Barrer means 'to sweep', and it is a regular -er verb that fits the household-chores topic. Barro el suelo (I sweep the floor), barrimos la cocina (we swept the kitchen). Because chores are a dependable GCSE talking point, barrer sits naturally alongside limpiar ('to clean') and lavar ('to wash') when describing who does what at home. As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable. The idiom barrer para casa ('to look after one's own interests') is a colourful extra to know, and the related noun is la escoba ('broom').
Quick facts
Barrer (to sweep) is a regular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Barro el suelo (I sweep the floor).
Sits with limpiar and lavar.
Barrer para casa (to look after one's own interests).
La escoba (broom).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Barrer is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
barrer is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know barrer, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
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yo: barro, tú: barres, él: barre, nosotros: barremos, vosotros: barréis, ellos: barren
Barrer is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.
Use barrer in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with barrer or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Barrer is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.