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Lavarse (to wash oneself) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Lavarse (to wash oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Lavarse - Conjugation of to wash oneself in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Lavarse (to wash oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Rutinas diarias (Daily routines)

Conjugation of to wash oneself in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me lavaba I washed myself
  • tú te lavabas You washed yourself
  • él/ella se lavaba He/she washed himself/herself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos lavábamos we washed ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os lavabais You (plural) washed yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se lavaban They washed themselves

Example phrases

  • Cuando era niño, siempre me lavaba las manos antes de comer. When I was a child, I always washed my hands before eating.
  • Cuando eras pequeña, te lavabas los dientes todas las noches. When you were little, you used to brush your teeth every night.
  • Siempre se lavaba la cara antes de acostarse. He always washed his face before going to bed.
  • Nos lavábamos las manos antes de cada comida. We used to wash our hands before every meal.
  • Os lavabais los pies después de jugar en la arena. You used to wash your feet after playing in the sand.
  • Siempre se lavaban las manos después de jugar. They always washed their hands after playing.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - lavarse (to wash oneself)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Lavarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Cuando era niño, siempre ... las manos antes de comer.

Cuando era niño, siempre me lavaba las manos antes de comer.
(When I was a child, I always washed my hands before eating.)

2. Cuando eras pequeña, ... los dientes todas las noches.

Cuando eras pequeña, te lavabas los dientes todas las noches.
(When you were little, you used to brush your teeth every night.)

3. ... las manos antes de cada comida.

Nos lavábamos las manos antes de cada comida.
(We used to wash our hands before every meal.)

4. Siempre ... las manos después de jugar.

Siempre se lavaban las manos después de jugar.
(They always washed their hands after playing.)

5. Siempre ... la cara antes de acostarse.

Siempre se lavaba la cara antes de acostarse.
(He always washed his face before going to bed.)

6. ... los pies después de jugar en la arena.

Os lavabais los pies después de jugar en la arena.
(You used to wash your feet after playing in the sand.)