Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | lijar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | lijando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar lijando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Lijar conjugation
lijar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning sand. In the present tense: yo lijo, tú lijas, él/ella lija, nosotros lijamos, vosotros lijáis, ellos lijan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1903-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- lijar
- Gerundio
- lijando
- Meaning
- sand
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
Conjugation tables
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Lijar across the MuyVerbs tense system
Study present continuous
Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijo | Yo lijo la tabla antes de pintarla.I sand the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijas | Normalmente, tú lijas la puerta por los bordes.You usually sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lija | Hoy, el carpintero del barrio lija la silla vieja con paciencia.Today, the carpenter in the neighborhood sands the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijamos | A veces, nosotros lijamos la pared después del yeso.At times, we sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijáis | Ahora, vosotros lijáis las esquinas del mueble.Right now, you all sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijan | Casi siempre, los alumnos del taller lijan el banco del patio.Most of the time, the students in the workshop sand the bench in the yard. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he lijado | Este año, yo he lijado la tabla antes de pintarla.This year, I have sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | has lijado | Últimamente, tú has lijado la puerta por los bordes.Lately, you have sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | ha lijado | En estos meses, el carpintero del barrio ha lijado la silla vieja con paciencia.In these months, the carpenter in the neighborhood has sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | hemos lijado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos lijado la pared después del yeso.So far, we have sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | habéis lijado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis lijado las esquinas del mueble.This term, you all have sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | han lijado | En este tiempo, los alumnos del taller han lijado el banco del patio.During this time, the students in the workshop have sanded the bench in the yard. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijé | Ayer, yo lijé la tabla antes de pintarla.Yesterday, I sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijaste | Hace un rato, tú lijaste la puerta por los bordes.A little while ago, you sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | lijó | Esta mañana, el carpintero del barrio lijó la silla vieja con paciencia.This morning, the carpenter in the neighborhood sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijamos | Anoche, nosotros lijamos la pared después del yeso.Last night, we sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijasteis | El sábado, vosotros lijasteis las esquinas del mueble.On Saturday, you all sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijaron | Hace poco, los alumnos del taller lijaron el banco del patio.Not long ago, the students in the workshop sanded the bench in the yard. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijaba | Antes, yo lijaba la tabla antes de pintarla.Before, I used to sand the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijabas | Por entonces, tú lijabas la puerta por los bordes.Back then, you used to sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lijaba | En esa época, el carpintero del barrio lijaba la silla vieja con paciencia.At that time, the carpenter in the neighborhood used to sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros lijábamos la pared después del yeso.When that was normal, we used to sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijabais | Hace años, vosotros lijabais las esquinas del mueble.Years ago, you all used to sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijaban | En aquellos días, los alumnos del taller lijaban el banco del patio.In those days, the students in the workshop used to sand the bench in the yard. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había lijado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había lijado la tabla antes de pintarla.When you arrived, I had already sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | habías lijado | Para entonces, tú ya habías lijado la puerta por los bordes.By then, you had already sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | había lijado | Al volver, el carpintero del barrio ya había lijado la silla vieja con paciencia.When we came back, the carpenter in the neighborhood had already sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | habíamos lijado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos lijado la pared después del yeso.Before talking it through, we had already sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | habíais lijado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais lijado las esquinas del mueble.When you looked again, you all had already sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | habían lijado | Para ese momento, los alumnos del taller ya habían lijado el banco del patio.By that moment, the students in the workshop had already sanded the bench in the yard. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube lijado | Apenas yo hube lijado la tabla antes de pintarla, todo cambió.As soon as I had sanded the board before painting it, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste lijado | En cuanto tú hubiste lijado la puerta por los bordes, se notó.The moment you had sanded the door around the edges, it showed. |
| él | hubo lijado | No bien el carpintero del barrio hubo lijado la silla vieja con paciencia, hubo ruido.As soon as the carpenter in the neighborhood had sanded the old chair patiently, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos lijado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos lijado la pared después del yeso, seguimos adelante.Once we had sanded the wall after the plaster, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis lijado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis lijado las esquinas del mueble, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had sanded the corners of the cabinet, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron lijado | En cuanto los alumnos del taller hubieron lijado el banco del patio, el ambiente cambió.The moment the students in the workshop had sanded the bench in the yard, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijaré | Mañana, yo lijaré la tabla antes de pintarla.Tomorrow, I will sand the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijarás | Dentro de poco, tú lijarás la puerta por los bordes.Soon, you will sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lijará | Esta tarde, el carpintero del barrio lijará la silla vieja con paciencia.This afternoon, the carpenter in the neighborhood will sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros lijaremos la pared después del yeso.Next week, we will sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijaréis | Pronto, vosotros lijaréis las esquinas del mueble.Before long, you all will sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijarán | Más adelante, los alumnos del taller lijarán el banco del patio.Later on, the students in the workshop will sand the bench in the yard. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré lijado | Para entonces, yo ya habré lijado la tabla antes de pintarla.By then, I will already have sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | habrás lijado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás lijado la puerta por los bordes.Before closing time, you will already have sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | habrá lijado | Al final del día, el carpintero del barrio ya habrá lijado la silla vieja con paciencia.By the end of the day, the carpenter in the neighborhood will already have sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | habremos lijado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos lijado la pared después del yeso.By tomorrow, we will already have sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | habréis lijado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis lijado las esquinas del mueble.Before leaving, you all will already have sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | habrán lijado | Para esa hora, los alumnos del taller ya habrán lijado el banco del patio.By that hour, the students in the workshop will already have sanded the bench in the yard. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijaría | En un caso así, yo lijaría la tabla antes de pintarla.In a case like that, I would sand the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú lijarías la puerta por los bordes.With a little more time, you would sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lijaría | En esa situación, el carpintero del barrio lijaría la silla vieja con paciencia.In that situation, the carpenter in the neighborhood would sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros lijaríamos la pared después del yeso.With that outlook, we would sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros lijaríais las esquinas del mueble.If it came to that, you all would sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijarían | En un día así, los alumnos del taller lijarían el banco del patio.On a day like that, the students in the workshop would sand the bench in the yard. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría lijado | En otro momento, yo habría lijado la tabla antes de pintarla.At another moment, I would have sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | habrías lijado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías lijado la puerta por los bordes.With a little more margin, you would have sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | habría lijado | A esas alturas, el carpintero del barrio habría lijado la silla vieja con paciencia.By then, the carpenter in the neighborhood would have sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | habríamos lijado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos lijado la pared después del yeso.With that turn, we would have sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | habríais lijado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais lijado las esquinas del mueble.At that point, you all would have sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | habrían lijado | En ese punto, los alumnos del taller habrían lijado el banco del patio.From there, the students in the workshop would have sanded the bench in the yard. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lije | Es mejor que yo lije la tabla antes de pintarla.It is better that I sand the board before painting it. |
| tú | lijes | Hace falta que tú lijes la puerta por los bordes.It is necessary that you sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lije | Conviene que el carpintero del barrio lije la silla vieja con paciencia.It is wise that the carpenter in the neighborhood sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijemos | Importa que nosotros lijemos la pared después del yeso.It matters that we sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros lijéis las esquinas del mueble.It may help if you all sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijen | Es posible que los alumnos del taller lijen el banco del patio.It is possible that the students in the workshop sand the bench in the yard. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya lijado | Ojalá yo haya lijado la tabla antes de pintarla.Hopefully I have sanded the board before painting it. |
| tú | hayas lijado | Puede que tú ya hayas lijado la puerta por los bordes.Maybe you already have sanded the door around the edges. |
| él | haya lijado | Tal vez el carpintero del barrio haya lijado la silla vieja con paciencia.Perhaps the carpenter in the neighborhood has sanded the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | hayamos lijado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos lijado la pared después del yeso.Maybe we already have sanded the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | hayáis lijado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis lijado las esquinas del mueble.It is likely that you all have sanded the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | hayan lijado | Puede ser que los alumnos del taller ya hayan lijado el banco del patio.It may be that the students in the workshop already have sanded the bench in the yard. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijara | Si yo lijara la tabla antes de pintarla, se notaría enseguida.If I sanded the board before painting it, it would show right away. |
| tú | lijaras | Si tú lijaras la puerta por los bordes, costaría ocultarlo.If you sanded the door around the edges, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | lijara | Si el carpintero del barrio lijara la silla vieja con paciencia, daría mucho que hablar.If the carpenter in the neighborhood sanded the old chair patiently, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | lijáramos | Si nosotros lijáramos la pared después del yeso, todo iría por otro lado.If we sanded the wall after the plaster, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | lijarais | Si vosotros lijarais las esquinas del mueble, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all sanded the corners of the cabinet, the mood would change. |
| ellos | lijaran | Si los alumnos del taller lijaran el banco del patio, la escena sería otra.If the students in the workshop sanded the bench in the yard, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera lijado | Si yo hubiera lijado la tabla antes de pintarla, aún se recordaría.If I had sanded the board before painting it, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras lijado | Si tú hubieras lijado la puerta por los bordes, eso habría dejado marca.If you had sanded the door around the edges, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera lijado | Si el carpintero del barrio hubiera lijado la silla vieja con paciencia, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the carpenter in the neighborhood had sanded the old chair patiently, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos lijado | Si nosotros hubiéramos lijado la pared después del yeso, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had sanded the wall after the plaster, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais lijado | Si vosotros hubierais lijado las esquinas del mueble, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had sanded the corners of the cabinet, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran lijado | Si los alumnos del taller hubieran lijado el banco del patio, nada habría quedado igual.If the students in the workshop had sanded the bench in the yard, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | lijare | Si yo lijare la tabla antes de pintarla, se notará enseguida.If I sand the board before painting it, it will show right away. |
| tú | lijares | Si tú lijares la puerta por los bordes, costará ignorarlo.If you sand the door around the edges, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | lijare | Si el carpintero del barrio lijare la silla vieja con paciencia, dará mucho que hablar.If the carpenter in the neighborhood sands the old chair patiently, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | lijáremos | Si nosotros lijáremos la pared después del yeso, todo irá por otro camino.If we sand the wall after the plaster, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | lijareis | Si vosotros lijareis las esquinas del mueble, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all sand the corners of the cabinet, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | lijaren | Si los alumnos del taller lijaren el banco del patio, la escena será distinta.If the students in the workshop sand the bench in the yard, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere lijado | Cuando yo hubiere lijado la tabla antes de pintarla, ya se notará.When I have sanded the board before painting it, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres lijado | En cuanto tú hubieres lijado la puerta por los bordes, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have sanded the door around the edges, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere lijado | Cuando el carpintero del barrio hubiere lijado la silla vieja con paciencia, se verá de inmediato.When the carpenter in the neighborhood has sanded the old chair patiently, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos lijado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos lijado la pared después del yeso, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have sanded the wall after the plaster, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis lijado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis lijado las esquinas del mueble, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have sanded the corners of the cabinet, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren lijado | En cuanto los alumnos del taller hubieren lijado el banco del patio, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the students in the workshop have sanded the bench in the yard, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | lija | lija la puerta por los bordes.Sand the door around the edges. |
| él | lije | Que el carpintero del barrio lije la silla vieja con paciencia.Let the carpenter in the neighborhood sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | lijemos | lijemos la pared después del yeso.Sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | lijad | lijad las esquinas del mueble.Sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | lijen | Que los alumnos del taller lijen el banco del patio.Let the students in the workshop sand the bench in the yard. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no lijes | No no lijes la puerta por los bordes.Do not sand the door around the edges. |
| él | no lije | Que el carpintero del barrio no no lije la silla vieja con paciencia.Let the carpenter in the neighborhood not sand the old chair patiently. |
| nosotros | no lijemos | No no lijemos la pared después del yeso.Let us not sand the wall after the plaster. |
| vosotros | no lijéis | No no lijéis las esquinas del mueble.Do not sand the corners of the cabinet. |
| ellos | no lijen | Que los alumnos del taller no no lijen el banco del patio.Let the students in the workshop not sand the bench in the yard. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la tabla antes de pintarla.
I sand the board before painting it.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'lijar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'lijar' means to sand. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is lijar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Lijar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate lijar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of lijar: yo lijo, tú lijas, él/ella/usted lija, nosotros lijamos, vosotros lijáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lijan.
- How do you conjugate lijar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of lijar: yo lijé, tú lijaste, él/ella/usted lijó, nosotros lijamos, vosotros lijasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes lijaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of lijar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of lijar: yo lijaba, tú lijabas, él/ella/usted lijaba, nosotros lijábamos, vosotros lijabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes lijaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of lijar?
- The past participle of lijar is 'lijado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he lijado' (I have sanded), 'has lijado', 'ha lijado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of lijar?
- The gerundio of lijar is 'lijando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy lijando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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