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 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.
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. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: camino, tú: caminas, él: camina, nosotros: caminamos, vosotros: camináis, ellos: caminan
Caminar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use caminar 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 caminar 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. Caminar 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.