Cepillarse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples

Cepillarse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples The Spanish verb cepillar  means to brush. It is a regular  -ar  verb like  caminar  and  desayunar. However, this verb can also be used in its  reflexive  form  cepillarse,  which implies that the action returns to the subject of the verb. You will often hear the verb used reflexively, thus the tables below show the conjugations for the reflexive form  cepillarse,  including the  reflexive pronouns  (me, te, se, nos, os, se). The conjugation tables include  the present, past and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, the imperative, and other verb forms. How to Use the Verbs Cepillar and Cepillarse When cepillar is used non-reflexively, it is simply a transitive verb that means to brush something. For example, El hombre cepilla sus zapatos para limpiarlos  (The man brushes his shoes to clean them). Also, it can be used to talk about brushing someone elses hair or teeth. In that case, you need to use the indirect object pronouns, which indicate who receives  the action. For example, La mam le cepilla los dientes a su hijo  (The mom brushes her sons teeth).   When used reflexively, cepillarse  is most often used to talk about brushing ones hair or teeth. For example, Ella se cepilla el pelo antes de acostarse  (She brushes her hair before going to bed) or El nià ±o se cepilla los dientes por la maà ±ana  (The boy brushes his teeth in the morning). However, there are two other verbs that are also used for the same contexts. Peinarse  is used to talk about combing ones hair, and lavarse  is commonly used to talk about washing ones teeth.   Cepillarse Present Indicative Yo me cepillo I brush Yo me cepillo los dientes tres veces al da. T te cepillas You brush T te cepillas el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se cepilla You/he/she brushes Ella se cepilla el cabello. Nosotros nos cepillamos We brush Nosotros nos cepillamos la barba. Vosotros os cepillis You brush Vosotros os cepillis los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillan You/they brush Ellos se cepillan el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Preterite  Indicative Yo me cepill I brushed Yo me cepill los dientes tres veces al da. T te cepillaste You brushed T te cepillaste el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se cepill You/he/she brushed Ella se cepill el cabello. Nosotros nos cepillamos We brushed Nosotros nos cepillamos la barba. Vosotros os cepillasteis You brushed Vosotros os cepillasteis los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillaron You/they brushed Ellos se cepillaron el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse  Imperfect  Indicative The imperfect tense  can be translated as used to brush or was brushing.  It is used to talk about ongoing or habitual  actions in the past.   Yo me cepillaba I was brushing Yo me cepillaba los dientes tres veces al da. T te cepillabas You were brushing T te cepillabas el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se cepillaba You/he/she was brushing Ella se cepillaba el cabello. Nosotros nos cepillbamos We were brushing Nosotros nos cepillbamos la barba. Vosotros os cepillabais You were brushing Vosotros os cepillabais los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillaban You/they were brushing Ellos se cepillaban el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Future  Indicative Yo me cepillar I will brush Yo me cepillar los dientes tres veces al da. T te cepillars You will brush T te cepillars el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se cepillar You/he/she will brush Ella se cepillar el cabello. Nosotros nos cepillaremos We will brush Nosotros nos cepillaremos la barba. Vosotros os cepillaris You will brush Vosotros os cepillaris los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillarn You/they will brush Ellos se cepillarn el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Periphrastic Future  Indicative The periphrastic future is formed with the verb  ir  (to go) conjugated  in the present indicative tense, plus the  preposition  a,  and the infinitive of the verb. With reflexive verbs remember to put  the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb  ir. Yo me voy a cepillar I am going to brush Yo me voy a cepillar los dientes tres veces al da. T te vas a cepillar You are going to brush T te vas a cepillar el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se va a cepillar You/he/she is going to brush Ella se va a cepillar el cabello. Nosotros nos vamos a cepillar We are going to brush Nosotros nos vamos a cepillar la barba. Vosotros os vais a cepillar You are going to brush Vosotros os vais a cepillar los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se van a cepillar You/they are going to brush Ellos se van a cepillar el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Conditional  Indicative The conditional tense  is used  for talking about possibilities or probabilities. In English it is translated as would brush.   Yo me cepillara I would brush Yo me cepillara los dientes tres veces al da. T te cepillaras You would brush T te cepillaras el pelo con cuidado. Usted/l/ella se cepillara You/he/she would brush Ella se cepillara el cabello. Nosotros nos cepillaramos We would brush Nosotros nos cepillaramos la barba. Vosotros os cepillarais You would brush Vosotros os cepillarais los dientes despus de comer. Ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillaran You/they would brush Ellos se cepillaran el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Present Progressive/Gerund Form The  present participe or gerund  for  -ar  verbs is formed by adding the ending  -ando. You can use the present participle to form progressive verb forms like the present progressive.   Present Progressive of  Cepillarse  se est cepillando   She is brushing  Ella se est  cepillando el cabello. Cepillarse  Past Participle The past participle for -ar  verbs is formed by adding the ending -ado.  You can use the past participle  to form compound tenses like the present perfect.   Present Perfect of  Cepillarse  se ha cepillado   She has brushed  Ella se ha cepillado el cabello Cepillarse Present Subjunctive The  subjunctive mood  is used in subordinate clauses for situations that describe doubts, desires, emotions, or situations that are pending or subjective. Que yo me cepille That I brush El dentista recomienda que yo me cepille los dientes tres veces al da. Que t te cepilles That you brush La estilista espera que t te cepilles el pelo con cuidado. Que usted/l/ella se cepille That you/he/she brush Mam quiere que ella se cepille el cabello. Que nosotros nos cepillemos That we brush Federico recomienda que nosotros nos cepillemos la barba. Que vosotros os cepillis That you brush Lucas espera que vosotros os cepillis los dientes despus de comer. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillen That you/they brush Leo recomienda que ellos se cepillen el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Imperfect  Subjunctive The imperfect subjunctive  can be conjugated in two different ways. Below you can find the two conjugations, which are both considered correct. Option 1 Que yo me cepillara That I brushed El dentista recomendaba que yo me cepillara los dientes tres veces al da. Que t te cepillaras That you brushed La estilista esperaba que t te cepillaras el pelo con cuidado. Que usted/l/ella se cepillara That you/he/she brushed Mam quera que ella se cepillara el cabello. Que nosotros nos cepillramos That we brushed Federico recomendaba que nosotros nos cepillramos la barba. Que vosotros os cepillarais That you brushed Lucas esperaba que vosotros os cepillarais los dientes despus de comer. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillaran That you/they brushed Leo recomendaba que ellos se cepillaran el pelo por la noche. Option 2 Que yo me cepillase That I brushed El dentista recomendaba que yo me cepillase los dientes tres veces al da. Que t te cepillases That you brushed La estilista esperaba que t te cepillases el pelo con cuidado. Que usted/l/ella se cepillase That you/he/she brushed Mam quera que ella se cepillase el cabello. Que nosotros nos cepillsemos That we brushed Federico recomendaba que nosotros nos cepillsemos la barba. Que vosotros os cepillaseis That you brushed Lucas esperaba que vosotros os cepillaseis los dientes despus de comer. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas se cepillasen That you/they brushed Leo recomendaba que ellos se cepillasen el pelo por la noche. Cepillarse Imperative   In order to give orders or commands, you need the imperative mood. You can use positive or  negative commands, which differ in the  tà ºÃ‚  and vosotros conjugations. Notice that the placement of the reflexive pronoun is also different in the positive and negative commands.   Positive Commands T cepllate Brush! Cepllate el pelo con cuidado! Usted cepllese Brush! Cepllese el cabello! Nosotros cepillmonos Lets brush! Cepillmonos la barba! Vosotros cepillaos Brush! Cepillaos los dientes despus de comer! Ustedes cepllense Brush! Cepllense el pelo por la noche! Negative Commands T no te cepilles Dont brush! No te cepilles el pelo con cuidado! Usted no se cepille Dont brush! No se cepille el cabello! Nosotros no nos cepillemos Lets not brush! No nos cepillemos la barba! Vosotros no os cepillis Dont brush! No os cepillis los dientes despus de comer! Ustedes no se cepillen Dont brush! No se cepillen el pelo por la noche!