Pintar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Pintar in Spanish

Pintar means “to paint,” “to color,” “to depict,” or figuratively “to look/seem.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main artistic, surface, and idiomatic uses.

Pintar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives pinto, pintas / pintás, pinta, pintamos, pintáis, pintan, with regular gerund pintando and participle pintado.

Pintar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber. The participle pintado remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	pintar	to paint / color / depict
Gerund	pintando	painting / coloring / depicting
Past participle	pintado	painted / colored / depicted

Pintar meaning and essential uses

RAE first records pintar for representing something on a surface with lines and colors and for covering a surface with color: Pinto la pared.

RAE also records figurative and colloquial uses such as las cosas pintan bien “things look promising” and aquí no pinto nada “I have no role here.”

Pintar regular conjugation pattern

The stem pint- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: pinto, pinté, pintaba, pintaré, pinte.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Pintar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Pintar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pinto	I paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	pintas	you paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pinta	he / she paints / colors / depicts; you paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintamos	we paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintáis	you paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintan	they paint / color / depict; you paint / color / depict (plural)

• Pinto paisajes los fines de semana. — I paint landscapes on weekends.

Pintar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pinté	I painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	pintaste	you painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintó	he / she painted / colored / depicted; you painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintamos	we painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintasteis	you painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintaron	they painted / colored / depicted; you painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Ayer pinté la pared de blanco. — Yesterday I painted the wall white.

Pintar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pintaba	I used to paint / color / depict / was painting / coloring / depicting
Tú — you, singular informal	pintabas	you used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintaba	he / she used to paint / color / depict / was painting / coloring / depicting; you used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintábamos	we used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintabais	you used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintaban	they used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting; you used to paint / color / depict / were painting / coloring / depicting (plural)

• Antes pintábamos carteles a mano. — We used to paint signs by hand.

Pintar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus pintando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy pintando	I am painting / coloring / depicting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás pintando	you are painting / coloring / depicting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está pintando	he / she is painting / coloring / depicting; you are painting / coloring / depicting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos pintando	we are painting / coloring / depicting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis pintando	you are painting / coloring / depicting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están pintando	they are painting / coloring / depicting; you are painting / coloring / depicting (plural)

• Estoy pintando una puerta. — I am painting a door.

Pintar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + pintar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a pintar	I am going to paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a pintar	you are going to paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a pintar	he / she is going to paint / color / depict; you are going to paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a pintar	we are going to paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a pintar	you are going to paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a pintar	they are going to paint / color / depict; you are going to paint / color / depict (plural)

• Voy a pintar el techo mañana. — I am going to paint the ceiling tomorrow.

Pintar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pintaré	I will paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	pintarás	you will paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintará	he / she will paint / color / depict; you will paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintaremos	we will paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintaréis	you will paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintarán	they will paint / color / depict; you will paint / color / depict (plural)

• Pintaremos la habitación de azul. — We will paint the room blue.

Pintar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pintaría	I would paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	pintarías	you would paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintaría	he / she would paint / color / depict; you would paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintaríamos	we would paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintaríais	you would paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintarían	they would paint / color / depict; you would paint / color / depict (plural)

• Pintaría la pared de un color más claro. — I would paint the wall a lighter color.

Pintar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he pintado	I have painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	has pintado	you have painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha pintado	he / she has painted / colored / depicted; you have painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos pintado	we have painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis pintado	you have painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han pintado	they have painted / colored / depicted; you have painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• He pintado dos cuadros este mes. — I have painted two pictures this month.

Pintar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había pintado	I had painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías pintado	you had painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había pintado	he / she had painted / colored / depicted; you had painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos pintado	we had painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais pintado	you had painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían pintado	they had painted / colored / depicted; you had painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Ya habíamos pintado la fachada. — We had already painted the facade.

Pintar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré pintado	I will have painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás pintado	you will have painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá pintado	he / she will have painted / colored / depicted; you will have painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos pintado	we will have painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis pintado	you will have painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán pintado	they will have painted / colored / depicted; you will have painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Para entonces habrán pintado todas las habitaciones. — By then they will have painted all the rooms.

Pintar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría pintado	I would have painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías pintado	you would have painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría pintado	he / she would have painted / colored / depicted; you would have painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos pintado	we would have painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais pintado	you would have painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían pintado	they would have painted / colored / depicted; you would have painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Habría pintado el marco también. — I would have painted the frame too.

Pintar subjunctive conjugations

Pintar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pinte	that I paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	pintes	that you paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pinte	that he / she paint / color / depict; that you paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintemos	that we paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintéis	that you paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pinten	that they paint / color / depict; that you paint / color / depict (plural)

• Quiero que pintes esta pared. — I want you to paint this wall.

Pintar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pintara	that I painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	pintaras	that you painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintara	that he / she painted / colored / depicted; that you painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintáramos	that we painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintarais	that you painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintaran	that they painted / colored / depicted; that you painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Preferían que pintáramos el fondo primero. — They preferred that we paint the background first.
• Era mejor que pintases la superficie después de limpiarla. — It was better for you to paint the surface after cleaning it.

Pintar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pintare	if / when I should paint / color / depict
Tú — you, singular informal	pintares	if / when you should paint / color / depict
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pintare	if / when he / she should paint / color / depict; if / when you should paint / color / depict (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pintáremos	if / when we should paint / color / depict
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintareis	if / when you should paint / color / depict (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pintaren	if / when they should paint / color / depict; if / when you should paint / color / depict (plural)

• Quien pintare sobre esta superficie deberá usar materiales autorizados. — Whoever should paint on this surface must use authorized materials.

Pintar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya pintado	that I have painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas pintado	that you have painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya pintado	that he / she has painted / colored / depicted; that you have painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos pintado	that we have painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis pintado	that you have painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan pintado	that they have painted / colored / depicted; that you have painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas pintado el cuarto. — I am glad that you painted the room.

Pintar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera pintado	that I had painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras pintado	that you had painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera pintado	that he / she had painted / colored / depicted; that you had painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos pintado	that we had painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais pintado	that you had painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran pintado	that they had painted / colored / depicted; that you had painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Si hubiera pintado antes, la pared ya estaría seca. — If I had painted earlier, the wall would already be dry.
• Si hubieses pintado la puerta primero, habrías terminado antes. — If you had painted the door first, you would have finished earlier.

Pintar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant pintado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere pintado	if / when I should have painted / colored / depicted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres pintado	if / when you should have painted / colored / depicted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere pintado	if / when he / she should have painted / colored / depicted; if / when you should have painted / colored / depicted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos pintado	if / when we should have painted / colored / depicted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis pintado	if / when you should have painted / colored / depicted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren pintado	if / when they should have painted / colored / depicted; if / when you should have painted / colored / depicted (plural)

• Si hubieren pintado zonas adicionales, deberán señalarlas. — If they should have painted additional areas, they must mark them.

Pintar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Pintar affirmative commands

Use the regular affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	pinta	paint
Usted — you, singular formal	pinte	paint (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	pintemos	let’s paint
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pintad	paint (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	pinten	paint (plural)

• Pinta una línea recta aquí. — Paint a straight line here.

Pintar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pintes	do not paint
Usted — you, singular formal	no pinte	do not paint (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no pintemos	let’s not paint
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no pintéis	do not paint (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no pinten	do not paint (plural)

• No pintes sobre esa señal. — Do not paint over that sign.

Common constructions with Pintar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• pintar algo de + color. — to paint something a particular color.
• pintar un cuadro / paisaje / retrato. — to paint a picture, landscape, or portrait.
• las cosas pintan bien / mal. — things look good / bad; colloquial.
• no pintar nada en + situation/place. — to have no role or business in a situation/place; colloquial.

Example sentences with Pintar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Quiero pintar la cocina de blanco. — I want to paint the kitchen white.
• Las cosas pintan bien. — Things look promising.
• Aquí no pinto nada. — I have no role here.
• Espero que pintes el marco también. — I hope you paint the frame too.
• Han pintado toda la casa. — They have painted the whole house.
• Pinta primero las zonas más difíciles. — Paint the most difficult areas first.

Regional and usage notes for Pintar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos pintás muy bien. — You paint very well. (voseo)
• Pintá la pared de azul. — Paint the wall blue. (affirmative vos command)

Pintar is fully regular. Learn its core artistic and surface meanings first, then recognize common colloquial extensions such as pintar bien/mal and no pintar nada.