Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudio | |
| tú | estudias | |
| él / ella / usted | estudia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudié | |
| tú | estudiaste | |
| él / ella / usted | estudió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaba | |
| tú | estudiabas | |
| él / ella / usted | estudiaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaré | |
| tú | estudiarás | |
| él / ella / usted | estudiará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudiaría | |
| tú | estudiarías | |
| él / ella / usted | estudiaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudiarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudie | |
| tú | estudies | |
| él / ella / usted | estudie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | estudiemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | estudiéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | estudien |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to study
- to examine, look into
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations