How to conjugate cepillar in Spanish

cepillar in Spanish means to brush, 

cepillar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb cepillar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

cepillar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb cepillar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillo	I brush
Tú	cepillas	you brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepilla	he/she brushes, you (formal) brushes
Nosotros (as)	cepillamos	we brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillaís	you (plural) Spain brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillan	they brush, you (plural) brush

cepillar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb cepillar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillé	I brushed
Tú	cepillaste	you brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepilló	he/she brushed, you (formal) brushed
Nosotros (as)	cepillamos	we brushed
Vosotros (as)	cepillasteis	you (plural) Spain brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillaron	they brushed, you (plural) brushed

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

cepillar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb cepillar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

1. Take off the -ar
2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillaba	I used to brush
Tú	cepillabas	you used to brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillaba	he/she used to brush, you (formal) used to brush
Nosotros (as)	cepillábamos	we used to brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillabais	you (plural) Spain used to brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillaban	they used to brush, you (plural) used to brush

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

cepillar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb cepillar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb cepillar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate cepillar in the future, follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case cepillar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	á
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillaré	I will brush
Tú	cepillarás	you will brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillará	he/she will brush, you (formal) will brush
Nosotros (as)	cepillaremos	we will brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillaréis	you (plural) Spain will brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillarán	they will brush, you (plural) will brush

cepillar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a cepillar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yo	voy
Tú	vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va
Nosotros (as)	vamos
Vosotros (as)	vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a cepillar	I will brush
Tú	vas a cepillar	you will brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a cepillar	he/she will brush, you (formal) will brush
Nosotros (as)	vamos a cepillar	we will brush
Vosotros (as)	vais a cepillar	you (plural) Spain will brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a cepillar	they will brush, you (plural) will brush

cepillar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yo	estoy
Tú	estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está
Nosotros (as)	estamos
Vosotros (as)	estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están

The present participle of the verb cepillar is: cepillando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy cepillando	I am brushing
Tú	estás cepillando	you are brushing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está cepillando	he/she is brushing, you (formal) are brushing
Nosotros (as)	estamos cepillando	we are brushing
Vosotros (as)	estáis cepillando	you (plural) Spain are brushing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están cepillando	they are brushing, you (plural) are brushing

cepillar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb cepillar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate cepillar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case cepillar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yo	ía
Tú	ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ía
Nosotros (as)	íamos
Vosotros (as)	íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ían

The infinitive of the verb cepillar is cepillar. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar using the conditional tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillaría	I would brush
Tú	cepillarías	you would brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillaría	he/she would brush, you (formal) would brush
Nosotros (as)	cepillaríamos	we would brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillarías	you (plural) Spain would brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillarían	they would brush, you (plural)would brush

cepillar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yo	he
Tú	has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha
Nosotros (as)	hemos
Vosotros (as)	habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he cepillado	I have brushed
Tú	has cepillado	you have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha cepillado	he/she have brushed, you (formal) have brushed
Nosotros (as)	hemos cepillado	we have brushed
Vosotros (as)	habéis cepillado	you (plural) Spain have brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han cepillado	they have brushed, you (plural) have brushed

cepillar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yo	había
Tú	habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había
Nosotros (as)	habíamos
Vosotros (as)	habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cepillar. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había cepillado	I had brushed
Tú	habías cepillado	you had brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había cepillado	he/she had brushed, you (formal) had brushed
Nosotros (as)	habíamos cepillado	we had brushed
Vosotros (as)	habíais cepillado	you (plural) Spain had brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habíain cepillado	they had brushed, you (plural) had brushed

cepillar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb cepillar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yo	habré
Tú	habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá
Nosotros (as)	habremos
Vosotros (as)	habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cepillar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré cepillado	I will have brushed
Tú	habrás cepillado	you will have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá cepillado	he/she will have brushed, you (formal) will have brushed
Nosotros (as)	habremos cepillado	we will have brushed
Vosotros (as)	habréis cepillado	you (plural) Spain will have brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán cepillado	they will have brushed, you (plural) will have brushed

cepillar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb cepillar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yo	habría
Tú	habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría
Nosotros (as)	habríamos
Vosotros (as)	habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case cepillar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the conditional perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría cepillado	I would have brushed
Tú	habrías cepillado	you would have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría cepillado	he/she would have brushed, you (formal) would have brushed
Nosotros (as)	habríamos cepillado	we would have brushed
Vosotros (as)	habríais cepillado	you (plural) Spain will would brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían cepillado	they would have brushed, you (plural) would have brushed

cepillar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb cepillar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos
Vosotros (as)	éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yo	a
Tú	as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	as
Nosotros (as)	amos
Vosotros (as)	áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepille	I may brush
Tú	cepilles	you may brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepille	he/she may brush, you (formal) may brush
Nosotros (as)	cepillemos	we may brush
Vosotros (as)	cepilléis	you (plural) Spain may brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillen	they may brush, you (plural) may brush

cepillar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like cepillar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ara
Nosotros (as)	áramos
Vosotros (as)	arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yo	ase
Tú	ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ase
Nosotros (as)	ásemos
Vosotros (as)	aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yo	iera
Tú	ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iera
Nosotros (as)	iéramos
Vosotros (as)	ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yo	iese
Tú	ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iese
Nosotros (as)	iésemos
Vosotros (as)	ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	iesen

Here are the steps in action:

1. cepillar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: cepillar – cepillaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with cepill

4. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the subjunctive imperfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillara	I might brush
Tú	cepillaras	you might brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillara	he/she might brush, you (formal) might brush
Nosotros (as)	cepilláramos	we might brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillarais	you (plural) Spain might brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillaran	they might brush, you (plural) might brush

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillase	I might brush
Tú	cepillases	you might brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillase	he/she might brush, you (formal) might brush
Nosotros (as)	cepillásamos	we might brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillasais	you (plural) Spain might brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillasan	they might brush, you (plural) might brush

cepillar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb cepillar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like cepillar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	e
Nosotros (as)	emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)	eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yo	iere
Tú	ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	iere
Nosotros (as)	iéremos
Vosotros (as)	iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	cepillara	I will brush
Tú	cepillaras	you will brush
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	cepillara	he/she will brush, you (formal) will brush
Nosotros (as)	cepilláramos	we will brush
Vosotros (as)	cepillarais	you (plural) Spain will brush
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	cepillaran	they will brush, you (plural) will brush

cepillar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yo	haya
Tú	hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya
Nosotros (as)	hayamos
Vosotros (as)	hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan

The past participle of the verb cepillar is: cepillado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya cepillado	I may have brushed
Tú	hayas cepillado	you may have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya cepillado	he/she may have brushed, you (formal) may have brushed
Nosotros (as)	hayamos cepillado	we may have brushed
Vosotros (as)	hayáis cepillado	you (plural) Spain may have brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan cepillado	they may have brushed, you (plural) may have brushed

cepillar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb cepillar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb. 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)	hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to cepillar:

1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (cepillar)
2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (cepill)
3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (cepillado)

The past participle of the verb cepillar is cepillado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb cepillar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese cepillado	I might have brushed
Tú	hubieses cepillado	you might have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese cepillado	he/she might have brushed, you (formal) might have brushed
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos cepillado	we might have brushed
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis cepillado	you (plural) Spain might have brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen cepillado	they might have brushed, you (plural) might have brushed

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera cepillado	I might have brushed
Tú	hubieras cepillado	you might have brushed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera cepillado	he/she might have brushed, you (formal) might have brushed
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos cepillado	we might have brushed
Vosotros (as)	hubierais cepillado	you (plural) Spain might have brushed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran cepillado	they might have brushed, you (plural) might have brushed

cepillar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

cepillar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
2. Take off the “s”
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb cepillar  would be cepilla. 

Let’s see the process:

1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (cepillas)
2. Take off the “s”.  (cepilla)
3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (cepilla)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡cepilla!	brush!
Usted (Ud.)	¡cepille!	brush!
Nosotros (as)	¡cepillemos!	brush!
Vosotros (as)	¡cepillad!	brush!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡cepillen!	brush!

cepillar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

cepillar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

1. Start with No
2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
3. Take off the “o”
4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡no cepilles!	Don’t brush!
Usted (Ud.)	¡no cepille!	Don’t brush!
Nosotros (as)	¡no cepillemos!	Don’t brush!
Vosotros (as)	¡no cepilléis!	Don’t brush!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡no cepillen!	Don’t brush!