Alquilar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice alquilar free →Alquilar means 'to rent' or 'to hire', and it is a regular -ar verb useful in the holidays, town and living-situation topics. Alquilamos un apartamento en la playa (we rented an apartment at the beach), quiero alquilar una bici (I want to hire a bike). Usefully, the same verb covers both renting out and renting from, with context making the direction clear. Because accommodation and hiring things come up in travel role-plays and discussions about where you live, alquilar is genuinely practical. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, and the related noun el alquiler ('rent') is worth learning alongside it.
Quick facts
Alquilar (to rent) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Alquilamos un apartamento (we rented an apartment).
Alquilar una bici (to hire a bike).
Same verb for renting out and renting from.
El alquiler (rent).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Alquilar is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
alquilar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know alquilar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice alquilar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: alquilo, tú: alquilas, él: alquila, nosotros: alquilamos, vosotros: alquiláis, ellos: alquilan
Alquilar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use alquilar in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with alquilar or that behave like it.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Alquilar is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.