Viajar means 'to travel', and it is a regular -ar verb at the heart of the holidays and transport topics — among the most common in GCSE Spanish. Viajo en tren (I travel by train), viajé a España el año pasado (I travelled to Spain last year). Because holidays naturally invite past tenses (what you did), future plans (where you'll go) and opinions (what you like), viajar is perfect for showing tense range. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, so you can focus on building rich, detailed answers about travel.
Quick facts
Viajar (to travel) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Viajo en avión (I travel by plane).
Viajé a Francia (I travelled to France).
Voy a viajar (I'm going to travel).
Perfect for showing tense range in holiday answers.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Viajar 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.
viajar 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 viajar, 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 viajar now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: viajo, tú: viajas, él: viaja, nosotros: viajamos, vosotros: viajáis, ellos: viajan
Viajar is a regular -ar verb following the standard -ar pattern.
Use viajar 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 viajar 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. Viajar 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.