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 verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
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. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: robo, tú: robas, él: roba, nosotros: robamos, vosotros: robáis, ellos: roban
Robar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use robar 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 robar 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. Robar 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.