Caminar means 'to walk', and it is a straightforward regular -ar verb useful in transport, health and daily-routine topics. Camino al colegio (I walk to school), caminamos por el parque (we walked through the park). Spanish also has andar for walking, but caminar is the clearer, more regular choice for learners. The phrase ir a pie ('to go on foot') is a useful alternative when describing how you travel. Because it is regular and high-frequency in everyday description, caminar is an easy verb to deploy across present, past and future.
Quick facts
Caminar (to walk) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Camino al colegio (I walk to school).
Caminamos por la playa (we walked along the beach).
Ir a pie (to go on foot) is a useful synonym phrase.
Useful for talking about exercise and staying active.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Caminar is fully regular -ar: camino, caminas, camina — the endings never change shape. Don't double the n (caminar takes one n throughout, from camino to caminaron). Its irregular synonym andar has the tricky preterite anduve, so caminar is often the safer choice when you want correct forms under exam pressure.
caminar 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 caminar, 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 caminar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: camino, tú: caminas, él: camina, nosotros: caminamos, vosotros: camináis, ellos: caminan
The past participle is caminado (he caminado) and the gerund is caminando (estoy caminando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with caminar or that behave like it.
Caminar is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.