Pintar means 'to paint', and it is a regular -ar verb at home in the hobbies and art topics, as well as practical contexts like decorating. Me gusta pintar (I like painting), pintamos la habitación (we painted the room). It pairs naturally with dibujar ('to draw'). The colloquial phrase no pinta nada means 'it has nothing to do with it / it's out of place'. Because creative hobbies feature in free-time answers, pintar is a useful verb. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, and the related noun la pintura ('painting / paint') is worth learning too.
Quick facts
Pintar (to paint) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Me gusta pintar (I like painting).
Pintamos la habitación (we painted the room).
Pairs with dibujar (to draw).
No pinta nada (it's out of place).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Pintar 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.
pintar 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 pintar, 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 pintar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: pinto, tú: pintas, él: pinta, nosotros: pintamos, vosotros: pintáis, ellos: pintan
Pintar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use pintar 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 pintar 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. Pintar 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.