| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | lavaba | lavaría | lavaré | lave | lavo | lavé |
| tú | lavabas | lavarías | lavarás | laves | lavas | lavaste |
| él / ella | lavaba | lavaría | lavará | lave | lava | lavó |
| nosotros | lavábamos | lavaríamos | lavaremos | lavemos |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: lavabais, conditional: lavaríais, future: lavaréis, subjunctive: lavéis, present: laváis, preterite: lavasteis
The 'vosotros' form is used in Spain for informal address to a group. In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal plural address.
I always wash my hands before cooking.
Yesterday I washed the car because it was very dirty.
Could you wash the dishes after dinner?
When we were children, we used to wash clothes by hand.
It's important that you wash the vegetables well.
to wash one's hands (can also mean 'to wash one's hands of a situation')
to do the laundry, to wash the clothes
to wash the dishes
money laundering
to dry-clean
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| lavamos |
| lavamos |
| ustedes | lavaban | lavarían | lavarán | laven | lavan | lavaron |
Tomorrow I will wash all the sheets and towels.