Afeitarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
The Spanish verb afeitarse means to shave. You can learn its forms from the full afeitarse conjugation, but forms on their own are not enough: you need to see the verb in real sentences, in conversation, and in the mistakes people actually make. That is what this page is for. Below you will find example sentences grouped by use, two short dialogues, the common mistakes, a ten-question quiz with explained answers, and answers to the questions learners ask most. One sentence to start: Yo me afeito por la mañana. — "I shave in the morning."
afeitarse is reflexive, so watch for the pronoun in every sentence: me, te, se, nos, os, se. The pronoun always matches the person, and it is part of the verb.
Afeitarse example sentences
Everyday use — the present tense
- Yo me afeito por la mañana. — "I shave in the morning."
- Tú te afeitas con una maquinilla nueva. — "you shave with a new razor."
- Él se afeita antes de ir al trabajo. — "he/she shaves before going to work."
- Nosotros nos afeitamos en el baño. — "we shave in the bathroom."
Talking about the past
- Yo me afeité antes de ir al trabajo. — "I shaved before going to work."
- Él se afeitaba en el baño. — "he/she used to shave in the bathroom."
- Nosotros nos afeitamos todos los días. — "we shaved every day."
Plans and wishes
- Yo me afeitaré todos los días. — "I will shave every day."
- Tú te afeitarías con cuidado. — "you would shave carefully."
More examples with afeitarse
- Me afeito por la mañana antes de ir al trabajo. — "I shave in the morning before going to work."
- Mi padre se afeita con una maquinilla nueva. — "My father shaves with a new razor."
- Ayer me afeité con cuidado en el baño. — "Yesterday I shaved carefully in the bathroom."
- De joven, me afeitaba todos los días. — "When I was young, I used to shave every day."
- Mañana me afeitaré antes de la entrevista. — "Tomorrow I will shave before the interview."
- Si tuviera más tiempo, me afeitaría con más calma. — "If I had more time, I would shave more calmly."
Afeitarse in conversation
Two short dialogues using afeitarse naturally. Read them out loud: hearing the verb in a question and an answer is the fastest way to make the forms stick.
Dialogue 1: making plans
María: ¿Tú te afeitas por la mañana? Carlos: Sí, yo me afeito por la mañana. ¿Y tú? María: Yo también. ¿Se afeita con una maquinilla nueva? Carlos: Sí, él se afeita con una maquinilla nueva todos los días. María: ¿Y mañana? ¿Tú te afeitarás antes de ir al trabajo? Carlos: Sí, mañana yo me afeitaré antes de ir al trabajo.
In this dialogue María asks Carlos what he does, and then they talk about tomorrow. Notice how the verb changes with the person: te afeitas for tú, me afeito for yo, se afeita for él. The future forms at the end (te afeitarás, me afeitaré) show the same verb talking about tomorrow.
Dialogue 2: talking about yesterday
Ana: ¿Tú te afeitas en el baño? Luis: Sí, yo me afeito en el baño. ¿Y tú? Ana: Yo también. ¿Se afeita todos los días? Luis: Sí, él se afeita todos los días todos los días. Ana: ¿Y ayer? ¿Tú te afeitaste en el baño? Luis: Sí, ayer yo me afeité en el baño.
Here Ana asks Luis about yesterday, so the answers use the preterite: me afeité for yo, te afeitaste for tú. The preterite is the right choice because yesterday is finished; the present would describe a habit instead.
Common mistakes with afeitarse in the present
These are the errors learners actually make with this verb. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why it is wrong.
1. Yo afeito por la mañana.
Wrong: Yo afeito por la mañana.
Right: Yo me afeito por la mañana.
Afeitarse is reflexive. Afeito on its own means you shave someone else, like a barber shaving a customer.
2. Me afeita por la mañana.
Wrong: Me afeita por la mañana.
Right: Me afeito por la mañana.
The pronoun me needs the yo form afeito. Afeita is the él/ella form, so me afeita does not agree.
3. Confusing afeitarse with peinarse
Wrong: Me afeito antes de salir.
Right: Me peino antes de salir.
Afeitarse is shaving the face; peinarse is combing the hair. Both belong to the morning routine, but they act on different parts of the body.
4. Using the present for a finished past action
Wrong: Ayer yo me afeito por la mañana.
Right: Ayer yo me afeité por la mañana.
Ayer (yesterday) signals a finished action, so it needs the preterite: me afeité. The present describes what you do now or usually.
5. Dropping the reflexive pronoun
Wrong: Yo afeito por la mañana.
Right: Me afeito por la mañana.
Without the pronoun you are using the non-reflexive verb, which means something else. The pronoun is part of afeitarse.
Quiz: afeitarse in use
Ten questions across five tenses. Choose the right form for each sentence, then check the answers at the end of this section.
- Tú ___ por la mañana (present)
- a) te afeitas
- b) me afeito
- c) se afeita
- d) nos afeitamos
- Nosotros ___ con una maquinilla nueva (preterite)
- a) me afeité
- b) te afeitaste
- c) se afeitó
- d) nos afeitamos
- Ellos ___ antes de ir al trabajo (imperfect)
- a) te afeitabas
- b) se afeitaba
- c) se afeitaban
- d) me afeitaba
- Tú ___ en el baño (future)
- a) nos afeitaremos
- b) te afeitarás
- c) me afeitaré
- d) se afeitará
- Nosotros ___ todos los días (conditional)
- a) nos afeitaríamos
- b) me afeitaría
- c) te afeitarías
- d) se afeitaría
- Ellos ___ con cuidado (present)
- a) me afeito
- b) te afeitas
- c) se afeita
- d) se afeitan
- Tú ___ por la mañana (preterite)
- a) se afeitó
- b) nos afeitamos
- c) te afeitaste
- d) me afeité
- Nosotros ___ con una maquinilla nueva (imperfect)
- a) se afeitaba
- b) nos afeitábamos
- c) me afeitaba
- d) te afeitabas
- Ellos ___ antes de ir al trabajo (future)
- a) se afeitarán
- b) me afeitaré
- c) te afeitarás
- d) se afeitará
- Tú ___ en el baño (conditional)
- a) me afeitaría
- b) se afeitaría
- c) nos afeitaríamos
- d) te afeitarías
Answers
- a) te afeitas — the present form, for tú.
- d) nos afeitamos — the preterite form, for nosotros/as.
- c) se afeitaban — the imperfect form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- b) te afeitarás — the future form, for tú.
- a) nos afeitaríamos — the conditional form, for nosotros/as.
- d) se afeitan — the present form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- c) te afeitaste — the preterite form, for tú.
- b) nos afeitábamos — the imperfect form, for nosotros/as.
- a) se afeitarán — the future form, for ellos/ellas/Uds..
- d) te afeitarías — the conditional form, for tú.
Frequently asked questions about afeitarse
What is the difference between afeitar and afeitarse?
Afeitar means to shave someone or something else: el barbero afeita a su cliente. Afeitarse means to shave yourself: me afeito. Most of the time you talk about yourself, so you need afeitarse.
Is afeitarse regular?
Yes, it is a regular -ar reflexive verb. The present is me afeito, te afeitas, se afeita, nos afeitamos, os afeitáis, se afeitan.
What are the gerund and the past participle of afeitarse?
The gerund is afeitando, used with estar for the progressive (estoy afeitando), and the past participle is afeitado, used with haber for the perfect tenses (he afeitado).
Where does the reflexive pronoun go?
Before the conjugated verb: Me afeito, te afeitas, se afeita. The pronoun always matches the person: me with yo, te with tú, se with él/ella, nos with nosotros, os with vosotros, se with ellos/ellas.
How to remember afeitarse
Four small habits will fix afeitarse in your memory. First, say the present tense out loud, in order, three times: me afeito, te afeitas, se afeita, nos afeitamos, os afeitáis, se afeitan. Saying the forms is far more effective than reading them silently, because you hear the endings and the stem at the same time. Second, write three sentences about your own life: one about today with the present (me afeito), one about yesterday with the preterite (me afeité), and one about tomorrow with the future (me afeitaré). Personal sentences stick because they are about you, not about a textbook. Third, remember the difference from peinarse: Afeitarse is shaving the face; peinarse is combing the hair. Both belong to the morning routine, but they act on different parts of the body. Finally, learn the two key forms by heart: the gerund afeitando and the past participle afeitado. With those two and the present tense, you can already build the progressive (estoy afeitando) and the present perfect (he afeitado), which covers most everyday conversation.
Related pages
- Afeitarse conjugation: full tables — every tense of afeitarse on one page.
- Afeitarse Present tense — the deep dive on afeitarse in the present.
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- Spanish verb quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.
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