Regular -AR verb

montar
to ride / assemble

Montar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

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Montar conjugation in Spanish

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

Meaningto ride / assemble
Verb type-ar verb
Regular / IrregularRegular
CEFR levelA2

Montar — conjugation tables

Montar (to ride / assemble) is a regular -ar verb.

Indicative
Presente guide →
yomonto
montas
élmonta
nosmontamos
vosmontáis
ellosmontan
Pretérito Indefinido guide →
yomonté
montaste
élmontó
nosmontamos
vosmontasteis
ellosmontaron
Pretérito Imperfecto guide →
yomontaba
montabas
élmontaba
nosmontábamos
vosmontabais
ellosmontaban
Futuro guide →
yomontaré
montarás
élmontará
nosmontaremos
vosmontaréis
ellosmontarán
Condicional guide →
yomontaría
montarías
élmontaría
nosmontaríamos
vosmontaríais
ellosmontarían
Pretérito Perfecto guide →
yohe montado
has montado
élha montado
noshemos montado
voshabéis montado
elloshan montado
Pluscuamperfecto guide →
yohabía montado
habías montado
élhabía montado
noshabíamos montado
voshabíais montado
elloshabían montado
Futuro Compuesto guide →
yohabré montado
habrás montado
élhabrá montado
noshabremos montado
voshabréis montado
elloshabrán montado
Presente Progresivo guide →
yoestoy montando
estás montando
élestá montando
nosestamos montando
vosestáis montando
ellosestán montando
Subjunctive
Pres. Subjuntivo guide →
yomonte
montes
élmonte
nosmontemos
vosmontéis
ellosmonten
Imperf. Subjuntivo guide →
yomontara
montaras
élmontara
nosmontáramos
vosmontarais
ellosmontaran
Imperative
Imperativo guide →
yo
monta
élmonte
nosmontemos
vosmontad
ellosmonten

Example sentences with montar

Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.

1.
monto.
I ride.
2.
¿Montas?
Do you ride?
3.
Montó ayer.
He/she rided yesterday.
4.
No monto mucho.
I don't ride much.
5.
Siempre montan juntos.
They always ride together.

How to use montar

Riding

Monto a caballo (I go horse riding).

Cycling

Monto en bici (I ride a bike).

Assembling

Montar un mueble (to assemble furniture).

Preposition

Montar a caballo but montar en bici.

Common phrases using montar

Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.

montar + infinitivoto to ride + another verb
no montoI don't to ride
¿Montas?question form

Idiomatic expressions

montar en bicito ride a bike
montar a caballoto ride a horse
montar un númeroto make a scene

Common mistakes with montar

Montar 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.

Grammar notes

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.

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Quick quiz — montar

Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.

ellos / ellas (Pretérito Indefinido)
vosotros (Pretérito Indefinido)
yo (Futuro)

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate montar in the present tense?

yo: monto, tú: montas, él: monta, nosotros: montamos, vosotros: montáis, ellos: montan

Is montar a regular or irregular verb?

Montar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.

How do you use montar in a GCSE Spanish essay?

Use montar in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.

Similar verbs to montar

Verbs that are easy to confuse with montar or that behave like it.

subirto get on / go up — overlaps with getting on transport.
construirto build — close to the 'assemble' sense.
bajarto get off — the opposite of getting on.

Related verbs

hablar caminar trabajar escuchar

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. Montar 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.