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afeitar

to shave

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The Spanish verb afeitar means to shave.

Present tense:

yoafeito
afeitas
él/ella/ustedafeita
nosotrosafeitamos
vosotrosafeitáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitan

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitaran
yoafeitara
afeitaras
vosotrosafeitarais
nosotrosafeitáramos
él/ella/ustedafeitara

Use 'afeitara' or 'afeara' for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'Si me afeitara, parecería más joven'.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeiten
yoafeite
afeites
vosotrosafeitéis
nosotrosafeitemos
él/ella/ustedafeite

Use 'afeite' after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, like 'Espero que te afeites pronto'.

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imperative

negative

no afeites
vosotrosno afeitéis
ustedesno afeiten
nosotrosno afeitemos
ustedno afeite

Use 'no te afeites' for tú, 'no se afeite' for usted, etc., to tell someone NOT to shave.

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affirmative

afeita
vosotrosafeitad
ustedesafeiten
nosotrosafeitemos
ustedafeite

Use 'afeita' for tú commands, 'aféitese' for usted, etc., to tell someone to shave.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitarían
yoafeitaría
afeitarías
vosotrosafeitaríais
nosotrosafeitaríamos
él/ella/ustedafeitaría

Use 'afeitaría' for hypotheticals ('would shave'), like 'Si tuviera tiempo, me afeitaría más' (If I had time, I would shave more).

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitaron
yoafeité
afeitaste
vosotrosafeitasteis
nosotrosafeitamos
él/ella/ustedafeitó

Use 'afeitó' for completed past actions, like 'Ayer me afeitó mi esposa' (Yesterday my wife shaved me).

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitaban
yoafeitaba
afeitabas
vosotrosafeitabais
nosotrosafeitábamos
él/ella/ustedafeitaba

Use 'afeitaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'Cuando era joven, me afeitaba con navaja' (When I was young, I used to shave with a straight razor).

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitan
yoafeito
afeitas
vosotrosafeitáis
nosotrosafeitamos
él/ella/ustedafeita

Use 'afeito' for habitual actions, like 'Yo me afeito cada mañana' (I shave every morning).

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesafeitarán
yoafeitaré
afeitarás
vosotrosafeitaréis
nosotrosafeitaremos
él/ella/ustedafeitará

Use 'afeitaré' for future actions, like 'Mañana me afeitaré' (Tomorrow I will shave).

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