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SPANISH VERB

pintar

to paint

  • #399 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: pintando
  • Past participle: pintado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pintar

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

  1. Present

    Mi hermana pinta paisajes los fines de semana.

    My sister paints landscapes on weekends.

  2. Past

    Pintamos la sala de azul claro.

    We painted the living room light blue.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo pintaba casas para ganarse la vida.

    My grandfather painted houses for a living.

  4. Future

    El sábado pintaremos la reja del jardín.

    On Saturday we'll paint the garden fence.

  5. Conditional

    Yo pintaría la cocina de amarillo.

    I'd paint the kitchen yellow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que pintes algo para mi oficina.

    I want you to paint something for my office.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si pintaras la fachada, la casa se vería nueva.

    If you painted the front, the house would look new.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pinta con cuidado, no manches el piso!

    Paint carefully, don't stain the floor!

Where you hear pintar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Pinto la cara con mucho cuidado. I paint the face very carefully.
  • Pinté la cara de un amigo. I painted a friend's face.
  • Te voy a pintar la cara el viernes. I'm going to paint your face on Friday.
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What Is the Day of the Dead?

Beginner Level 2 · pintar

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Everybody Was Dancing

Beginner Level 2 · te pintaste

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Verbs like this one

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