Spanish verb lijar conjugation

lijar

to sand, to smooth, to file

regular verbPast participle: lijadoGerund: lijando

Lijar means to smooth, sand, or file a surface, typically to prepare it for finishing or to remove roughness. It is used in contexts involving manual or mechanical smoothing of materials.

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Complete conjugation of lijar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijo	Yo lijo la superficie de la madera. I sand the surface of the wood.
Tú	lijás	Tú lijás las paredes para pintarlas. You sand the walls to paint them.
Él / Ella / Usted	lija	Él lija la mesa vieja. He sands the old table.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijamos	Nosotros lijamos las puertas del armario. We sand the wardrobe doors.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijáis	Vosotros lijáis los muebles antiguos. You all sand the antique furniture.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijan	Ellos lijan las superficies de metal. They sand the metal surfaces.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijé	Ayer lijé la mesa. Yesterday I sanded the table.
Tú	lijaste	Tú lijaste la puerta anoche. You sanded the door last night.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijó	Él lijó la madera ayer. He sanded the wood yesterday.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijamos	Nosotros lijamos las paredes el fin de semana. We sanded the walls over the weekend.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijasteis	Vosotros lijasteis los muebles ayer. You all sanded the furniture yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijaron	Ellos lijaron la superficie anoche. They sanded the surface last night.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijaba	Yo lijaba la madera todos los días. I used to sand the wood every day.
Tú	lijabas	Tú lijabas las paredes con cuidado. You used to sand the walls carefully.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijaba	Ella lijaba los muebles en verano. She used to sand the furniture in summer.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijábamos	Nosotros lijábamos las superficies antiguas. We used to sand the old surfaces.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijabais	Vosotros lijabais las puertas cada semana. You all used to sand the doors every week.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijaban	Ellos lijaban las tablas para el proyecto. They used to sand the planks for the project.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy lijando	Estoy lijando la mesa ahora mismo. I am sanding the table right now.
Tú	estás lijando	Estás lijando la puerta en este momento. You are sanding the door at this moment.
Él / Ella / Usted	está lijando	Ella está lijando la madera ahora. She is sanding the wood now.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos lijando	Estamos lijando las paredes hoy. We are sanding the walls today.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis lijando	Vosotros estáis lijando el mueble. You all are sanding the furniture.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están lijando	Ellos están lijando las tablas ahora. They are sanding the planks now.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a lijar	Voy a lijar la mesa mañana. I am going to sand the table tomorrow.
Tú	vas a lijar	¿Vas a lijar esa madera hoy? Are you going to sand that wood today?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a lijar	Ella va a lijar la puerta esta tarde. She is going to sand the door this afternoon.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a lijar	Vamos a lijar las paredes mañana. We are going to sand the walls tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a lijar	Vosotros vais a lijar el mueble pronto. You all are going to sand the furniture soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a lijar	Ellos van a lijar la superficie esta noche. They are going to sand the surface tonight.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijaré	Yo lijaré la superficie mañana. I will sand the surface tomorrow.
Tú	lijarás	Tú lijarás la mesa después. You will sand the table later.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijará	Él lijará las paredes pronto. He will sand the walls soon.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijaremos	Nosotros lijaremos el mueble hoy. We will sand the furniture today.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijaréis	Vosotros lijaréis la madera mañana. You all will sand the wood tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijarán	Ellos lijarán las superficies nuevas. They will sand the new surfaces.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijaría	Yo lijaría la mesa si tuviera tiempo. I would sand the table if I had time.
Tú	lijarías	Tú lijarías la madera si supieras cómo hacerlo. You would sand the wood if you knew how to do it.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijaría	Él lijaría la superficie si fuera necesario. He would sand the surface if it were necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijaríamos	Nosotros lijaríamos las paredes si las pintáramos. We would sand the walls if we painted them.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijaríais	Vosotros lijaríais el mueble si tuvierais herramientas. You all would sand the furniture if you had tools.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijarían	Ellos lijarían el suelo si lo pidieran. They would sand the floor if they asked.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he lijado	Yo he lijado la mesa hoy. I have sanded the table today.
Tú	has lijado	Tú has lijado la puerta. You have sanded the door.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha lijado	Él ha lijado la madera. He has sanded the wood.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos lijado	Nosotros hemos lijado las paredes. We have sanded the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis lijado	Vosotros habéis lijado el suelo. You all have sanded the floor.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han lijado	Ellos han lijado los muebles. They have sanded the furniture.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había lijado	Yo había lijado la mesa antes de pintarla. I had sanded the table before painting it.
Tú	habías lijado	Tú habías lijado la madera antes de cortarla. You had sanded the wood before cutting it.
Él / Ella / Usted	había lijado	Él había lijado la puerta antes de instalarla. He had sanded the door before installing it.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos lijado	Nosotros habíamos lijado las paredes antes de pintar. We had sanded the walls before painting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais lijado	Vosotros habíais lijado los muebles antes de restaurarlos. You all had sanded the furniture before restoring it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían lijado	Ellos habían lijado el suelo antes de pulirlo. They had sanded the floor before polishing it.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré lijado	Para entonces, ya habré lijado la mesa. By then, I will have already sanded the table.
Tú	habrás lijado	Tú habrás lijado la puerta para mañana. You will have sanded the door by tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá lijado	Él habrá lijado toda la madera. He will have sanded all the wood.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos lijado	Nosotros habremos lijado las paredes antes de pintar. We will have sanded the walls before painting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis lijado	Vosotros habréis lijado el suelo para entonces. You all will have sanded the floor by then.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán lijado	Ellos habrán lijado todas las superficies. They will have sanded all the surfaces.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría lijado	Yo habría lijado la mesa si tuviera tiempo. I would have sanded the table if I had time.
Tú	habrías lijado	Tú habrías lijado la puerta si hubieras llegado antes. You would have sanded the door if you had arrived earlier.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría lijado	Él habría lijado la madera si hubiera sabido cómo. He would have sanded the wood if he had known how.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos lijado	Nosotros habríamos lijado las paredes si hubiéramos tenido más tiempo. We would have sanded the walls if we had had more time.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais lijado	Vosotros habríais lijado el suelo si hubierais estado aquí. You all would have sanded the floor if you had been here.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían lijado	Ellos habrían lijado la superficie si lo hubieran sabido. They would have sanded the surface if they had known.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lije	Es importante que yo lije la madera. It's important that I sand the wood.
Tú	lijes	Espero que tú lijes la mesa. I hope that you sand the table.
Él / Ella / Usted	lije	Es necesario que él lije la superficie. It's necessary that he sand the surface.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijemos	Queremos que nosotros lijemos las paredes. We want us to sand the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijéis	Es bueno que vosotros lijéis el mueble. It's good that you all sand the furniture.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijen	Es posible que ellos lijen el suelo. It's possible that they sand the floor.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijara	Esperaba que lijara la mesa. I hoped that I sanded the table.
Tú	lijaras	Querías que lijaras la silla. You wanted you sanded the chair.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijara	Dudaba que lijara la puerta. He doubted that he sanded the door.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijáramos	Era importante que lijáramos la madera. It was important that we sanded the wood.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijarais	Ojalá que lijarais las paredes. Hopefully you all sanded the walls.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijaran	No creían que lijaran el mueble. They didn't believe that they sanded the furniture.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijare	Si lijare la madera, quedará más suave. If I sanded the wood, it would become smoother.
Tú	lijares	Cuando lijares la pared, la pintura mejorará. When you sand the wall, the paint will improve.
Él / Ella / Usted	lijare	Es probable que lijare el mueble mañana. He/She/You formal will probably sand the furniture tomorrow.
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijáremos	Lijáremos la superficie antes de pintar. We will sand the surface before painting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijareis	Si lijareis la mesa, quedará perfecta. If you all sand the table, it will turn out perfect.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijaren	Es posible que lijaren las paredes esta semana. They/You all might sand the walls this week.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya lijado	Espero que haya lijado la mesa. I hope I have sanded the table.
Tú	hayas lijado	Es posible que hayas lijado el mueble. It's possible that you have sanded the furniture.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya lijado	Es importante que él haya lijado la puerta. It's important that he has sanded the door.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos lijado	Creemos que hayamos lijado las paredes. We believe that we have sanded the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis lijado	¿Habéis lijado el suelo ya? Have you sanded the floor already?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan lijado	No creo que hayan lijado la madera. I don't think they have sanded the wood.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera lijado	Si hubiera lijado la mesa, estaría más suave. If I had sanded the table, it would be smoother.
Tú	hubieras lijado	Si hubieras lijado la madera, quedaría mejor. If you had sanded the wood, it would look better.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera lijado	Ella habría lijado la puerta si tuviera tiempo. She would have sanded the door if she had time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos lijado	Nosotros habríamos lijado el mueble ayer. We would have sanded the furniture yesterday.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais lijado	Vosotros habríais lijado la superficie si hubierais sabido. You all would have sanded the surface if you had known.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran lijado	Ellos habrían lijado el piso si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have sanded the floor if they had had time.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya lijado	Es posible que haya lijado la mesa. It is possible that I have sanded the table.
Tú	hayas lijado	Espero que hayas lijado la puerta. I hope that you have sanded the door.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya lijado	Es probable que haya lijado la madera. It is likely that he/she/you have sanded the wood.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos lijado	Quizá hayamos lijado las paredes. Maybe we have sanded the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis lijado	No creo que hayáis lijado todo todavía. I don't think that you all have sanded everything yet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan lijado	Es posible que hayan lijado el mueble. It is possible that they/you all have sanded the furniture.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	lijar	¡Lijar la superficie antes de pintar! Sand the surface before painting!
Tú	lija	¡Lija la madera con cuidado! Sand the wood carefully!
Él / Ella / Usted	lije	¡Lije la pared para que quede lisa! Sand the wall so it’s smooth!
Nosotros / Nosotras	lijemos	¡Lijemos las superficies antes de aplicar la pintura! Let's sand the surfaces before applying the paint!
Vosotros / Vosotras	lijad	¡Lijad la madera con precisión! Sand the wood precisely!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	lijad	¡Lijad las tablas antes de ensamblar! Sand the planks before assembling!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no lijo	No lijo la madera todavía. Don't sand the wood yet.
Tú	no limes	No limes la superficie ahora. Don't sand the surface now.
Él / Ella / Usted	no lije	Por favor, no lije esa parte. Please, don't sand that part.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no lijemos	No lijemos el mueble todavía. Let's not sand the furniture yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no lijéis	No lijéis esa madera ahora. Don't sand that wood now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no lijen	No lijen esa superficie, por favor. Don't sand that surface, please.