Desayunar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice desayunar free →Desayunar means 'to have breakfast', and it is a regular -ar verb that, like cenar, rolls the meal into a single verb rather than 'have' plus a noun. Desayuno cereales (I have cereal for breakfast), desayunamos juntos (we had breakfast together). It is a staple of the daily-routine and food topics, where describing what and when you eat is exactly the kind of detail that builds a full answer. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, so you can pair it confidently with time expressions to describe your mornings.
Quick facts
Desayunar (to have breakfast) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Desayuno tostadas (I have toast for breakfast).
Desayunamos juntos (we had breakfast together).
Like cenar, it's a single verb for the meal.
Useful for describing your mornings.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Desayunar 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.
desayunar 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 desayunar, 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 desayunar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: desayuno, tú: desayunas, él: desayuna, nosotros: desayunamos, vosotros: desayunáis, ellos: desayunan
Desayunar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use desayunar 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 desayunar 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. Desayunar 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.