The Present Tense of pintarse is used to describe actions that are happening right now or that occur habitually. For example, Me pinto las uñas de rojo. (I paint my nails red.)

Pintarse is a regular -ar verb, which means its conjugations follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -ar in the present tense.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Pintarse (to paint oneself) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pintarse generally means to paint oneself or apply makeup, but has several different meanings in the Present Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To paint or apply makeup: For example, Me pinto las uñas de rojo (I paint my nails red).

To dye one’s hair: For example, Me pinto el pelo de rubio (I dye my hair blonde).

To get drunk or high (slang): For example, Nos pintamos en la fiesta (We get wasted at the party).

To show up or arrive (colloquial): For example, ¿A qué hora te pintas por aquí? (What time are you showing up around here?)

To do something well or stand out (colloquial): For example, Se pinta para cantar (She’s really good at singing).

Examples

Examples of Pintarse in the Present Tense

Cada mañana me pinto las uñas de un color diferente. (Every morning I paint my nails a different color.)

¿Por qué te pintas el cabello de azul? (Why do you dye your hair blue?)

Mi hermana se pinta las cejas para que se vean más gruesas. (My sister dyes her eyebrows to make them look thicker.)

En el carnaval, nos pintamos la cara con colores brillantes. (At the carnival, we paint our faces with bright colors.)

¿Ustedes se pintan las uñas de los pies en verano? (Do you paint your toenails in the summer?)

Los artistas callejeros se pintan todo el cuerpo para sus actuaciones. (Street performers paint their entire bodies for their acts.)

En la clase de arte, nos pintamos retratos unos a otros. (In art class, we paint portraits of each other.)

¿Os pintáis las uñas para ocasiones especiales? (Do you paint your nails for special occasions?)

La abuela se pinta el cabello cada mes para cubrir las canas. (Grandma dyes her hair every month to cover the gray.)

Los fanáticos se pintan la cara con los colores de su equipo. (The fans paint their faces with their team’s colors.)

Antes de una cita, me pinto las pestañas para resaltar mis ojos. (Before a date, I apply mascara to accentuate my eyes.)

¿Te pintas las canas o prefieres lucir un look más natural? (Do you dye your gray hair or do you prefer a more natural look?)

En el festival cultural, los niños se pintan la cara con diseños tradicionales. (At the cultural festival, children paint their faces with traditional designs.)

Para Halloween, nos pintamos como esqueletos y vampiros. (For Halloween, we paint ourselves as skeletons and vampires.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Pintarse (to paint oneself) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Present tense is also known as the Simple Present, Present Simple, Present Tense, or Present Indicative in English, and as Presente de Indicativo, Presente Simple, Tiempo Presente, or Indicativo Presente in Spanish.