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FRENCH VERB

étudier

to study

  • #291 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: étudié
  • Present participle: étudiant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I study
  2. tu you study
  3. il, elle, on he/she studies
  4. nous we study
  5. vous you study
  6. ils, elles they study

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I studied
  2. tu you studied
  3. il, elle, on he/she studied
  4. nous we studied
  5. vous you studied
  6. ils, elles they studied

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to study
  2. tu you used to study
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to study
  4. nous we used to study
  5. vous you used to study
  6. ils, elles they used to study

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will study
  2. tu you will study
  3. il, elle, on he/she will study
  4. nous we will study
  5. vous you will study
  6. ils, elles they will study

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would study
  2. tu you would study
  3. il, elle, on he/she would study
  4. nous we would study
  5. vous you would study
  6. ils, elles they would study

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I study
  2. tu (that) you study
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she study
  4. nous (that) we study
  5. vous (that) you study
  6. ils, elles (that) they study

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu study!
  2. nous study! (let’s)
  3. vous study! (plural, or formal)

How to use étudier

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Elle étudie le droit à Bordeaux.

    She studies law in Bordeaux.

  2. Past

    J'ai étudié l'espagnol pendant quatre ans.

    I studied Spanish for four years.

  3. Imperfect

    Quand j'étudiais à Lille, je sortais tous les soirs.

    When I was studying in Lille, I went out every night.

  4. Future

    Mon fils étudiera la médecine, il l'a décidé.

    My son will study medicine, he's decided.

  5. Conditional

    J'étudierais la musique si c'était à refaire.

    I'd study music if I had to do it again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu étudies un peu plus pour cet examen.

    You need to study a bit more for this exam.

  7. Imperative

    Étudiez bien le contrat avant de dire oui.

    Study the contract carefully before saying yes.

Good to know

  • Étudier is to study a subject; for an evening of homework, people say réviser or travailler.

Where you hear étudier

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 1

  • J'étudie le français. I'm studying French.
  • Hier, j'ai étudié pendant trois heures. Yesterday I studied for three hours.
  • Je vais étudier à Paris. I'm going to study in Paris.
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On the Train

Beginner Level 1 · tu étudies · j'étudie · vous étudiez

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