Aprender means to learn. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: aprendo, aprendes, aprende, aprendemos, aprendéis, aprenden.
Aprender in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Aprender in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Aprender in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Aprender in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Aprender in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | aprendo | aprendí | aprendía | aprenderé | aprendería |
| tú | aprendes | aprendiste | aprendías | aprenderás | aprenderías |
| él / ella / usted | aprende | aprendió | aprendía | aprenderá | aprendería |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprendemos | aprendimos | aprendíamos | aprenderemos | aprenderíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprendéis | aprendisteis | aprendíais | aprenderéis | aprenderíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprenden | aprendieron | aprendían | aprenderán | aprenderían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprendo | I learn |
| tú | aprendes | you learn |
| él / ella / usted | aprende | he/she learns |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprendemos | we learn |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprendéis | you all (vosotros) learn |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprenden | they learn |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprendí | I learned |
| tú | aprendiste | you learned |
| él / ella / usted | aprendió | he/she learned |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprendimos | we learned |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprendisteis | you all (vosotros) learned |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprendieron | they learned |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprendía | I used to learn |
| tú | aprendías | you used to learn |
| él / ella / usted | aprendía | he/she used to learn |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprendíamos | we used to learn |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprendíais | you all (vosotros) used to learn |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprendían | they used to learn |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprenderé | I will learn |
| tú | aprenderás | you will learn |
| él / ella / usted | aprenderá | he/she will learn |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprenderemos | we will learn |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprenderéis | you all (vosotros) will learn |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprenderán | they will learn |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aprendería | I would learn |
| tú | aprenderías | you would learn |
| él / ella / usted | aprendería | he/she would learn |
| nosotros / nosotras | aprenderíamos | we would learn |
| vosotros / vosotras | aprenderíais | you all (vosotros) would learn |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aprenderían | they would learn |
Aprender follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are aprendo, aprendes, aprende, aprendemos, aprendéis, aprenden, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
aprendí, aprendiste, aprendió, aprendimos, aprendisteis, aprendieron. For example, aprendí means “I learned”.
Aprender follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (aprendí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (aprendía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I learned” and “I used to learn”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are aprenderé (“I will learn”) and aprendería (“I would learn”). The full charts above include every person.
Aprender means to learn.
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