Escribir is a regular -ir verb in Spanish with one irregular form: its past participle, escrito.
Practice escribir free →Escribir means 'to write', and it is a regular -ir verb with one important exception: its past participle is irregular, escrito, so 'I have written' is he escrito. Everything else follows the standard -ir pattern. Writing is central to communication topics, so escribir comes up often. The same irregular-participle pattern appears in describir → descrito. For the perfect tense, remembering escrito rather than a regular ending is an easy way to avoid losing a mark.
Quick facts
Escribir (to write) is an irregular -ir verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Escribo una carta (I'm writing a letter).
Irregular participle: he escrito (I have written).
Escribir a: le escribo a mi amigo.
Describir follows the same pattern: descrito.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Escribir is regular in the present and preterite, but its past participle is irregular: escrito, not *escribido. So 'I have written' = he escrito. The same pattern appears in describir → descrito.
Irregular past participle — it does not end in -ido.
Irregular past participle — same as in the present perfect.
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yo: escribo, tú: escribes, él: escribe, nosotros: escribimos, vosotros: escribís, ellos: escriben
Escribir follows the regular -ir pattern in every simple tense. Only its past participle is irregular: escrito.
The past participle is escrito (he escrito) and the gerund is escribiendo (estoy escribiendo).
Escribir 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.