Tejer means 'to knit' or 'to weave', and it is a regular -er verb belonging to the crafts and hobbies topic. Mi abuela teje bufandas (my grandmother knits scarves), tejer una red (to weave a net). It also has a figurative sense of weaving or building something gradually, as in weaving a plot or a web of relationships. Because traditional hobbies feature in free-time answers, tejer is a useful, characterful verb. As a regular -er verb the conjugation is predictable, and the related noun el tejido ('fabric / tissue') is worth knowing too.
Quick facts
Tejer (to knit) is a regular -er verb.
Teje una bufanda (she's knitting a scarf).
Tejer una red (to weave a net).
Weaving a plot or web of relationships.
El tejido (fabric / tissue).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
tejer is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know tejer, you know the template for all regular -er 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 tejer now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: tejo, tú: tejes, él: teje, nosotros: tejemos, vosotros: tejéis, ellos: tejen
The past participle is tejido (he tejido) and the gerund is tejiendo (estoy tejiendo).
Tejer is not on the AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists; it is included here as extra vocabulary.
Verbs that are easy to confuse with tejer or that behave like it.
Tejer is not on the AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists; it is included here as extra vocabulary. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.