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 verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
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. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: monto, tú: montas, él: monta, nosotros: montamos, vosotros: montáis, ellos: montan
Montar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use montar 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 montar 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. 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.
Last updated 2 August 2026. Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.