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SPANISH VERB

estudiar

to study

  • #75 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: estudiando
  • Past participle: estudiado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use estudiar

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

  1. Present

    Mi hija estudia medicina en Monterrey.

    My daughter studies medicine in Monterrey.

  2. Past

    Estudié toda la noche para el examen.

    I studied all night for the exam.

  3. Imperfect

    Estudiábamos juntos en la biblioteca.

    We used to study together at the library.

  4. Future

    El año que viene estudiaré francés.

    Next year I will study French.

  5. Conditional

    Yo estudiaría algo de computación, hay trabajo.

    I would study something in computing, there are jobs.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que estudies un poco cada día.

    I want you to study a little every day.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Mis papás querían que estudiara derecho.

    My parents wanted me to study law.

  8. Imperative

    Estudia primero y luego juegas, ¿va?

    Study first and then you can play, okay?

Where you hear estudiar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Estudio español todos los días. I study Spanish every day.
  • Ayer estudié los números. Yesterday I studied the numbers.
  • Mañana voy a estudiar más. Tomorrow I'm going to study more.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Mis alumnos estudian español. My students study Spanish.
  • Ayer estudié una hora. Yesterday I studied for an hour.
  • Mañana estudiaré un poco más. Tomorrow I'll study a little more.
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What Do You Do?

Beginner Level 1 · estudio · estudias

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Do You Have Brothers and Sisters?

Beginner Level 1 · estudia

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When Are You Leaving?

Beginner Level 1 · estudiando

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An Email from Boston

Intermediate Level 1 · estudiar para partera

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A Call to Boston

Intermediate Level 1 · que estudie

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Whatever Happens

Intermediate Level 1 · estudiaría

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The Application

Intermediate Level 2 · estudió aquí

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Where Did You Study?

Advanced Level 1 · estudiasteis · ¿Dónde estudiasteis?

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In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · estudiarlo

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.