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A2-ar verbregular

limpiar

Regular in every tense; the i in the stem never takes an accent.

Quick answer

limpiar · limpio, limpias, limpia, limpiamos, limpiáis, limpian

to clean. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -ar verb.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yolimpiolimpiélimpiabalimpiaré
túlimpiaslimpiastelimpiabaslimpiarás
él / ella / ustedlimpialimpiólimpiabalimpiará
nosotroslimpiamoslimpiamoslimpiábamoslimpiaremos
vosotroslimpiáislimpiasteislimpiabaislimpiaréis
ellos / ustedeslimpianlimpiaronlimpiabanlimpiarán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundlimpiando
past participlelimpiado
imperative (tú)limpia
subjunctive (yo)limpie

Which form to learn first

limpio la cocina. Simple endings and no surprises anywhere in the table.

Where you will actually use it

Limpio la cocina los sábados.I clean the kitchen on Saturdays.
¿Has limpiado el baño?Have you cleaned the bathroom?
Limpié toda la casa.I cleaned the whole house.
Limpia la mesa, por favor.Wipe the table, please.
Estoy limpiando.I’m cleaning.
Viene una señora a limpiar los martes.A cleaner comes on Tuesdays.

Typical mistakes

Yo limpío la cocina.

Yo limpio la cocina.

Unlike enviar, limpiar keeps the stress on the ending: limpio, limpias, limpia.

Hago la limpieza de mis dientes.

Me lavo los dientes.

Teeth are washed, not cleaned: lavarse los dientes.

Limpio mi habitación — quiero que limpias la tuya.

Quiero que limpies la tuya.

After quiero que the verb goes into the subjunctive: limpie, limpies, limpie.

Check yourself

Quiero que ___ tu habitación.

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