé después de correr.
I'll shower after running.
Condicional · What would happen
Me ducharía, pero no hay agua.
I'd take a shower, but there's no water.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Ya te has duchado?
Have you showered yet?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya se había duchado cuando llegamos.
He had already showered when we arrived.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Me habría duchado, pero se fue el agua.
I would have showered, but the water went out.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que te duches antes de cenar.
I want you to shower before dinner.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi mamá quería que mi hermano se duchara.
My mom wanted my brother to shower.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Rarely used with this verb.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que se hayan duchado.
I hope they've showered.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si me hubiera duchado, no tendría tanto calor.
If I had showered, I wouldn't be so hot.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Dúchate antes de salir.
Shower before you go out.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No te duches con agua tan caliente.
Don't shower with such hot water.