The Subjunctive Mood of Limpiar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the action of cleaning. For example, Es importante que limpies tu habitación. (It’s important that you clean your room.)

Limpiar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the standard pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Limpiar (to clean) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Limpiar generally means to clean or wipe, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To clean or wipe: for example, Que limpie la mesa antes de comer (That he/she cleans the table before eating).

To clear or remove: for example, Que limpie el historial de navegación (That he/she clears the browsing history).

To purify or cleanse: for example, Que limpie su alma de los pecados (That he/she cleanses his/her soul of sins).

To erase or delete (colloquial): for example, Que limpie esas fotos comprometedoras (That he/she deletes those compromising photos).

To beat or thrash (vulgar): for example, Que lo limpie a golpes si no paga (That he/she beats him up if he doesn’t pay).

Examples

Examples of Limpiar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que limpies tu habitación antes de salir. (It’s important that you clean your room before going out.)

El jefe quiere que limpiemos la oficina todos los viernes. (The boss wants us to clean the office every Friday.)

Aunque no te guste, es necesario que limpies tu plato después de comer. (Even if you don’t like it, it’s necessary that you clean your plate after eating.)

Para que la casa esté presentable, es mejor que limpiemos antes de que lleguen los invitados. (So that the house looks presentable, it’s better that we clean before the guests arrive.)

Mis padres insisten en que limpiemos el patio los fines de semana. (My parents insist that we clean the yard on weekends.)

Ojalá que limpies tu cuarto de vez en cuando. (I hope you clean your room from time to time.)

Es una lástima que no limpiemos más seguido. La casa está hecha un desastre. (It’s a shame we don’t clean more often. The house is a mess.)

Tal vez sea buena idea que limpiemos el sótano este fin de semana. (Maybe it’s a good idea that we clean the basement this weekend.)

¿Sería mucho pedir que limpies tu plato cuando termines de comer? (Would it be too much to ask that you clean your plate when you’re done eating?)

Mamá dice que limpiemos la casa de arriba abajo antes de irnos de vacaciones. (Mom says we should clean the house from top to bottom before going on vacation.)

El casero insiste en que limpiemos el apartamento antes de mudarnos. (The landlord insists that we clean the apartment before moving out.)

Aunque no te guste, es importante que limpies detrás de la nevera de vez en cuando. (Even if you don’t like it, it’s important that you clean behind the fridge from time to time.)

Para que la oficina se vea profesional, el jefe recomienda que limpiemos nuestros escritorios todas las semanas. (So that the office looks professional, the boss recommends that we clean our desks every week.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Limpiar (to clean) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.