Duchar means to take a shower or to wash oneself with water. It is a regular verb used in contexts related to personal hygiene.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ducho | Yo ducho todas las mañanas. I shower every morning.  | |
| Tú | duchas | Tú duchas después de correr. You shower after running.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ducha | Ella ducha a los niños por la noche. She showers the children at night.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | duchamos | Nosotros duchamos antes de cenar. We shower before dinner.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ducháis | Vosotros ducháis después del gimnasio. You all shower after the gym.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | duchan | Ellos duchan en la mañana. They shower in the morning.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | duché | Ayer me duché por la mañana. Yesterday I took a shower in the morning.  | |
| Tú | duchaste | Tú te duchaste después de correr. You took a shower after running.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duchó | Él se duchó antes de cenar. He took a shower before dinner.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | duchamos | Nosotros nos duchamos después del partido. We took a shower after the game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | duchasteis | Vosotros os duchasteis temprano. You all took a shower early.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ducharon | Ellos se ducharon antes de salir. They took a shower before leaving.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | duchaba | Yo duchaba a los niños cada mañana. I used to bathe the children every morning.  | |
| Tú | duchabas | Tú duchabas después de correr. You used to shower after running.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duchaba | Ella duchaba a su perro en verano. She used to bathe her dog in summer.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | duchábamos | Nosotros duchábamos en la playa. We used to shower at the beach.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | duchabais | Vosotros duchabais después de jugar. You all used to shower after playing.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | duchaban | Ellos duchaban a los niños juntos. They used to bathe the children together.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy duchando | Estoy duchando en este momento. I am showering right now.  | |
| Tú | estás duchando | ¿Estás duchando en este momento? Are you showering right now?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está duchando | Él está duchando después de correr. He is showering after running.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos duchando | Estamos duchando antes de salir. We are showering before going out.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis duchando | ¿Estáis duchando ahora? Are you all showering now?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están duchando | Ellos están duchando después del entrenamiento. They are showering after training.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ducharme | Voy a ducharme después de cenar. I am going to take a shower after dinner.  | |
| Tú | vas a ducharte | Vas a ducharte antes de salir. You are going to take a shower before leaving.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a ducharse | Ella va a ducharse en unos minutos. She is going to take a shower in a few minutes.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a ducharnos | Vamos a ducharnos después del entrenamiento. We are going to take a shower after the workout.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a ducharos | Vosotros vais a ducharos antes de la cena. You all are going to take a shower before dinner.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a ducharse | Ellos van a ducharse después del partido. They are going to take a shower after the game.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ducharé | Mañana me ducharé por la mañana. Tomorrow I will shower in the morning.  | |
| Tú | te ducharás | Tú te ducharás después de correr. You will shower after running.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se duchará | Ella se duchará antes de cenar. She will shower before dinner.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos ducharemos | Nosotros nos ducharemos después del entrenamiento. We will shower after the workout.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os ducharéis | Vosotros os ducharéis en unos minutos. You all will shower in a few minutes.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se ducharán | Ellos se ducharán antes de salir. They will shower before leaving.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | ducharía | Yo me ducharía después de correr. I would shower after running.  | |
| Tú | ducharías | Tú te duchiarías si hiciera calor. You would shower if it were hot.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ducharía | Ella se ducharía antes de salir. She would shower before leaving.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ducharíamos | Nosotros nos ducharíamos si llegáramos tarde. We would shower if we arrived late.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ducharíais | Vosotros os ducharíais después del entrenamiento. You all would shower after training.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ducharían | Ellos se ducharán si terminan temprano. They would shower if they finish early.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he duchado | Me he duchado esta mañana. I have taken a shower this morning.  | |
| Tú | te has duchado | ¿Te has duchado ya? Have you taken a shower already?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha duchado | Ella se ha duchado antes de salir. She has taken a shower before leaving.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos duchado | Nosotros nos hemos duchado después de correr. We have taken a shower after running.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis duchado | ¿Os habéis duchado ya? Have you all taken a shower yet?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han duchado | Ellos se han duchado por la tarde. They have taken a shower in the afternoon.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había duchado | Yo había duchado antes de salir. I had taken a shower before leaving.  | |
| Tú | habías duchado | Tú habías duchado cuando llegué. You had taken a shower when I arrived.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había duchado | Él había duchado después de correr. He had taken a shower after running.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos duchado | Nosotros habíamos duchado antes de cenar. We had taken a shower before dinner.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais duchado | Vosotros habíais duchado ya cuando llegué. You all had taken a shower already when I arrived.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían duchado | Ellos habían duchado antes de salir. They had taken a shower before leaving.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré duchado | Para las 8, habré duchado. By 8 o'clock, I will have showered.  | |
| Tú | habrás duchado | Para entonces, habrás duchado. By then, you will have showered.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá duchado | Ella habrá duchado antes de salir. She will have showered before leaving.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos duchado | Nosotros habremos duchado después de correr. We will have showered after running.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis duchado | Vosotros habréis duchado para entonces. You all will have showered by then.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán duchado | Ellos habrán duchado antes de cenar. They will have showered before dinner.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría duchado | Yo me habría duchado después de correr. I would have taken a shower after running.  | |
| Tú | te habrías duchado | Tú te habrías duchado si hubieras llegado temprano. You would have taken a shower if you had arrived early.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se habría duchado | Ella se habría duchado antes de salir. She would have taken a shower before leaving.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos habríamos duchado | Nosotros nos habríamos duchado después del partido. We would have taken a shower after the game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habríais duchado | Vosotros os habríais duchado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have taken a shower if you had had time.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se habrían duchado | Ellos se habrían duchado si no hubieran estado ocupados. They would have taken a shower if they hadn't been busy.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | duche | Es importante que yo duche antes de salir. It's important that I shower before leaving.  | |
| Tú | duches | Espero que tú duches después del ejercicio. I hope that you shower after exercising.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duche | Es bueno que él duche por la mañana. It's good that he showers in the morning.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | duchemos | Queremos que nosotros duchemos antes de la cena. We want us to shower before dinner.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | duchéis | Es posible que vosotros duchéis más tarde. It's possible that you all shower later.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | duchen | Dudo que ellas duchen en la mañana. I doubt that they shower in the morning.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | duchara | Esperaba que yo duchara antes de cenar. I hoped that I took a shower before dinner.  | |
| Tú | ducharas | No creía que tú ducharas tan tarde. I didn't believe that you took a shower so late.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duchara | Pensaba que él duchara después del trabajo. I thought that he took a shower after work.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ducháramos | Queríamos que nosotros ducháramos antes de salir. We wanted us to take a shower before leaving.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | ducharais | Era importante que vosotros duchais después del ejercicio. It was important that you all took a shower after exercising.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ducharan | No creían que ellos ducharan en la mañana. They didn't believe that they took a shower in the morning.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | duchare | Si mañana llueve, me duchare en la tarde. If it rains tomorrow, I will shower in the afternoon.  | |
| Tú | duchares | Cuando llegues, duchares antes de cenar. When you arrive, you will shower before dinner.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duchare | El próximo domingo, ella duchare en la playa. Next Sunday, she will shower at the beach.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | ducháremos | Nosotros ducháremos después de la caminata. We will shower after the hike.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | duchareis | Vosotros duchareis en la piscina si hace calor. You all will shower in the pool if it's hot.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ducharen | Ellos ducharen antes de salir de viaje. They will shower before leaving for the trip.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya duchado | Espero que haya duchado antes de salir. I hope I have taken a shower before leaving.  | |
| Tú | hayas duchado | ¿Crees que hayas duchado ya? Do you think you have already taken a shower?  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya duchado | Es posible que él haya duchado esta mañana. It's possible that he has taken a shower this morning.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos duchado | Esperamos que hayamos duchado antes de la cena. We hope that we have taken a shower before dinner.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis duchado | ¿Habéis duchado ya, chicos? Have you guys already taken a shower?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan duchado | No creo que hayan duchado todavía. I don't think they have taken a shower yet.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera duchado | Si hubiera duchado antes, no estaría enfermo. If I had taken a shower earlier, I wouldn't be sick.  | |
| Tú | hubieras duchado | Si hubieras duchado, estarías más limpio. If you had taken a shower, you would be cleaner.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera duchado | Ella habría duchado si hubiera tenido tiempo. She would have taken a shower if she had had time.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos duchado | Nosotros habríamos duchado antes de salir. We would have taken a shower before leaving.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais duchado | Vosotros habríais duchado si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have taken a shower if you had arrived on time.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran duchado | Ellos habrían duchado si hubieran sabido. They would have taken a shower if they had known.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere duchado | Para entonces, ya hubiere duchado. By then, I will have already showered.  | |
| Tú | hubieres duchado | Es posible que tú hubieres duchado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have showered before leaving.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere duchado | Es probable que él hubiere duchado para entonces. He probably will have showered by then.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos duchado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos duchado ya. Maybe we will have showered already.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis duchado | Para mañana, vosotros hubiereis duchado. By tomorrow, you all will have showered.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren duchado | Es posible que ellos hubieren duchado antes de la reunión. It's possible that they will have showered before the meeting.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses el ducha tú solo. Don't use the shower alone.  | |
| Tú | ducha | ¡Ducha ahora mismo! Shower now!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | duche | ¡Duche usted después de correr! Shower after running!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | duchemos | Duchemos antes de cenar. Let's shower before dinner.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | duchad | ¡Duchad ahora, por favor! Shower now, please!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | duchen | ¡Duchen después de hacer ejercicio! Shower after exercising!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no me ducho | No me ducho antes de cenar. I don't shower before dinner.  | |
| Tú | no te duches | No te duches tan tarde. Don't shower so late.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no se duche | No se duche en la mañana. He/She/You (formal) don't shower in the morning.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no nos duchemos | No nos duchemos después de correr. Let's not shower after running.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no os duchéis | No os duchéis antes de salir. Don't shower before leaving.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no se duchen | No se duchen en la playa. They/You all (formal) don't shower at the beach.  | 
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