Conjugate fregar in Spanish
to scrub / to wash (dishes)
fregar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #275 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo friego todos los días." (I scrub every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
fregar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to scrub / to wash (dishes) · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing e>ie) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | friego * |
| tú | friegas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | friega * |
| nosotros | fregamos |
| vosotros | fregáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | friegan * |
Yo friego todos los días.
I scrub every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | fregé |
| tú | fregaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | fregó |
| nosotros | fregamos |
| vosotros | fregasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fregaron |
Nosotros fregamos juntos.
We scrub together.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | fregaba |
| tú | fregabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | fregaba |
| nosotros | fregábamos |
| vosotros | fregabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fregaban |
Antes yo fregaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to scrub / to wash (dishes) often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | fregaré |
| tú | fregarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | fregará |
| nosotros | fregaremos |
| vosotros | fregaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fregarán |
Mañana yo fregaré.
Tomorrow I will scrub / to wash (dishes).
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | fregaría |
| tú | fregarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | fregaría |
| nosotros | fregaríamos |
| vosotros | fregaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fregarían |
Si pudiera, yo fregaría.
If I could, I would scrub / to wash (dishes).
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | friegue * |
| tú | friegues * |
| él/ella/Ud. | friegue * |
| nosotros | freguemos * |
| vosotros | freguéis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | frieguen * |
Quiero que tú friegues más.
I want you to scrub more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | frega |
| él/ella/Ud. | frege |
| nosotros | fregemos |
| vosotros | fregad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fregen |
¡Frega!
Scrub / to wash (dishes)!
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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Yo friego todos los días.
I scrub every day.
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¿Tú friegas mucho?
Do you scrub a lot?
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Él friega con frecuencia.
He scrubs often.
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Nosotros fregamos juntos.
We scrub together.
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Ellos friegan bien.
They scrub well.
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Ayer fregé por primera vez.
Yesterday I scrubd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú friegues más.
I want you to scrub more.
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Es importante fregar correctamente.
It is important to scrub / to wash (dishes) correctly.
Common phrases with fregar
- fregar bien to scrub well
- fregar mucho to scrub a lot
- dejar de fregar to stop scrubing
- volver a fregar to scrub again