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SPANISH VERB

aprender

to learn

  • #94 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: aprendiendo
  • Past participle: aprendido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I learn
  2. tú you learn
  3. usted, él, ella he/she learns
  4. nosotros we learn
  5. vosotros Spain you all learn
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they learn

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I learned
  2. tú you learned
  3. usted, él, ella he/she learned
  4. nosotros we learned
  5. vosotros Spain you all learned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they learned

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to learn
  2. tú you used to learn
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to learn
  4. nosotros we used to learn
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to learn
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to learn

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will learn
  2. tú you will learn
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will learn
  4. nosotros we will learn
  5. vosotros Spain you all will learn
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will learn

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would learn
  2. tú you would learn
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would learn
  4. nosotros we would learn
  5. vosotros Spain you all would learn
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would learn

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I learn
  2. tú (that) you learn
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she learn
  4. nosotros (that) we learn
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all learn
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they learn

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I learned
  2. tú (if) you learned
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she learned
  4. nosotros (if) we learned
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all learned
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they learned

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú learn!
  2. usted learn! (formal)
  3. nosotros learn! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain learn! (all of you)
  5. ustedes learn! (all of you)

How to use aprender

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

  1. Present

    Aprendo español con lecciones de audio.

    I'm learning Spanish with audio lessons.

  2. Past

    Aprendí a cocinar con mi abuela.

    I learned to cook with my grandmother.

  3. Imperfect

    Aprendíamos una canción nueva cada semana.

    We learned a new song every week.

  4. Future

    Este año aprenderé a manejar.

    This year I will learn to drive.

  5. Conditional

    Aprenderías más rápido hablando con la gente.

    You would learn faster by talking to people.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que mis hijos aprendan a nadar.

    I want my kids to learn to swim.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Ojalá aprendiera a bailar salsa.

    I wish I could learn to dance salsa.

  8. Imperative

    Aprende de tus errores y sigue adelante.

    Learn from your mistakes and keep going.

Good to know

  • Aprender a with a verb: aprender a nadar, to learn to swim.

Where you hear aprender

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Aprendo un poco todos los días. I learn a little every day.
  • Aprendí mucho en México. I learned a lot in Mexico.
  • Vas a aprender muy rápido. You're going to learn very fast.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Aprendo español todos los días. I learn Spanish every day.
  • Aprendí mucho en la clínica. I learned a lot at the clinic.
  • Voy a aprender más español. I'm going to learn more Spanish.
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Do You Know How to Surf?

Beginner Level 1 · aprender · aprendes · Aprendes muy rápido. · aprendo

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What Did You See?

Beginner Level 1 · aprendí

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Happy Birthday!

Beginner Level 1 · aprendiste

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I'm Going to Miss You

Beginner Level 1 · Aprendí mucho.

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Have You Ever Tried Them?

Beginner Level 2 · aprendido

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Almost Two Months Already

Beginner Level 2 · aprendí · aprendiste

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The Morning After

Intermediate Level 1 · has aprendido

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By Then I'll Have Finished

Intermediate Level 2 · habrán aprendido

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Do You Remember Me?

Intermediate Level 2 · aprendía muy rápido

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The End of Summer

Intermediate Level 2 · que aprenda

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A Widow From Seville

Advanced Level 1 · Ya he aprendido a decir

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Both Things

Advanced Level 3 · no lo aprendí bien de niño

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