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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yocepillara
cepillaras
él/ella/ustedcepillara
nosotroscepilláramos
vosotroscepillarais
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillaran

The imperfect subjunctive of cepillar (cepillara/cepillase) is used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.

Present Subjunctive

yocepille
cepilles
él/ella/ustedcepille
nosotroscepillemos
vosotroscepilléis
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillen

The present subjunctive of cepillar (cepille, cepilles, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no cepilles
ustedno cepille
nosotrosno cepillemos
vosotrosno cepilléis
ustedesno cepillen

Use 'no' + present subjunctive for negative commands: ¡no cepilles (tú), no cepille (usted), etc.!

Imperative

cepilla
ustedcepille
nosotroscepillemos
vosotroscepillad
ustedescepillen

Use the imperative of cepillar for direct commands: ¡cepilla (tú), cepille (usted), etc.!

Indicative

Conditional

yocepillaría
cepillarías
él/ella/ustedcepillaría
nosotroscepillaríamos
vosotroscepillaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillarían

The conditional of cepillar (cepillaría, cepillarías, etc.) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.

Preterite

yocepillé
cepillaste
él/ella/ustedcepilló
nosotroscepillamos
vosotroscepillasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillaron

The preterite of cepillar is regular: cepillé, cepillaste, cepilló, cepillamos, cepillasteis, cepillaron.

Imperfect

yocepillaba
cepillabas
él/ella/ustedcepillaba
nosotroscepillábamos
vosotroscepillabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillaban

The imperfect of cepillar (cepillaba, cepillabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.

Present

yocepillo
cepillas
él/ella/ustedcepilla
nosotroscepillamos
vosotroscepilláis
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillan

The present tense of cepillar (cepillo, cepillas, cepilla, etc.) describes habitual actions, things happening now, or general truths.

Future

yocepillaré
cepillarás
él/ella/ustedcepillará
nosotroscepillaremos
vosotroscepillaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescepillarán

The future tense of cepillar (cepillaré, cepillarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does cepillar mean in Spanish?

cepillar means "to brush".

Is cepillar a regular or irregular verb?

cepillar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate cepillar in the present tense?

The present tense of cepillar is: yo cepillo, tú cepillas, él/ella/usted cepilla, nosotros cepillamos, vosotros cepilláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cepillan.

How do you conjugate cepillar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of cepillar is: yo cepillé, tú cepillaste, él/ella/usted cepilló, nosotros cepillamos, vosotros cepillasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cepillaron.

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