What does fregar mean?
fregar means to wash (dishes) (to clean with water) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to scrub (to rub hard); to peeve, annoy.
Spanish verb guide
Fregar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn fregar, meaning to wash (dishes) (to clean with water), through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: fregandoparticiple: fregado
Principal forms of fregar
- Infinitive
- fregar
- Gerund
- fregando
- Past participle
- fregado
Fregar 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 | friego | fregué | fregaba | fregaré |
| tú | friegas | fregaste | fregabas | fregarás |
| él / ella / usted | friega | fregó | fregaba | fregará |
| nosotros/as | fregamos | fregamos | fregábamos | fregaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | friegan | fregaron | fregaban | fregarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present, preterite.
Examples with fregar
Fregad las ollas y las sartenes.Clean the pots and pans.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Friega las ollas y las sartenes.Clean the pots and pans.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Quién fregó el suelo de la cocina?Who mopped the kitchen floor?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate fregar 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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