Conjugation of lavar in Galician
lavarto washregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavo | |
| ti | lavas | |
| el/ela | lava | |
| nós | lavamos | |
| vós | lavades | |
| eles/elas | lavan |
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavei | |
| ti | lavaches | |
| el/ela | lavou | |
| nós | lavamos | |
| vós | lavastes | |
| eles/elas | lavaron |
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavaba | |
| ti | lavabas | |
| el/ela | lavaba | |
| nós | lavabamos | |
| vós | lavabades | |
| eles/elas | lavaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavarei | |
| ti | lavarás | |
| el/ela | lavará | |
| nós | lavaremos | |
| vós | lavaredes | |
| eles/elas | lavarán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavaría | |
| ti | lavarías | |
| el/ela | lavaría | |
| nós | lavariamos | |
| vós | lavariades | |
| eles/elas | lavarían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lave | |
| ti | laves | |
| el/ela | lave | |
| nós | lavemos | |
| vós | lavedes | |
| eles/elas | laven |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- eu
lavolaveThe present subjunctive first person singular is 'lave', not the indicative 'lavo'.
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavase | |
| ti | lavases | |
| el/ela | lavase | |
| nós | lavásemos | |
| vós | lavásedes | |
| eles/elas | lavasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | lava | |
| el/ela | lave | |
| nós | lavemos | |
| vós | lavade | |
| eles/elas | laven |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- ti
lavaslavaThe informal affirmative command is 'lava', not the present indicative 'lavas'. - el/ela
lavaslaveThe third-person singular command uses the subjunctive form 'lave', not 'lavas'.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavando | |
| ti | lavando | |
| el/ela | lavando | |
| nós | lavando | |
| vós | lavando | |
| eles/elas | lavando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | lavado | |
| ti | lavado | |
| el/ela | lavado | |
| nós | lavado | |
| vós | lavado | |
| eles/elas | lavado |
lavar — frequently asked questions
Is lavar a regular verb?
Yes — lavar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does lavar mean?
lavar is a Galician verb meaning "to wash".