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Pronunciation

normal speech: lim-PIAS

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Tips to remember ‘limpias’:
– Associate ‘limpias’ with the English word ‘clean’ and visualize the action of cleaning while saying the word.
– Remember that ‘limpias’ ends in -as, which is a common ending for regular verbs in the present tense for the second person singular (‘tú’) in Spanish.
– Think of the English phrase “You clean” for ‘tú limpias’ to create a direct one-to-one association.

Explanations:
– ‘Limpias’ is the second person singular (tú) form of the verb ‘limpiar’ in the present indicative. It means ‘you clean’ when addressing someone informally.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Aseas (from the verb ‘asear’)
– Ordenas (from the verb ‘ordenar’ when implying cleaning by organizing or tidying up)

Conjugations of ‘limpiar’:
Present:
– Yo limpio (I clean)
– Tú limpias (you clean, familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted limpia (he/she cleans, you clean formal)
– Nosotros/Nosotras limpiamos (we clean)
– Vosotros/Vosotras limpiáis (you all clean, familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes limpian (they clean, you all clean formal)

Preterite (simple past):
– Yo limpié
– Tú limpiaste
– Él/Ella/Usted limpió
– Nosotros/Nosotras limpiamos
– Vosotros/Vosotras limpiasteis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes limpiaron

Imperfect (past):
– Yo limpiaba
– Tú limpiabas
– Él/Ella/Usted limpiaba
– Nosotros/Nosotras limpiábamos
– Vosotros/Vosotras limpiabais
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes limpiaban

Future:
– Yo limpiaré
– Tú limpiarás
– Él/Ella/Usted limpiará
– Nosotros/Nosotras limpiaremos
– Vosotros/Vosotras limpiaréis
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes limpiarán

Examples of sentences:
– Tú limpias tu habitación cada sábado. (You clean your room every Saturday.)
– Siempre limpias los platos después de cenar. (You always wash the dishes after dinner.)
– ¿Limpias tu coche por ti mismo o vas a un servicio de lavado? (Do you clean your car by yourself or go to a car wash service?)

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