Robar means 'to steal' or 'to rob', and it is a regular -ar verb that comes up in narrative, crime and travel-problem topics. Me robaron el móvil (they stole my phone / my phone was stolen) is a structure worth knowing, common when reporting incidents on holiday. Because describing problems and incidents features in role-plays and past-tense narrative, robar is genuinely useful for higher-level answers. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable. The related noun un robo ('a robbery / theft') is useful vocabulary to learn alongside it.
Quick facts
Robar (to steal) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Robaron el banco (they robbed the bank).
Me robaron el móvil (my phone was stolen).
Useful in holiday role-plays and incidents.
Un robo (a robbery).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
robar 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 robar, 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 robar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: robo, tú: robas, él: roba, nosotros: robamos, vosotros: robáis, ellos: roban
The past participle is robado (he robado) and the gerund is robando (estoy robando).
Robar is on the AQA and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists, but not on Edexcel.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with robar or that behave like it.
Robar is on the AQA and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists, but not on Edexcel. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.