Conjugation of pintar in Spanish
pintarto paintregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pinto | |
| tú | pintas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pinta | |
| nosotros | pintamos | |
| vosotros | pintáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintan |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pinté | |
| tú | pintaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintó | |
| nosotros | pintamos | |
| vosotros | pintasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito Indefinido
- yo
pintepintéThe first-person preterite for -ar verbs takes -é (pinté), not -e; 'pinte' is the present-subjunctive form. - tú
pintistepintasteDon't use -iste (an -ir/-er pattern). Regular -ar verbs use -aste in the preterite (pintaste).
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintaba | |
| tú | pintabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintaba | |
| nosotros | pintábamos | |
| vosotros | pintabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintaré | |
| tú | pintarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintará | |
| nosotros | pintaremos | |
| vosotros | pintaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintaría | |
| tú | pintarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintaría | |
| nosotros | pintaríamos | |
| vosotros | pintaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pinte | |
| tú | pintes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pinte | |
| nosotros | pintemos | |
| vosotros | pintéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pinten |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- vosotros
pintáispintéisThat's the indicative vosotros (pintáis). The present subjunctive uses pintéis (change -a- to -e-).
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintara | |
| tú | pintaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintara | |
| nosotros | pintáramos | |
| vosotros | pintarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintaran |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Imperfecto
- nosotros
pintábamospintáramosDon't use the indicative imperfect (pintábamos). The imperfect subjunctive is pintáramos (note the -ra form and the accent).
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pinta | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pinte | |
| nosotros | pintemos | |
| vosotros | pintad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pinten |
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintando | |
| tú | pintando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintando | |
| nosotros | pintando | |
| vosotros | pintando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pintado | |
| tú | pintado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | pintado | |
| nosotros | pintado | |
| vosotros | pintado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | pintado |
Common mistakes in the Participio Pasado
- él/ella/Ud.
pintopintadoThe past participle is pintado, not the present form 'pinto'.
pintar — frequently asked questions
Is pintar a regular verb?
Yes — pintar is a regular Spanish verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does pintar mean?
pintar is a Spanish verb meaning "to paint".