Llorar means 'to cry', and it is a regular -ar verb that adds emotional colour to narrative and description. El bebé llora (the baby is crying), lloré durante la película (I cried during the film). It appears in the expressive idiom romper a llorar ('to burst into tears'). Because describing emotions and reactions enriches storytelling and personal writing, llorar is a useful verb to have. As a regular -ar verb the forms are predictable, and it pairs naturally with reír ('to laugh') when describing strong feelings.
Quick facts
Llorar (to cry) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
El bebé llora (the baby is crying).
Lloré durante la película (I cried during the film).
Romper a llorar (to burst into tears).
Pairs with reír (to laugh).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Llorar 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.
llorar 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 llorar, 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 llorar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: lloro, tú: lloras, él: llora, nosotros: lloramos, vosotros: lloráis, ellos: lloran
Llorar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use llorar 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 llorar 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. Llorar 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.