What does cepillar mean?
cepillar means to brush in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to please, praise; to fuck.
Spanish verb guide
Cepillar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn cepillar, meaning to brush, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: cepillandoparticiple: cepillado
Principal forms of cepillar
- Infinitive
- cepillar
- Gerund
- cepillando
- Past participle
- cepillado
Cepillar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cepillo | cepillé | cepillaba | cepillaré |
| tú | cepillas | cepillaste | cepillabas | cepillarás |
| él / ella / usted | cepilla | cepilló | cepillaba | cepillará |
| nosotros/as | cepillamos | cepillamos | cepillábamos | cepillaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | cepillan | cepillaron | cepillaban | cepillarán |
Pattern notes
- Cepillar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with cepillar
¿Te cepillas bien los dientes?Are you brushing your teeth properly?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella se cepilla el pelo por la mañana.She brushes her hair in the morning.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cepíllate los dientes después de cada comida.Brush your teeth after each meal.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate cepillar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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