Afeitarse Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, Examples

The Spanish verb afeitarse means to shave. It is a regular -ar verb that can be reflexive or non-reflexive, just like the verbs casarse or ducharse. In this article you will find examples of the verb afeitarse used as both a reflexive and a non-reflexive verb, as well as tables with afeitarse conjugations in the indicative mood (present, past, and future), subjunctive mood (present and past), imperative mood, and other verb forms like the gerund and past participle.

Using the Verb Afeitarse

The verb afeitarse includes the reflexive pronoun se, which indicates that it is a reflexive verb. In reflexive verbs, the action returns to the subject doing the action. An example of afeitarse as a reflexive verb is El hombre se afeita todas las mañanas (which literally means The man shaves himself every morning, but is more accurately translated as The man shaves every morning).

The verb afeitar can also be used without the reflexive pronoun. In that case, it is a transitive verb used when the action is done to someone else. For example, you can say El barbero afeita al hombre (The barber shaves the man).

There is another verb in Spanish that means to shave, which is the verb rasurarse.

Afeitarse Present Indicative

When conjugating a reflexive verb, remember to include the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) before the conjugated verb.

Yo	me afeito	I shave	Yo me afeito todos los días.
Tú	te afeitas	You shave	Tú te afeitas antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se afeita	You/he/she shaves	Ella se afeita las piernas.
Nosotros	nos afeitamos	We shave	Nosotros nos afeitamos por la mañana.
Vosotros	os afeitáis	You shave	Vosotros os afeitáis frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitan	You/they shave	Ellos se afeitan en la ducha.

Afeitarse Preterite Indicative

The preterite indicative in Spanish is the equivalent of the simple English past tense. It is used for actions that took place in the past.

Yo	me afeité	I shaved	Yo me afeité todos los días.
Tú	te afeitaste	You shaved	Tú te afeitaste antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se afeitó	You/he/she shaved	Ella se afeitó las piernas.
Nosotros	nos afeitamos	We shaved	Nosotros nos afeitamos por la mañana.
Vosotros	os afeitasteis	You (plural) shaved	Vosotros os afeitasteis frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitaron	You(plural)/they shaved	Ellos se afeitaron en la ducha.

Afeitarse Imperfect Indicative

The imperfect tense can be translated as "used to shave" or "was shaving."

Yo	me afeitaba	I used to shave	Yo me afeitaba todos los días.
Tú	te afeitabas	You used to shave	Tú te afeitabas antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se afeitaba	You/he/she used to shave	Ella se afeitaba las piernas.
Nosotros	nos afeitábamos	We used to shave	Nosotros nos afeitábamos por la mañana.
Vosotros	os afeitabais	You used to shave	Vosotros os afeitabais frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitaban	You/they used to shave	Ellos se afeitaban en la ducha.

Afeitarse Future Indicative

Yo	me afeitaré	I will shave	Yo me afeitaré todos los días.
Tú	te afeitarás	You will shave	Tú te afeitarás antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se afeitará	You/he/she will shave	Ella se afeitará las piernas.
Nosotros	nos afeitaremos	We will shave	Nosotros nos afeitaremos por la mañana.
Vosotros	os afeitaréis	You will shave	Nosotros os afeitaréis frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitarán	You/they will shave	Ellos se afeitarán en la ducha.

Afeitarse Periphrastic Future Indicative

To form the periphrastic future you need the verb ir (to go) conjugated in the present indicative, followed by the preposition a, plus the infinitive of the verb. For reflexive verbs, you should place the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb ir.

Yo	me voy a afeitar	I am going to shave	Yo me voy a afeitar todos los días.
Tú	te vas a afeitar	You are going to shave	Tú te vas a afeitar antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se va a afeitar	You/he/she is going to shave	Ella se va a afeitar las piernas.
Nosotros	nos vamos a afeitar	We are going to shave	Nosotros nos vamos a afeitar por la mañana.
Vosotros	os vais a afeitar	You are going to shave	Vosotros os vais a afeitar frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se van a afeitar	You/they are going to shave	Ellos se van a afeitar en la ducha.

Afeitarse Conditional Indicative

Yo	me afeitaría	I would shave	Yo me afeitaría todos los días.
Tú	te afeitarías	You would shave	Tú te afeitarías antes de la fiesta.
Usted/él/ella	se afeitaría	You/he/she would shave	Ella se afeitaría las piernas.
Nosotros	nos afeitaríamos	We would shave	Nosotros nos afeitaríamos por la mañana.
Vosotros	os afeitaríais	You would shave	Vosotros os afeitaríais frecuentemente.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitarían	You/they would shave	Ellos se afeitarían en la ducha.

Afeitarse Present Progressive/Gerund form

To form the present progressive tense you need the present indicative form of the verb estar (to be), and then the present participle or gerund. The present participle for -ar verbs is formed with the ending -ando. For reflexive verbs, the reflexive pronoun goes before the conjugated verb (estar).

Present Progressive of Afeitarse

se está afeitando

She is shaving

Ella se está afeitando las piernas.

Afeitarse Past Participle

The past participle for -ar verbs is formed with the ending -ado. The past participle can be used to form compound tenses, such as the present perfect. To form the present perfect you need the present indicative form of the verb haber, followed by the past participle. Remember to put the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb (haber).

Present Perfect of Afeitarse

se ha afeitado

She has shaved

Ella se ha afeitado las piernas.

Afeitarse Present Subjunctive

The subjunctive tense in Spanish is used to describe subjective situations, such as doubts, desires, probabilities, and emotions. A sentence in the subjunctive tense includes two clauses with different subjects.

Que yo	me afeite	That I shave	Isabel desea que yo me afeite todos los días.
Que tú	te afeites	That you shave	Marta espera que tú te afeites antes de la fiesta.
Que usted/él/ella	se afeite	That you/he/she shave	Hernán quiere que ella se afeite las piernas.
Que nosotros	nos afeitemos	That we shave	Fabio desea que nosotros nos afeitemos por la mañana.
Que vosotros	os afeitéis	That you shave	Sara espera que vosotros os afeitéis frecuentemente.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeiten	That you/they shave	Carla quiere que ellos se afeiten en la ducha.

Afeitarse Imperfect Subjunctive

In the tables below you can find two options for conjugating the imperfect subjunctive. Both options are equally valid.

Option 1

Que yo	me afeitara	That I shaved	Isabel deseaba que yo me afeitara todos los días.
Que tú	te afeitaras	That you shaved	Marta esperaba que tú te afeitaras antes de la fiesta.
Que usted/él/ella	se afeitara	That you/he/she shaved	Hernán quería que ella se afeitara las piernas.
Que nosotros	nos afeitáramos	That we shaved	Fabio deseaba que nosotros nos afeitáramos por la mañana.
Que vosotros	os afeitarais	That you shaved	Sara esperaba que vosotros os afeitarais frecuentemente.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitaran	That you/they shaved	Carla quería que ellos se afeitaran en la ducha.

Option 2

Que yo	me afeitase	That I shaved	Isabel deseaba que yo me afeitase todos los días.
Que tú	te afeitases	That you shaved	Marta esperaba que tú te afeitases antes de la fiesta.
Que usted/él/ella	se afeitase	That you/he/she shaved	Hernán quería que ella se afeitase las piernas.
Que nosotros	nos afeitásemos	That we shaved	Fabio deseaba que nosotros nos afeitásemos por la mañana.
Que vosotros	os afeitaseis	That you shaved	Sara esperaba que vosotros os afeitaseis frecuentemente.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas	se afeitasen	That you/they shaved	Carla quería que ellos se afeitasen en la ducha.

Afeitarse Imperative

The imperative mood is used to give commands or orders. There are both positive and negative commands, and they are a little different for the tú and vosotros forms. The placement of the reflexive pronoun is also different for the positive and negative commands. For the negative commands, place the reflexive pronoun before the verb, but for the positive commands attach it to the end of the verb.

Positive Commands

Tú	aféitate	Shave!	¡Aféitate antes de la fiesta!
Usted	aféitese	Shave!	¡Aféitese las piernas!
Nosotros	afeitémonos	Let's shave!	¡Afeitémonos por la mañana!
Vosotros	afeitaos	Shave!	¡Afeitaos frecuentemente!
Ustedes	aféitense	Shave!	¡Aféitense en la ducha!

Negative Commands

Tú	no te afeites	Don't shave!	¡No te afeites antes de la fiesta!
Usted	no se afeite	Don't shave!	¡No se afeite las piernas!
Nosotros	no nos afeitemos	Let's not shave!	¡No nos afeitemos por la mañana!
Vosotros	no os afeitéis	Don't shave!	¡No os afeitéis frecuentemente!
Ustedes	no se afeiten	Don't shave!	¡No se afeiten en la ducha!

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