Conjugation of limpar in Galician
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpo | |
| ti | limpas | |
| el/ela | limpa | |
| nós | limpamos | |
| vós | limpades | |
| eles/elas | limpan |
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpei | |
| ti | limpaches | |
| el/ela | limpou | |
| nós | limpamos | |
| vós | limpastes | |
| eles/elas | limparon |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- ti
limpastelimpachesLearners sometimes use the Portuguese/Spanish-like -aste; in Galician the 2nd sg. preterite of -ar verbs is limpaches.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpaba | |
| ti | limpabas | |
| el/ela | limpaba | |
| nós | limpabamos | |
| vós | limpabades | |
| eles/elas | limpaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limparei | |
| ti | limparás | |
| el/ela | limpará | |
| nós | limparemos | |
| vós | limparedes | |
| eles/elas | limparán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limparía | |
| ti | limparías | |
| el/ela | limparía | |
| nós | limpariamos | |
| vós | limpariades | |
| eles/elas | limparían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpe | |
| ti | limpes | |
| el/ela | limpe | |
| nós | limpemos | |
| vós | limpedes | |
| eles/elas | limpen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- nós
limpeamoslimpemosThe present subjunctive first-person plural is limpemos (not *limpeamos).
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpase | |
| ti | limpases | |
| el/ela | limpase | |
| nós | limpásemos | |
| vós | limpásedes | |
| eles/elas | limpasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | limpa | |
| el/ela | limpe | |
| nós | limpemos | |
| vós | limpade | |
| eles/elas | limpen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
limpadlimpadeSome learners use the Portuguese imperative form -d; Galician uses limpade for the vos affirmative imperative.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpando | |
| ti | limpando | |
| el/ela | limpando | |
| nós | limpando | |
| vós | limpando | |
| eles/elas | limpando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | limpado | |
| ti | limpado | |
| el/ela | limpado | |
| nós | limpado | |
| vós | limpado | |
| eles/elas | limpado |
Common mistakes in the Participio
- eu
limpolimpado'Limpo' is an adjective meaning 'clean'; the past participle used in compound tenses is limpado.
limpar — frequently asked questions
Is limpar a regular verb?
Yes — limpar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does limpar mean?
limpar is a Galician verb meaning "to clean".