Ducharse conjugation

Ducharse means "to shower". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto shower

Type-ar verb, reflexive

Gerundduchando

Past participleduchado

Ducharse is a regular -ar verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: me ducho, te duchas, se ducha, nos duchamos, se duchan. Preterite: me duché, te duchaste, se duchó, nos duchamos, se ducharon. All tenses below.

Ducharse conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Ducharse in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	me ducho
tú	te duchas
él / ella / usted	se ducha
nosotros	nos duchamos
vosotros (Spain)	os ducháis
ellos / ustedes	se duchan

Ducharse in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	me duché
tú	te duchaste
él / ella / usted	se duchó
nosotros	nos duchamos
vosotros (Spain)	os duchasteis
ellos / ustedes	se ducharon

Ducharse in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	me duchaba
tú	te duchabas
él / ella / usted	se duchaba
nosotros	nos duchábamos
vosotros (Spain)	os duchabais
ellos / ustedes	se duchaban

Ducharse in the future

what will happen

yo	me ducharé
tú	te ducharás
él / ella / usted	se duchará
nosotros	nos ducharemos
vosotros (Spain)	os ducharéis
ellos / ustedes	se ducharán

Ducharse in the conditional

what would happen

yo	me ducharía
tú	te ducharías
él / ella / usted	se ducharía
nosotros	nos ducharíamos
vosotros (Spain)	os ducharíais
ellos / ustedes	se ducharían

Ducharse in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	me duche
tú	te duches
él / ella / usted	se duche
nosotros	nos duchemos
vosotros (Spain)	os duchéis
ellos / ustedes	se duchen

Ducharse in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	me he duchado
tú	te has duchado
él / ella / usted	se ha duchado
nosotros	nos hemos duchado
vosotros (Spain)	os habéis duchado
ellos / ustedes	se han duchado

Ducharse in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	dúchate
tú (no)	no te duches
usted	dúchese
nosotros	duchémonos
vosotros (Spain)	duchaos
ustedes	dúchense

Ducharse in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Te duchas después del desayuno.
You shower after breakfast.

Mistakes learners make with ducharse

The reflexive pronoun is needed: me ducho por la mañana. Ducho on its own sounds unfinished.
In much of Latin America bañarse is also used for showering: me baño todas las mañanas.
The yo preterite is me duché, with an accent. Tomar una ducha is correct too.

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Questions people ask

Is ducharse irregular in Spanish?

No. Ducharse is a regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard -ar endings.

What is the preterite of ducharse?

Yo me duché, tú te duchaste, él/ella se duchó, nosotros nos duchamos, ellos/ustedes se ducharon.

How do you conjugate ducharse in the present?

Yo me ducho, tú te duchas, él/ella se ducha, nosotros nos duchamos, ellos/ustedes se duchan.

What is the future of ducharse?

Yo me ducharé, tú te ducharás, él/ella se duchará, nosotros nos ducharemos, ellos/ustedes se ducharán.

What is the present subjunctive of ducharse?

Que yo me duche, que tú te duches, que él/ella se duche, que nosotros nos duchemos, que ellos/ustedes se duchen.