
lavar Future Conjugation
lavar — to wash
The future of lavar is regular: lavaré, lavarás, lavará, lavaremos, lavaréis, lavarán.
lavar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for things you will wash later, or to make a promise/prediction about cleaning something.
Notes on lavar in the Future
Lavar is regular. Just add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, etc.) directly to the full infinitive 'lavar'.
Example Sentences
Lavaré las sábanas el fin de semana.
I will wash the sheets on the weekend.
yo
Si llueve, no lavaremos el coche.
If it rains, we won't wash the car.
nosotros
¿Lavarás tu taza cuando termines?
Will you wash your mug when you finish?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Losing the 'r' from the infinitive (lavaré vs lavé).
Correct: lavaré
Why: The future tense requires the full infinitive as the stem; removing the 'r' turns it into the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lavo
The present of lavar is regular: lavo, lavas, lava, lavamos, laváis, lavan.
Preterite
yo: lavé
The preterite of lavar is regular: lavé, lavaste, lavó, lavamos, lavasteis, lavaron.
Imperfect
yo: lavaba
The imperfect of lavar is regular: lavaba, lavabas, lavaba, lavábamos, lavabais, lavaban.
Conditional
yo: lavaría
The conditional of lavar is regular: lavaría, lavarías, lavaría, lavaríamos, lavaríais, lavarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lave
The present subjunctive of lavar is regular: lave, laves, lave, lavemos, lavéis, laven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lavara
The imperfect subjunctive of lavar is regular: lavara, lavaras, lavara, laváramos, lavarais, lavaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lava
The affirmative imperative of lavar is: lava (tú), lave (usted), lavemos (nosotros), lavad (vosotros), laven (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no laves
The negative imperative of lavar uses the present subjunctive: no laves, no lave, no lavemos, no lavéis, no laven.