Enseñar means 'to teach' and also 'to show', and it is a regular -ar verb relevant to school, skills and explaining things. Mi profesora enseña español (my teacher teaches Spanish), te enseño mi casa (I'll show you my house). The structure enseñar a + infinitive means to teach someone to do something: me enseñó a cocinar (he taught me to cook). It is the natural partner of aprender ('to learn'). Because school and learning are core GCSE topics, and because it doubles as 'to show', enseñar earns frequent use.
Quick facts
Enseñar (to teach) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Enseña matemáticas (she teaches maths).
Enseñar a + infinitive: me enseñó a nadar.
Te enseño mi cuarto (I'll show you my room).
The opposite side of aprender (to learn).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Enseñar 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.
enseñar 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 enseñar, 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 enseñar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: enseño, tú: enseñas, él: enseña, nosotros: enseñamos, vosotros: enseñáis, ellos: enseñan
Enseñar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use enseñar 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 enseñar 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. Enseñar 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.