Asear Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

asear means “to clean, to tidy (oneself)” in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Asear means to clean or to tidy, usually yourself or a room, and it is close to lavarse and limpiar. It is a fully regular verb used in routines and housework, and it often appears as asearse, to wash and tidy oneself. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by tense, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of asear; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the asear present tense page.

asear in everyday use: examples with translations

In the present tense

  1. Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.”
  2. Él asea el baño con agua y jabón. — “He cleans the bathroom with water and soap.”
  3. Nosotros aseamos a los niños antes de comer. — “We clean the children before eating.”
  4. Ellos asean la habitación para los invitados. — “They clean the bedroom for the guests.”

In the past

  1. Ayer, yo aseé el baño con agua y jabón. — “Yesterday, I cleaned the bathroom with water and soap.”
  2. Antes, nosotros aseábamos a los niños antes de comer. — “Before, we used to clean the children before eating.”
  3. Él aseó la habitación para los invitados. — “He cleaned the bedroom for the guests.”
  4. Yo ya había aseado la casa antes de la visita antes de salir. — “I had already cleaned the house before the visit before leaving.”

Plans, hopes and possibilities

  1. Mañana, tú asearás la casa antes de la visita. — “Tomorrow, you will clean the house before the visit.”
  2. Yo asearía el baño con agua y jabón si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would clean the bathroom with water and soap if I had more time.”
  3. Él ha aseado a los niños antes de comer. — “He has cleaned the children before eating.”
  4. Espero que él asee la habitación para los invitados. — “I hope he cleans the bedroom for the guests.”

asear in conversation

Two short dialogues that use asear the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about their day.

  • Ana: Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.”
  • Bea: Él asea el baño con agua y jabón. — “He cleans the bathroom with water and soap.”
  • Ana: Ayer, yo aseé el baño con agua y jabón. — “Yesterday, I cleaned the bathroom with water and soap.”
  • Bea: Mañana, tú asearás la casa antes de la visita. — “Tomorrow, you will clean the house before the visit.”

At home, talking about tomorrow.

  • Luis: Nosotros aseamos a los niños antes de comer. — “We clean the children before eating.”
  • Marta: Antes, nosotros aseábamos a los niños antes de comer. — “Before, we used to clean the children before eating.”
  • Luis: Yo asearía el baño con agua y jabón si tuviera más tiempo. — “I would clean the bathroom with water and soap if I had more time.”
  • Marta: Espero que él asee la habitación para los invitados. — “I hope he cleans the bedroom for the guests.”

A short scene with asear

A short scene shows how asear works across the day. In the morning: Aseo la casa antes de la visita. In the afternoon: Asea el baño con agua y jabón. Yesterday it was different: Ayer, aseé a los niños antes de comer. And tomorrow: Mañana, asearé la habitación para los invitados. Four small moments, four tenses, one verb — that is how asear sounds in real life. Try changing the person in each sentence: say it about yourself, about a friend, and about your family, and the forms will start to feel automatic.

Common mistakes with asear

The errors learners actually make with asear, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ Yo asea la casa antes de la visita.

✓ Correct: Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita.

The person matters: asea is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is aseo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.

✗ Ayer yo aseo el baño con agua y jabón.

✓ Correct: Ayer yo aseé el baño con agua y jabón.

The present and the preterite are different tenses: aseo is happening now, while aseé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.

✗ Treating asear and limpiar as identical in every context.

✓ Correct: Asear means to clean, to tidy (oneself), while limpiar means to clean.

They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: asear fits sentences such as Aseo la casa antes de la visita, while limpiar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.

✗ Yo soy aseado el baño con agua y jabón.

✓ Correct: Yo he aseado el baño con agua y jabón.

Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he aseado, has aseado, ha aseado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

✗ De niño, yo aseé a los niños antes de comer todos los días.

✓ Correct: De niño, yo aseaba a los niños antes de comer todos los días.

For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (aseaba), not the preterite. The preterite (aseé) is for one finished action.

Quiz: asear in use

Ten questions on asear — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el baño con agua y jabón. — “He/she cleans the bathroom with water and soap.”

  • a) asea
  • b) aseo
  • c) aseas
  • d) aseamos

2. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ______ a los niños antes de comer. — “Yesterday, I cleaned the children before eating.”

  • a) aseaste
  • b) aseó
  • c) asearon
  • d) aseé

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ la habitación para los invitados cuando eran jóvenes. — “They used to clean the bedroom for the guests when they were young.”

  • a) aseabas
  • b) aseábamos
  • c) aseaban
  • d) aseaba

4. Complete the sentence: Mañana, nosotros ______ la casa antes de la visita. — “Tomorrow, we will clean the house before the visit.”

  • a) asearán
  • b) asearemos
  • c) asearé
  • d) asearás

5. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el baño con agua y jabón si pudiera. — “He would clean the bathroom with water and soap if he could.”

  • a) asearía
  • b) asearías
  • c) asearíamos
  • d) aseo

6. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ a los niños antes de comer. — “I have cleaned the children before eating.”

  • a) has aseado
  • b) ha aseado
  • c) han aseado
  • d) he aseado

7. Complete the sentence: Espero que tú ______ la habitación para los invitados. — “I hope you clean the bedroom for the guests.”

  • a) aseemos
  • b) aseo
  • c) asees
  • d) asee

8. Which is the past participle of asear, used with haber in the perfect tenses?

  • a) aseé
  • b) aseado
  • c) aseando
  • d) aseo

9. What does asear mean in English?

  • a) to clean, to tidy (oneself)
  • b) to clean
  • c) to settle, to establish
  • d) to settle (down)

10. Which sentence is correct?

  • a) Él asea el baño con agua y jabón.
  • b) Él aseo el baño con agua y jabón.
  • c) Nosotros asea a los niños antes de comer.
  • d) Yo asea la casa antes de la visita.

Answer key

  1. a) asea — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: asea.

  2. d) aseé — The sentence needs the yo form in the preterite: aseé, for one finished action yesterday.

  3. c) aseaban — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas form in the imperfect: aseaban, for a repeated past habit.

  4. b) asearemos — The sentence needs the nosotros form in the future: asearemos.

  5. a) asearía — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the conditional: asearía.

  6. d) he aseado — The sentence needs the yo form in the present perfect: he aseado, haber + aseado.

  7. c) asees — After espero que, the subjunctive is required: the tú present subjunctive is asees.

  8. b) aseado — The past participle is aseado: he aseado, has aseado, ha aseado. The gerund aseando is used with estar instead.

  9. a) to clean, to tidy (oneself) — asear means to clean, to tidy (oneself). The other options are the meanings of different verbs.

  10. a) Él asea el baño con agua y jabón. — Él asea el baño con agua y jabón. is correct: the verb agrees with its subject. The other sentences mix up the person and the form.

Frequently asked questions

How do I use asear in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as Aseo la casa antes de la visita and Asea el baño con agua y jabón. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between asear and limpiar?

Asear means “to clean, to tidy (oneself)”, while limpiar means “to clean”. They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use asear when you mean “to clean, to tidy (oneself)” and limpiar when you mean “to clean”.

Which tense do I need most with asear?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use asear most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is asear formal or informal?

Asear is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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