Ready to clean up your Spanish skills? Check out this grammar guide to the “limpiar” conjugation in Spanish!

Limpiar is the Spanish verb for “to clean, to clean up”. It is a regular AR verb, which means it follows the usual structure. This is one of those essential verbs that pops up everywhere, from tidying your room to scrubbing away your Spanish doubts.

In today’s blog post, you’ll learn all about the verb conjugation for “Limpiar” in the different modes of Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative!

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“Limpiar” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Limpiar Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Limpio
Tú	Limpias
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpia
Nosotros	Limpiamos
Vosotros	Limpiáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpian

Examples:

1. Yo limpio la casa todos los sábados. (I clean the house every Saturday.)
2. Tú limpias tu habitación después de la escuela. (You clean your room after school.)
3. Nosotros limpiamos la cocina después de cenar. (We clean the kitchen after dinner.)

Simple Past Limpiar Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Limpié
Tú	Limpiaste
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpió
Nosotros	Limpiamos
Vosotros	Limpiasteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpiaron

Examples:

1. Yo limpié el baño esta mañana. (I cleaned the bathroom this morning.)
2. Vosotros limpiasteis el coche el domingo pasado. (You all cleaned the car last Sunday.)
3. Usted limpió su escritorio antes de irse. (You cleaned your desk before leaving.)

Imperfect Limpiar Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Limpiaba
Tú	Limpiabas
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpiaba
Nosotros	Limpiábamos
Vosotros	Limpiabais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpiaban

Examples:

1. Ellos limpiaban el jardín cada primavera. (They used to clean the garden every spring.)
2. Él limpiaba su bicicleta cada semana. (He was cleaning his bicycle every week.)
3. Tú limpiabas los platos mientras yo cocinaba. (You were cleaning the dishes while I was cooking.)

Present Continuous Limpiar Conjugation / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy limpiando
Tú	Estás limpiando
Él/Ella/Usted	Está limpiando
Nosotros	Estamos limpiando
Vosotros	Estáis limpiando
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están limpiando

Examples:

1. Estoy limpiando la sala porque vienen visitas. (I am cleaning the living room because guests are coming.)
2. Estamos limpiando la casa para la fiesta de esta noche. (We are cleaning the house for tonight’s party.)
3. ¿Por qué estáis limpiando tan temprano? (Why are you all cleaning so early?)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	Limpiaré
Tú	Limpiarás
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpiará
Nosotros	Limpiaremos
Vosotros	Limpiaréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpiarán

Examples:

1. Mañana limpiaré mi habitación antes de salir. (Tomorrow I will clean my room before going out.)
2. Tú limpiarás la cocina después de comer, ¿verdad? (You will clean the kitchen after eating, right?)
3. Ustedes limpiarán la oficina antes de las vacaciones. (You all will clean the office before the holidays.)

Conditional Limpiar Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	Limpiaría
Tú	Limpiarías
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpiaría
Nosotros	Limpiaríamos
Vosotros	Limpiaríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpiarían

Examples:

1. Él limpiaría el coche si tuviera agua y jabón. (He would clean the car if he had water and soap.)
2. Tú limpiarías la cocina más rápido si me ayudaras. (You would clean the kitchen faster if you helped me.)
3. Nosotros limpiaríamos el jardín, pero está lloviendo. (We would clean the garden, but it’s raining.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He limpiado
Tú	Has limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha limpiado
Nosotros	Hemos limpiado
Vosotros	Habéis limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han limpiado

Examples:

1. ¿Habéis limpiado la cocina antes de la fiesta? (Have you all cleaned the kitchen before the party?) 
2. Nosotros hemos limpiado toda la casa esta mañana. (We have cleaned the whole house this morning.)
3. He limpiado el baño, ahora solo falta la cocina. (I have cleaned the bathroom, now only the kitchen is left.)

Past Perfect Limpiar Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había limpiado
Tú	Habías limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Había limpiado
Nosotros	Habíamos limpiado
Vosotros	Habíais limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habían limpiado

Examples:

1. Ella había limpiado el coche antes de su cita. (She had cleaned the car before her appointment.)
2. Ustedes habían limpiado la oficina antes de irse de vacaciones. (You all had cleaned the office before going on vacation.)
3. ¿Vosotros habíais limpiado todo cuando llegué? (Had you all cleaned everything when I arrived?)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré limpiado
Tú	Habrás limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá limpiado
Nosotros	Habremos limpiado
Vosotros	Habréis limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán limpiado

Examples:

1. Para cuando llegues, yo ya habré limpiado la casa. (By the time you arrive, I will have already cleaned the house.)
2. Para cuando lleguen los invitados, nosotros habremos limpiado todo. (By the time the guests arrive, we will have cleaned everything.)
3. Cuando termine la reunión, tú habrás limpiado la oficina. (By the time the meeting ends, you will have cleaned the office.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría limpiado
Tú	Habrías limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría limpiado
Nosotros	Habríamos limpiado
Vosotros	Habríais limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían limpiado

Examples:

1. Si hubieran tenido tiempo, habrían limpiado la casa antes de la fiesta. (If they had had time, they would have cleaned the house before the party.)
2. Si hubiera sabido, habría limpiado todo antes de llegar. (If I had known, I would have cleaned everything before you arrived.)
3. Él habría limpiado la cocina, pero se olvidó. (He would have cleaned the kitchen, but he forgot.)

“Limpiar” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Limpie
Tú	Limpies
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpie
Nosotros	Limpiemos
Vosotros	Limpiéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpien

Examples:

1. Es importante que yo limpie la casa antes de la fiesta. (It’s important that I clean the house before the party.)
2. Es probable que vosotros limpiéis el garaje este fin de semana. (It’s likely that you all clean the garage this weekend.)
3. Espero que limpiemos la sala antes de que lleguen los invitados. (I hope we clean the living room before the guests arrive.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	Limpiara
Tú	Limpiaras
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpiara
Nosotros	Limpiaramos
Vosotros	Limpiarais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpiaran

Examples:

1. Si tú limpiaras tu habitación, estaría mucho más ordenada. (If you cleaned your room, it would be much tidier.)
2. Era importante que ella limpiara el salón antes de salir. (It was important that she cleaned the living room before leaving.)
3. Me sorprendería si ustedes limpiaran el jardín en este clima. (I would be surprised if you all cleaned the garden in this weather.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya limpiado
Tú	Hayas limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya limpiado
Nosotros	Hayamos limpiado
Vosotros	Hayáis limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan limpiado

Examples:

1. Es importante que hayáis limpiado todo antes de que lleguen los invitados. (It’s important that you all have cleaned everything before the guests arrive.)
2. Es posible que ustedes hayan limpiado la cocina antes de la reunión. (It’s possible that you all have cleaned the kitchen before the meeting.)
3. Ojalá que nosotros hayamos limpiado todo antes de la fiesta. (I hope we have cleaned everything before the party.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera limpiado
Tú	Hubieras limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera limpiado
Nosotros	Hubiéramos limpiado
Vosotros	Hubierais limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran limpiado

Examples:

1. Si tú hubieras limpiado la cocina antes, no estaría tan sucia. (If you had cleaned the kitchen earlier, it wouldn’t be so dirty.)
2. Si yo hubiera limpiado la casa, habría sido mucho más fácil preparar la cena. (If I had cleaned the house, it would have been much easier to prepare dinner.)
3. Ojalá que él hubiera limpiado el coche antes de irse. (I wish he had cleaned the car before leaving.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere limpiado
Tú	Hubieres limpiado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere limpiado
Nosotros	Hubiéremos limpiado
Vosotros	Hubiereis limpiado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren limpiado

Examples:

1. Si ellos hubieren limpiado el salón antes, habríamos llegado a tiempo. (If they had cleaned the living room beforehand, we would have arrived on time.)
2. Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis limpiado el jardín, ¿verdad? (When you all arrive, you will have cleaned the garden, right?)
3. Si no nos distraemos, habremos limpiado todo antes de la cena. (If we don’t get distracted, we will have cleaned everything before dinner.)

“Limpiar” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Limpia
Él/Ella/Usted	Limpie
Nosotros	Limpiemos
Vosotros	Limpiad
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Limpien

Examples:

1. ¡Limpiad la casa antes de que lleguen los invitados! (Clean the house before the guests arrive!)
2. Limpia tu habitación antes de salir. (Clean your room before leaving.)
3. Limpiemos la sala antes de que lleguen los invitados. (Let’s clean the living room before the guests arrive.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No limpies
Él/Ella/Usted	No limpie
Nosotros	No limpiemos
Vosotros	No limpéis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No limpien

Examples:

1. No limpies la cocina hasta que termine de cocinar. (Don’t clean the kitchen until I finish cooking.)
2. No limpien el jardín hasta que termine de plantar las flores. (Don’t clean the garden until I finish planting the flowers.)
3. ¡No limpie la mesa, voy a hacer la comida! (Don’t clean the table, I’m going to cook!)

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Learning the conjugation of “Limpiar” not only improves our ability to communicate effectively, but also allows us to immerse ourselves more deeply in the rich and diverse Spanish-speaking cultures. 

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