Asear Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of asear — “to clean, to tidy (oneself)” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for asear with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. 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. To see it in a real sentence: Aseo la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.” Learn the six forms in the table below, and the present tense of asear will be ready for everyday conversation.
Present tense conjugation table: asear
Every person of asear in the present tense. The gerund is aseando and the past participle is aseado.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | aseo |
| tú | aseas |
| él/ella/Ud. | asea |
| nosotros/as | aseamos |
| vosotros/as | aseáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | asean |
How the present indicative of asear is formed
The present indicative of asear is built from the stem plus the present indicative endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | aseo |
| tú | -as | aseas |
| él/ella/Ud. | -a | asea |
| nosotros/as | -amos | aseamos |
| vosotros/as | -áis | aseáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -an | asean |
Asear is a regular -ar verb in the present tense, so the table above is completely regular. The stem is ase- and the endings are the normal -ar endings, so once you know the pattern you can produce every form on this page.
The gerund of asear is aseando and the past participle is aseado. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.
When to use the present tense of asear
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and asear appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Routines and habits
Use the present for things you do regularly, every day or every week. The present is the tense of routine, and asear fits naturally into daily life.
“Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita todos los días.” — “I clean the house before the visit every day.”
General facts
Use the present for facts that are true in general, not just today. When you state how something is, the present is the tense to use.
“Él asea el baño con agua y jabón.” — “He/she cleans the bathroom with water and soap.”
What is happening right now
Use the present for what is happening at this moment. Spanish often uses the simple present where English uses the progressive, so aseo can mean both “I clean” and “I am cleaning”.
“Ahora mismo, yo aseo a los niños antes de comer.” — “Right now, I clean the children before eating.”
Fixed plans in the near future
Use the present for a plan that is already fixed, such as something arranged for tomorrow. Spanish uses the present for near-future plans much more freely than English does.
“Mañana, yo aseo la habitación para los invitados.” — “Tomorrow, I will clean the bedroom for the guests.”
Questions and negatives
Use the present to ask about habits and to say what does not happen. The question and the negative use exactly the same forms as the statement.
“¿Tú aseas la casa antes de la visita?” — “Do you clean the house before the visit?”
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: Asea el baño con agua y jabón. — “He/she cleans the bathroom with water and soap.”
- Preterite — one finished occasion: Aseó el baño con agua y jabón. — the same idea, placed in the preterite.
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add “used to” in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: Asean a los niños antes de comer. — “They clean the children before eating.”
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: Aseaban a los niños antes de comer. — the same idea, placed in the imperfect.
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: Aseas la habitación para los invitados. — “You clean the bedroom for the guests.”
- Future — what will happen: Asearás la habitación para los invitados. — the same idea, placed in the future.
Examples: asear in the present tense
Seven sentences that show asear in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.”
- Tú aseas el baño con agua y jabón. — “You clean the bathroom with water and soap.”
- Él asea a los niños antes de comer. — “He cleans the children before eating.”
- Nosotros aseamos la habitación para los invitados. — “We clean the bedroom for the guests.”
- Vosotros aseáis la casa antes de la visita. — “You (plural) clean the house before the visit.”
- Ellos asean el baño con agua y jabón. — “They clean the bathroom with water and soap.”
- ¿Tú aseas a los niños antes de comer? — “Do you clean the children before eating?”
Common mistakes with asear in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with asear in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ Yo asear la casa antes de la visita. (using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form).
✓ Correct: Yo aseo la casa antes de la visita.
The infinitive is not a conjugated form. With yo, the present tense of asear is aseo, not the infinitive asear.
✗ Vosotros aseais la casa antes de la visita. (forgetting the accent on the vosotros form).
✓ Correct: Vosotros aseáis la casa antes de la visita.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: aseáis, not aseais. The accent marks the stressed vowel, and leaving it out is a spelling mistake.
✗ Ayer, yo aseo el baño con agua y jabón. (using the present for a finished past action).
✓ 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. (confusing asear with limpiar).
✓ 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.
Quiz: asear in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of asear. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
1. Which is the correct present tense form of asear for tú?
- a) aseas
- b) aseo
- c) asea
- d) asean
2. Complete the sentence: Yo ______ la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.”
- a) asea
- b) aseamos
- c) aseas
- d) aseo
3. Complete the sentence: Él ______ el baño con agua y jabón. — “He/she cleans the bathroom with water and soap.” (present tense)
- a) aseaba
- b) aseará
- c) asea
- d) aseó
4. Which is the correct present tense form of asear for nosotros?
- a) asean
- b) aseamos
- c) aseo
- d) asea
5. Which sentence uses asear correctly in the present tense?
- a) Él aseó el baño con agua y jabón.
- b) Él asea el baño con agua y jabón.
- c) Él aseará el baño con agua y jabón.
- d) Ellos asea el baño con agua y jabón.
6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ a los niños antes de comer. — “They clean the children before eating.”
- a) aseo
- b) asea
- c) aseamos
- d) asean
7. Complete the question: ¿Tú ______ la habitación para los invitados? — “Do you clean the bedroom for the guests?”
- a) asea
- b) asearás
- c) aseas
- d) aseo
8. What is the gerund of asear?
- a) aseé
- b) aseando
- c) aseado
- d) aseo
Answer key
a) aseas — The tú form is aseas. The -s ending belongs to tú in the present; aseo is yo, asea is él/ella and asean is ellos/ellas.
d) aseo — The sentence needs the yo form in the present: aseo. The other options are the wrong person.
c) asea — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: asea. The other options are the preterite, the imperfect and the future.
b) aseamos — Nosotros takes aseamos. In the present the nosotros ending for -ar verbs is -amos, attached to the stem.
b) 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 use the wrong person or the wrong tense.
d) asean — The subject is ellos/ellas/Uds., so the present form is asean.
c) aseas — The question needs the tú form in the present: aseas.
b) aseando — The gerund is aseando. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive (estar + gerund), and it is not the past participle aseado.
Frequently asked questions
Is asear regular in the present tense?
Yes. Asear is a regular -ar verb in the present tense, so the forms follow the standard endings: aseo, aseas, asea, aseamos, aseáis and asean.
What is the gerund and the past participle of asear?
The gerund is aseando and the past participle is aseado. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say “I clean” in Spanish?
Say aseo. For example: Aseo la casa antes de la visita. — “I clean the house before the visit.”
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”. The full conjugation of asear is on its own page.
Related links
- Full conjugation of asear — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- asear examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.
- Apestar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asear.
- Asentar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asear.
- Asesinar conjugation — another -ar verb to compare with asear.
- Present Tense Conjugator — practise this verb in the interactive tool.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on Spanish verbs.