Montar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice montar free →Montar means 'to ride', 'to get on' and 'to assemble', and it is a regular -ar verb useful in sport, transport and hobby topics. Monto a caballo (I go horse riding), monto en bici (I ride a bike), montar un mueble (to assemble a piece of furniture). The phrase montar en bicicleta is a classic free-time answer. Because riding and building come up across several topics, montar gives you good range. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable; the thing to learn is the preposition — montar a caballo but montar en bici.
Quick facts
Montar (to ride / assemble) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Monto a caballo (I go horse riding).
Monto en bici (I ride a bike).
Montar un mueble (to assemble furniture).
Montar a caballo but montar en bici.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
montar 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 montar, 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 montar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: monto, tú: montas, él: monta, nosotros: montamos, vosotros: montáis, ellos: montan
The past participle is montado (he montado) and the gerund is montando (estoy montando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with montar or that behave like it.
Montar 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.