Estudiar means to study. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: estudio, estudias, estudia, estudiamos, estudiáis, estudian.
Estudiar 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.
Estudiar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Estudiar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Estudiar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Estudiar 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 | estudio | estudié | estudiaba | estudiaré | estudiaría |
| tú | estudias | estudiaste | estudiabas | estudiarás | estudiarías |
| él / ella / usted | estudia | estudió | estudiaba | estudiará | estudiaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiamos | estudiamos | estudiábamos | estudiaremos | estudiaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiáis | estudiasteis | estudiabais | estudiaréis | estudiaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudian | estudiaron | estudiaban | estudiarán | estudiarían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudio | I study |
| tú | estudias | you study |
| él / ella / usted | estudia | he/she studies |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiamos | we study |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiáis | you all (vosotros) study |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudian | they study |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudié | I studied |
| tú | estudiaste | you studied |
| él / ella / usted | estudió | he/she studied |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiamos | we studied |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiasteis | you all (vosotros) studied |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiaron | they studied |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaba | I used to study |
| tú | estudiabas | you used to study |
| él / ella / usted | estudiaba | he/she used to study |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiábamos | we used to study |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiabais | you all (vosotros) used to study |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiaban | they used to study |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaré | I will study |
| tú | estudiarás | you will study |
| él / ella / usted | estudiará | he/she will study |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiaremos | we will study |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiaréis | you all (vosotros) will study |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiarán | they will study |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaría | I would study |
| tú | estudiarías | you would study |
| él / ella / usted | estudiaría | he/she would study |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiaríamos | we would study |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiaríais | you all (vosotros) would study |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiarían | they would study |
Estudiar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are estudio, estudias, estudia, estudiamos, estudiáis, estudian, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
estudié, estudiaste, estudió, estudiamos, estudiasteis, estudiaron. For example, estudié means “I studied”.
Estudiar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (estudié) presents a completed event; the imperfect (estudiaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I studied” and “I used to study”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are estudiaré (“I will study”) and estudiaría (“I would study”). The full charts above include every person.
Estudiar means to study.
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