Limpiar means 'to clean', and it is a regular -ar verb that anchors the household-chores topic. Limpio mi habitación (I clean my room), limpiamos la casa los sábados (we clean the house on Saturdays). Because chores are a dependable GCSE talking point — who does what at home — limpiar is genuinely useful, and it pairs well with frequency expressions like a veces and todos los días. As a regular -ar verb the forms are predictable, so you can focus on building natural sentences about responsibilities at home.
Quick facts
Limpiar (to clean) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Limpio mi habitación (I clean my room).
Pairs with todos los días, a veces.
Core to the household-jobs discussion.
A predictable -ar verb.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Limpiar 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.
limpiar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know limpiar, you know the template for all regular -ar 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.
Practice limpiar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: limpio, tú: limpias, él: limpia, nosotros: limpiamos, vosotros: limpiáis, ellos: limpian
Limpiar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use limpiar 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 limpiar 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. Limpiar 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.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.