We clean in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: lim-piA-mos

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Tips to remember the word “limpiamos”:
– Think of the English phrase “We clean,” and then remember that “limpiamos” starts with the same letter ‘L.’ The ‘amos’ ending is a common ending for ‘we’ (nosotros/nosotras) in Spanish present tense conjugations.
– Picture a group cleaning together, and say out loud “limpiamos” as you imagine the scene to create a mental association.

Explanations:
– “Limpiamos” is the first-person plural (nosotros/nosotras) form of the verb “limpiar” in the present indicative tense. It means “we clean” in English.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Aseamos (from “asear,” which can also mean to clean or tidy up)
– Higienizamos (from “higienizar,” which emphasizes cleaning for hygiene)

Different conjugations of “limpiar”:
– Infinitive: limpiar (to clean)
– Present: limpio (I clean), limpias (you clean), limpia (he/she/it cleans), limpiamos (we clean), limpiáis (you all clean – Spain), limpian (they/you all clean)
– Preterite: limpié (I cleaned), limpiaste (you cleaned), limpió (he/she/it cleaned), limpiamos (we cleaned), limpiasteis (you all cleaned – Spain), limpiaron (they/you all cleaned)
– Imperfect: limpiaba (I used to clean/was cleaning), limpiabas (you used to clean/were cleaning), limpiaba (he/she/it used to clean/was cleaning), limpiábamos (we used to clean/were cleaning), limpiabais (you all used to clean/were cleaning – Spain), limpiaban (they/you all used to clean/were cleaning)
– Future: limpiaré (I will clean), limpiarás (you will clean), limpiará (he/she/it will clean), limpiaremos (we will clean), limpiaréis (you all will clean – Spain), limpiarán (they/you all will clean)
– Conditional: limpiaría (I would clean), limpiarías (you would clean), limpiaría (he/she/it would clean), limpiaríamos (we would clean), limpiaríais (you all would clean – Spain), limpiarían (they/you all would clean)
– Subjunctive (Present): limpie (I clean), limpies (you clean), limpie (he/she/it cleans), limpiemos (we clean), limpiéis (you all clean – Spain), limpien (they/you all clean)
– Imperative: limpia (clean – singular you), limpiad (clean – plural you, Spain), limpiemos (let’s clean)

Examples of sentences that use “limpiamos”:
– Todos los sábados limpiamos la casa en familia. (Every Saturday we clean the house as a family.)
– Ayer limpiamos el garaje y organizamos todo. (Yesterday we cleaned the garage and organized everything.)
– Siempre que limpiamos el coche, parece que llueve. (Every time we clean the car, it seems to rain.)
– Esta mañana, antes de ir al trabajo, limpiamos la cocina. (This morning, before going to work, we cleaned the kitchen.)
– Limpiamos el parque cada mes para mantenerlo bonito. (We clean the park every month to keep it nice.)

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