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.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
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 verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.
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. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: tejo, tú: tejes, él: teje, nosotros: tejemos, vosotros: tejéis, ellos: tejen
Tejer is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.
Use tejer 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 tejer 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. Tejer 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.