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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
estudiar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
estudiando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
estudiado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudio I study |
tú | estudias you study |
él/ella/usted | estudia he/she/you studys |
nosotros | estudiamos we study |
vosotros | estudiáis you all study |
ellos/ustedes | estudian they/you all study |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudiaba I used to study |
tú | estudiabas you used to study |
él/ella/usted | estudiaba he/she/you used to study |
nosotros | estudiábamos we used to study |
vosotros | estudiabais you all used to study |
ellos/ustedes | estudiaban they/you all used to study |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudié I studied |
tú | estudiaste you studied |
él/ella/usted | estudió he/she/you studied |
nosotros | estudiamos we studied |
vosotros | estudiasteis you all studied |
ellos/ustedes | estudiaron they/you all studied |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudiaré I will study |
tú | estudiarás you will study |
él/ella/usted | estudiará he/she/you will study |
nosotros | estudiaremos we will study |
vosotros | estudiaréis you all will study |
ellos/ustedes | estudiarán they/you all will study |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudiaría I would study |
tú | estudiarías you would study |
él/ella/usted | estudiaría he/she/you would study |
nosotros | estudiaríamos we would study |
vosotros | estudiaríais you all would study |
ellos/ustedes | estudiarían they/you all would study |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudie that I study |
tú | estudies that you study |
él/ella/usted | estudie that he/she/you study |
nosotros | estudiemos that we study |
vosotros | estudiéis that you all study |
ellos/ustedes | estudien that they/you all study |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | estudiara or estudiase that I studied |
tú | estudiaras or estudiases that you studied |
él/ella/usted | estudiara or estudiase that he/she/you studied |
nosotros | estudiáramos or estudiásemos that we studied |
vosotros | estudiarais or estudiaseis that you all studied |
ellos/ustedes | estudiaran or estudiasen that they/you all studied |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he estudiado I have studied |
tú | has estudiado you have studied |
él/ella/usted | ha estudiado he/she/you have studied |
nosotros | hemos estudiado we have studied |
vosotros | habéis estudiado you all have studied |
ellos/ustedes | han estudiado they/you all have studied |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había estudiado I had studied |
tú | habías estudiado you had studied |
él/ella/usted | había estudiado he/she/you had studied |
nosotros | habíamos estudiado we had studied |
vosotros | habíais estudiado you all had studied |
ellos/ustedes | habían estudiado they/you all had studied |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube estudiado I had studied |
tú | hubiste estudiado you had studied |
él/ella/usted | hubo estudiado he/she/you had studied |
nosotros | hubimos estudiado we had studied |
vosotros | hubisteis estudiado you all had studied |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron estudiado they/you all had studied |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré estudiado I will have studied |
tú | habrás estudiado you will have studied |
él/ella/usted | habrá estudiado he/she/you will have studied |
nosotros | habremos estudiado we will have studied |
vosotros | habréis estudiado you all will have studied |
ellos/ustedes | habrán estudiado they/you all will have studied |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría estudiado I would have studied |
tú | habrías estudiado you would have studied |
él/ella/usted | habría estudiado he/she/you would have studied |
nosotros | habríamos estudiado we would have studied |
vosotros | habríais estudiado you all would have studied |
ellos/ustedes | habrían estudiado they/you all would have studied |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya estudiado that I have studied |
tú | hayas estudiado that you have studied |
él/ella/usted | haya estudiado that he/she/you have studied |
nosotros | hayamos estudiado that we have studied |
vosotros | hayáis estudiado that you all have studied |
ellos/ustedes | hayan estudiado that they/you all have studied |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera estudiado that I had studied |
tú | hubieras estudiado that you had studied |
él/ella/usted | hubiera estudiado that he/she/you had studied |
nosotros | hubiéramos estudiado that we had studied |
vosotros | hubierais estudiado that you all had studied |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran estudiado that they/you all had studied |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | estudia | study! (you) |
usted | estudie | study! (you formal) |
nosotros | estudiemos | let's study! |
vosotros | estudiad | study! (you all) |
ustedes | estudien | study! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no estudies | don't study! (you) |
usted | no estudie | don't study! (you formal) |
nosotros | no estudiemos | let's not study! |
vosotros | no estudiéis | don't study! (you all) |
ustedes | no estudien | don't study! (you all) |
More About "estudiar"
Examples in Context
Estudié toda la noche para el examen.
I studied all night for the exam.
Preterite
Estudio medicina en la universidad.
I study medicine at university.
Present
He estudiado español durante dos años.
I have studied Spanish for two years.
Present Perfect
Estudiaré en el extranjero.
I will study abroad.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Estudiar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meaning: to study
- •Related noun: el estudio (study), el estudiante (student)
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