Spanish verb restregar conjugation

restregar

to scrub, to rub

regular verbPast participle: restregadoGerund: restregando

Restregar means to scrub or rub something vigorously, often to clean or remove dirt. It is a regular verb in Spanish.

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Complete conjugation of restregar

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	restrego	Yo restrego la mesa cada mañana. I scrub the table every morning.
Tú	restregas	Tú restregas las ventanas con cuidado. You scrub the windows carefully.
Él / Ella / Usted	restrega	Ella restrega la ropa sucia. She scrubs the dirty clothes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregamos	Nosotros restregamos las paredes de la cocina. We scrub the kitchen walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregáis	Vosotros restregáis el suelo con fuerza. You all scrub the floor hard.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregan	Ellos restregan las sillas antes de usarlas. They scrub the chairs before using them.

Indicative Preterite

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	restregué	Yo restregué la mesa ayer. I scrubbed the table yesterday.
Tú	restregaste	Tú restregaste el suelo esta mañana. You scrubbed the floor this morning.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregó	Ella restregó la sartén después de cocinar. She scrubbed the pan after cooking.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregamos	Nosotros restregamos las paredes ayer. We scrubbed the walls yesterday.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregasteis	Vosotros restregasteis las ventanas por la tarde. You all scrubbed the windows in the afternoon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregaron	Ellos restregaron las sillas en la limpieza. They scrubbed the chairs during cleaning.

Indicative Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	restregaba	Yo siempre restregaba la mesa. I always scrubbed the table.
Tú	restregabas	Tú restregabas las paredes con frecuencia. You used to scrub the walls frequently.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregaba	Ella restregaba el suelo todos los días. She used to scrub the floor every day.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregábamos	Nosotros restregábamos las ventanas en verano. We used to scrub the windows in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregabais	Vosotros restregabais las sillas en la cocina. You all used to scrub the chairs in the kitchen.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregaban	Ellos restregaban las ollas después de cocinar. They used to scrub the pots after cooking.

Indicative Present Continuous

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy restregando	Estoy restregando la mesa ahora mismo. I am scrubbing the table right now.
Tú	estás restregando	Estás restregando la ropa en la lavadora. You are scrubbing the clothes in the washing machine.
Él / Ella / Usted	está restregando	Ella está restregando la ventana. She is scrubbing the window.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos restregando	Estamos restregando el suelo ahora. We are scrubbing the floor now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis restregando	Vosotros estáis restregando las paredes. You all are scrubbing the walls.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están restregando	Ellos están restregando las sillas. They are scrubbing the chairs.

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 restregar	Voy a restregar la encimera mañana. I am going to scrub the countertop tomorrow.
Tú	vas a restregar	¿Vas a restregar los platos ahora? Are you going to scrub the dishes now?
Él / Ella / Usted	va a restregar	Ella va a restregar el suelo esta tarde. She is going to scrub the floor this afternoon.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a restregar	Vamos a restregar la bañera después. We are going to scrub the bathtub afterward.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a restregar	¿Vais a restregar las ventanas hoy? Are you all going to scrub the windows today?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a restregar	Ellos van a restregar la terraza mañana. They are going to scrub the terrace tomorrow.

Indicative Future

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	restregaré	Yo restregaré la mesa mañana. I will scrub the table tomorrow.
Tú	restregarás	Tú restregarás el suelo después. You will scrub the floor afterwards.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregará	Ella restregará las ventanas hoy. She will scrub the windows today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregaremos	Nosotros restregaremos la cocina más tarde. We will scrub the kitchen later.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregaréis	Vosotros restregaréis las paredes mañana. You all will scrub the walls tomorrow.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregarán	Ellos restregarán el coche el fin de semana. They will scrub the car this weekend.

Indicative Conditional

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	restregaría	Yo restregaría la mancha si tuviera tiempo. I would rub the stain if I had time.
Tú	restregarías	Tú restregarías la ropa si supieras cómo hacerlo. You would rub the clothes if you knew how to do it.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregaría	Él restregaría la superficie si fuera necesario. He would scrub the surface if it were necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregaríamos	Nosotros restregaríamos las paredes si las pintaran. We would scrub the walls if they were painted.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregaríais	Vosotros restregaríais el suelo si estuviera sucio. You all would scrub the floor if it were dirty.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregarían	Ellos restregarían la alfombra si la limpiaran. They would scrub the carpet if they cleaned it.

Indicative Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he restregado	Yo he restregado la alfombra. I have scrubbed the carpet.
Tú	has restregado	Tú has restregado los platos. You have scrubbed the dishes.
Él / Ella / Usted	ha restregado	Ella ha restregado la ventana. She has scrubbed the window.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos restregado	Nosotros hemos restregado el suelo. We have scrubbed the floor.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis restregado	Vosotros habéis restregado las paredes. You all have scrubbed the walls.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han restregado	Ellos han restregado la bañera. They have scrubbed the bathtub.

Indicative Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había restregado	Yo había restregado la mesa antes de limpiar. I had scrubbed the table before cleaning.
Tú	habías restregado	Tú habías restregado el suelo ayer. You had scrubbed the floor yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	había restregado	Él había restregado las ventanas por la mañana. He had scrubbed the windows in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos restregado	Nosotros habíamos restregado la bañera antes de usarla. We had scrubbed the bathtub before using it.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais restregado	Vosotros habíais restregado las paredes ayer. You all had scrubbed the walls yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían restregado	Ellos habían restregado el coche la semana pasada. They had scrubbed the car last week.

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 restregado	Para entonces, ya habré restregado la alfombra. By then, I will have already scrubbed the carpet.
Tú	habrás restregado	Tú habrás restregado la cocina para mañana. You will have scrubbed the kitchen by tomorrow.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá restregado	Él habrá restregado las ventanas antes de salir. He will have scrubbed the windows before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos restregado	Nosotros habremos restregado toda la casa para entonces. We will have scrubbed the entire house by then.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis restregado	Vosotros habréis restregado el suelo para cuando lleguen. You all will have scrubbed the floor by the time they arrive.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán restregado	Ellos habrán restregado las paredes antes de la fiesta. They will have scrubbed the walls before the party.

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 restregado	Yo habría restregado la alfombra. I would have scrubbed the carpet.
Tú	habrías restregado	Tú habrías restregado los platos. You would have scrubbed the dishes.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría restregado	Ella habría restregado la pared. She would have scrubbed the wall.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos restregado	Nosotros habríamos restregado el suelo. We would have scrubbed the floor.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais restregado	Vosotros habríais restregado las ventanas. You all would have scrubbed the windows.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían restregado	Ellos habrían restregado la ropa. They would have scrubbed the clothes.

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	restregue	Espero que yo no restregue la mesa. I hope I don't scrub the table.
Tú	restregues	Es importante que tú restregues bien. It's important that you scrub well.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregue	Es posible que él restregue la ropa. It's possible that he scrubs the clothes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restreguemos	Queremos que nosotros restreguemos la cocina. We want us to scrub the kitchen.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restreguéis	Dudo que vosotros restreguéis esa zona. I doubt that you all scrub that area.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restreguen	Es bueno que ellos restreguen las paredes. It's good that they scrub the walls.

Subjunctive Imperfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	restregara	Quería que él restregara la mesa. I wanted him to scrub the table.
Tú	restregaras	Esperaba que tú restregaras el suelo. I hoped that you scrubbed the floor.
Él / Ella / Usted	restregara	Dudaba que ella restregara la ropa. I doubted that she scrubbed the clothes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restregáramos	Queríamos que nosotros restregáramos las paredes. We wanted us to scrub the walls.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregárais	Era importante que vosotros restregárais el suelo. It was important that you all scrubbed the floor.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restregaran	No creía que ellos restregaran la ventana. I didn't believe that they scrubbed the window.

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	restrare	Si me lo pidiere, lo restrare mañana. If he asked me, I would rub it tomorrow.
Tú	restrares	Cuando lo restrares, estarás listo. When you rub it, you will be ready.
Él / Ella / Usted	restrare	Ella restrare la superficie con cuidado. She will rub the surface carefully.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restraremos	Nosotros restraremos el mueble mañana. We will rub the furniture tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restrares	Vosotros restrares la pared después. You all will rub the wall afterwards.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restrares	Ellos restrares el coche en la tarde. They will rub the car in the afternoon.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya restregado	Espero que haya restregado bien la ropa. I hope I have scrubbed the clothes well.
Tú	hayas restregado	Es posible que hayas restregado demasiado. It's possible that you have scrubbed too much.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya restregado	Es importante que él haya restregado antes de salir. It's important that he has scrubbed before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos restregado	Creemos que ya hayamos restregado todo. We believe that we have already scrubbed everything.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis restregado	No creo que hayáis restregado suficiente. I don't think that you have scrubbed enough.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan restregado	Es probable que hayan restregado la mancha. It's likely that they have scrubbed the stain.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera restregado	Si hubiera restregado mejor, habría ganado. If I had scrubbed better, I would have won.
Tú	hubieras restregado	Si hubieras restregado más, habría sido más limpio. If you had scrubbed more, it would have been cleaner.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera restregado	Si ella hubiera restregado antes, habría terminado. If she had scrubbed earlier, she would have finished.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos restregado	Si hubiéramos restregado mejor, habríamos evitado problemas. If we had scrubbed better, we would have avoided problems.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais restregado	Si vosotros hubierais restregado más, habría sido más limpio. If you all had scrubbed more, it would have been cleaner.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran restregado	Si ellos hubieran restregado, habría quedado perfecto. If they had scrubbed, it would have turned out perfect.

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 restregado	Es posible que haya restregado la alfombra. It is possible that I have scrubbed the carpet.
Tú	hayas restregado	Dudo que hayas restregado la olla. I doubt that you have scrubbed the pot.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya restregado	Es probable que él haya restregado la pared. It is likely that he has scrubbed the wall.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos restregado	Quizá hayamos restregado el suelo. Maybe we have scrubbed the floor.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis restregado	No creo que hayáis restregado la ropa. I don't think that you all have scrubbed the clothes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan restregado	Es posible que hayan restregado las ventanas. It is possible that they have scrubbed the windows.

Imperative Affirmative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	—	No uses el restregar en la cocina. Don't use the scrubbing in the kitchen.
Tú	restrega	¡Restrega bien la ropa sucia! Scrub the dirty clothes well!
Él / Ella / Usted	restregue	Por favor, restregue la mancha con cuidado. Please, scrub the stain carefully.
Nosotros / Nosotras	restreguemos	Restreguemos las paredes antes de pintar. Let's scrub the walls before painting.
Vosotros / Vosotras	restregad	Restregad las ollas después de cocinar. Scrub the pots after cooking.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	restreguen	Que no olviden restregar los pisos. They should not forget to scrub the floors.

Imperative Negative

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

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no restregues	No restregues la mesa con tanta fuerza. Don't scrub the table so hard.
Tú	no restregues	Por favor, no restregues la ropa aquí. Please, don't scrub the clothes here.
Él / Ella / Usted	no restregue	No restregue esa mancha con fuerza. Don't scrub that stain hard.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no restreguemos	No restreguemos las paredes todavía. Let's not scrub the walls yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no restreguéis	No restreguéis el suelo con tanta agua. Don't scrub the floor with so much water.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no restreguen	No restreguen esa superficie, por favor. Don't scrub that surface, please.