Conjugation of fregar in Galician
fregarto scrub; to wash (dishes)regular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | frego | |
| ti | fregas | |
| el/ela | frega | |
| nós | fregamos | |
| vós | fregades | |
| eles/elas | fregan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
friegofregoDon't apply the Spanish e>ie stem change; Galician keeps the regular stem: 'eu frego'. - eles/elas
frieganfreganAvoid Spanish-style stem change in Galician; use 'eles fregan'.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | freguei | |
| ti | fregaches | |
| el/ela | fregou | |
| nós | fregamos | |
| vós | fregastes | |
| eles/elas | fregaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
frigueifregueiThe correct 1st person preterite is 'freguei' (regular -ar preterite), not a modified stem form.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregaba | |
| ti | fregabas | |
| el/ela | fregaba | |
| nós | fregabamos | |
| vós | fregabades | |
| eles/elas | fregaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregarei | |
| ti | fregarás | |
| el/ela | fregará | |
| nós | fregaremos | |
| vós | fregaredes | |
| eles/elas | fregarán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregaría | |
| ti | fregarías | |
| el/ela | fregaría | |
| nós | fregaríamos | |
| vós | fregaríades | |
| eles/elas | fregarían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregue | |
| ti | fregues | |
| el/ela | fregue | |
| nós | freguemos | |
| vós | freguedes | |
| eles/elas | freguen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- nós
fregemosfreguemosInsert 'u' to keep a hard 'g' before 'e': 'freguemos'.
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregase | |
| ti | fregases | |
| el/ela | fregase | |
| nós | fregásemos | |
| vós | fregásedes | |
| eles/elas | fregasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | frega | |
| el/ela | fregue | |
| nós | freguemos | |
| vós | fregade | |
| eles/elas | freguen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
fregadfregadeDon't use the Spanish 'vosotros' imperative; Galician vós form is 'fregade'.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregando | |
| ti | fregando | |
| el/ela | fregando | |
| nós | fregando | |
| vós | fregando | |
| eles/elas | fregando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | fregado | |
| ti | fregado | |
| el/ela | fregado | |
| nós | fregado | |
| vós | fregado | |
| eles/elas | fregado |
fregar — frequently asked questions
Is fregar a regular verb?
Yes — fregar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does fregar mean?
fregar is a Galician verb meaning "to scrub; to wash (dishes)".