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 (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of limpiar is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about the action of cleaning.

Wish or desire: For example, Espero que limpies tu habitación. (I hope you clean your room.)

Demand or request: For example, Es necesario que limpies la cocina. (It’s necessary that you clean the kitchen.)

Uncertainty: For example, Dudo que limpien la casa a fondo. (I doubt they will clean the house thoroughly.)

Figurative: For example, Necesitamos limpiar la imagen de la empresa. (We need to clean up the company’s image.) This usage implies restoring or improving something’s reputation.

Slang: In some Latin American contexts, limpiar can mean to defeat or beat someone decisively, for example, Los limpiaron en el partido. (They got crushed in the game.)

Examples

Examples of Limpiar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que limpies tu habitación antes de salir. (I hope you clean your room before going out.)

Es importante que limpiemos el parque después del picnic. (It’s important that we clean the park after the picnic.)

El jefe insiste en que limpiemos la oficina todos los viernes. (The boss insists that we clean the office every Friday.)

Ojalá que limpien las calles con más frecuencia. (I wish they would clean the streets more often.)

Aunque no te guste, es necesario que limpies tu parte de la casa. (Even if you don’t like it, it’s necessary that you clean your part of the house.)

Para mantener un ambiente agradable, limpiemos la sala de estar juntos. (To keep a pleasant environment, let’s clean the living room together.)

Mamá dice que limpie mi cuarto antes de que lleguen los abuelos. (Mom says I should clean my room before the grandparents arrive.)

Vamos a pedir que limpien las ventanas profesionalmente. (Let’s ask them to professionally clean the windows.)

¿Podrías asegurarte de que limpie el baño antes de irnos? (Could you make sure I clean the bathroom before we leave?)

Es una lástima que no limpiemos la playa con más frecuencia. (It’s a shame we don’t clean the beach more often.)

Tal vez sería mejor que limpien la cocina después de la fiesta. (Maybe it would be better if they clean the kitchen after the party.)

Voy a sugerir que limpiemos el patio trasero este fin de semana. (I’m going to suggest that we clean the backyard this weekend.)

Sería genial si limpien los grafitis de las paredes del vecindario. (It would be great if they clean the graffiti from the neighborhood walls.)

Quiero asegurarme de que limpie el carro antes de devolverlo. (I want to make sure I clean the car before returning it.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Limpiar (to clean) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American 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.