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 -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, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: pinto, tú: pintas, él: pinta, nosotros: pintamos, vosotros: pintáis, ellos: pintan
The past participle is pintado (he pintado) and the gerund is pintando (estoy pintando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with pintar or that behave like it.
Pintar 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.