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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: alquilo, tú: alquilas, él: alquila, nosotros: alquilamos, vosotros: alquiláis, ellos: alquilan
The past participle is alquilado (he alquilado) and the gerund is alquilando (estoy alquilando).
Alquilar is on the AQA and Edexcel GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists, but not on Eduqas.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with alquilar or that behave like it.
Alquilar is on the AQA and Edexcel GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists, but not on Eduqas. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.