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SPANISH VERB

montar

to ride

  • #380 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: montando
  • Past participle: montado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I ride
  2. tú you ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rides
  4. nosotros we ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they ride

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I rode
  2. tú you rode
  3. usted, él, ella he/she rode
  4. nosotros we rode
  5. vosotros Spain you all rode
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they rode

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to ride
  2. tú you used to ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to ride
  4. nosotros we used to ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to ride

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will ride
  2. tú you will ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will ride
  4. nosotros we will ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all will ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will ride

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would ride
  2. tú you would ride
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would ride
  4. nosotros we would ride
  5. vosotros Spain you all would ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would ride

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I ride
  2. tú (that) you ride
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she ride
  4. nosotros (that) we ride
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all ride
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they ride

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I rode
  2. tú (if) you rode
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she rode
  4. nosotros (if) we rode
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all rode
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they rode

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú ride!
  2. usted ride! (formal)
  3. nosotros ride! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain ride! (all of you)
  5. ustedes ride! (all of you)

How to use montar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Monto en bici al trabajo cuando no llueve.

    I ride my bike to work when it doesn't rain.

  2. Past

    ¿Montaste a caballo en el rancho de tu tío?

    Did you ride a horse at your uncle's ranch?

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeños montábamos en burro en la feria.

    As kids we rode donkeys at the fair.

  4. Future

    Mañana montaremos la tienda de campaña junto al río.

    Tomorrow we'll set up the tent by the river.

  5. Conditional

    Yo montaría en moto, pero mi madre se preocupa.

    I'd ride a motorcycle, but my mom worries.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que montes conmigo en la montaña rusa.

    I want you to ride the roller coaster with me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mi hijo me pidió que montara con él en el carrusel.

    My son asked me to ride the carousel with him.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Monta, que el autobús se va!

    Get on, the bus is leaving!

Good to know

  • "Montar en bici", "montar a caballo". In Spain "montar" is also to put together: montar un mueble.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.