to wash (dishes), to scrub
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Friego los platos después de la cena.
I wash the dishes after dinner.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Fregué toda la cocina.
I scrubbed the whole kitchen.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela fregaba el piso de rodillas.
My grandmother used to scrub the floor on her knees.
Futuro · What will happen
Yo fregaré hoy.
I'll do the dishes today.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo fregaría, pero no hay agua.
I'd do the dishes, but there's no water.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has fregado los platos?
Have you washed the dishes?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había fregado todo.
She had already washed everything.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría fregado.
I would have done the dishes.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que friegues los platos.
I want you to wash the dishes.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que fregara el piso.
I asked him to scrub the floor.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les dije que fregasen las ollas.
I told them to scrub the pots.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas fregado.
I hope you've done the dishes.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera fregado anoche, la cocina estaría limpia.
If I had washed up last night, the kitchen would be clean.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Friega esa olla.
Scrub that pot.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.