What does pintar mean?
pintar means to paint (to apply paint to) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to paint (to create an image with paints); to draw (to depict with lines).
Spanish verb guide
Pintar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn pintar, meaning to paint (to apply paint to), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: pintandoparticiple: pintado
Principal forms of pintar
- Infinitive
- pintar
- Gerund
- pintando
- Past participle
- pintado
Pintar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pinto | pinté | pintaba | pintaré |
| tú | pintas | pintaste | pintabas | pintarás |
| él / ella / usted | pinta | pintó | pintaba | pintará |
| nosotros/as | pintamos | pintamos | pintábamos | pintaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | pintan | pintaron | pintaban | pintarán |
Pattern notes
- Pintar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with pintar
Pintó la puerta de azul.He painted the door blue.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pintamos la casa de verde.We painted the house green.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella pintó el muro de rosa.She painted the wall pink.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate pintar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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