to wash
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Lavo la ropa los sábados.
I do the laundry on Saturdays.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi hijo lavó el carro.
My son washed the car.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela lavaba la ropa a mano.
My grandmother used to wash clothes by hand.
Futuro · What will happen
Lavaremos los platos después de la cena.
We'll wash the dishes after dinner.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo lavaría esa camisa con agua fría.
I'd wash that shirt in cold water.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has lavado los platos?
Have you washed the dishes?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya habían lavado toda la ropa.
They had already washed all the clothes.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las cinco ya habrás lavado el carro.
By five you will have washed the car.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo habría lavado los platos.
I would have washed the dishes.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que laves el carro.
I want you to wash the car.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que lavara las frutas.
I asked him to wash the fruit.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les dije que lavasen las verduras.
I told them to wash the vegetables.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que haya lavado los platos.
I hope she has washed the dishes.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiéramos lavado la ropa, tendríamos algo que ponernos.
If we had done the laundry, we'd have something to wear.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Lava el arroz antes de cocinarlo.
Rinse the rice before cooking it.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No laves eso con agua caliente.
Don't wash that in hot water.