Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aprender in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Aprender
- Aprender in the Indicative Present
- Aprender in the Indicative Preterite
- Aprender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aprender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aprender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aprender in the Indicative Future
- Aprender in the Indicative Conditional
- Aprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aprender
- Imperative tenses of Aprender
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Aprender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Aprender is the Spanish verb for "to learn". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | aprender | to learn |
| Past participle | aprendido | learnt |
| Gerund | aprendiendo | learning |
Indicative Tenses of Aprender
Aprender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aprender is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "aprendo", meaning "I learn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendo | I learn |
| Tú | aprendes | you learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprende | s/he learns, you (formal) learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendemos | we learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendéis | you (plural) learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprenden | they learn, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aprender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "aprendí", meaning "I learnt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendí | I learnt |
| Tú | aprendiste | you learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprendió | s/he learnt, you (formal) learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendimos | we learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendisteis | you (plural) learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendieron | they learnt, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aprender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "aprendía", meaning "I used to learn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendía | I used to learn |
| Tú | aprendías | you used to learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprendía | s/he used to learn, you (formal) used to learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendíamos | we used to learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendíais | you (plural) used to learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendían | they used to learn, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aprender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy aprendiendo", meaning "I am learning".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aprendiendo | I am learning |
| Tú | estás aprendiendo | you are learning |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aprendiendo | s/he is learning, you (formal) are learning |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aprendiendo | we are learning |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aprendiendo | you (plural) are learning |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aprendiendo | they are learning, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a aprender", meaning "I am going to learn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aprender | I am going to learn |
| Tú | vas a aprender | you are going to learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aprender | s/he is going to learn, you (formal) are going to learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aprender | we are going to learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aprender | you (plural) are going to learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aprender | they are going to learn, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aprender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "aprenderé", meaning "I will learn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprenderé | I will learn |
| Tú | aprenderás | you will learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprenderá | s/he will learn, you (formal) will learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprenderemos | we will learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprenderéis | you (plural) will learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprenderán | they will learn, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aprender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "aprendería", meaning "I would learn".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendería | I would learn |
| Tú | aprenderías | you would learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprendería | s/he would learn, you (formal) would learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprenderíamos | we would learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprenderíais | you (plural) would learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprenderían | they would learn, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aprender is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he aprendido", meaning "I have learnt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aprendido | I have learnt |
| Tú | has aprendido | you have learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aprendido | s/he has learnt, you (formal) have learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aprendido | we have learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aprendido | you (plural) have learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aprendido | they have learnt, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aprender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había aprendido", meaning "I had learnt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aprendido | I had learnt |
| Tú | habías aprendido | you had learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aprendido | s/he had learnt, you (formal) had learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aprendido | we had learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aprendido | you (plural) had learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aprendido | they had learnt, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aprender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré aprendido", meaning "I will have learnt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aprendido | I will have learnt |
| Tú | habrás aprendido | you will have learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aprendido | s/he will have learnt, you (formal) will have learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aprendido | we will have learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aprendido | you (plural) will have learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aprendido | they will have learnt, |
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Aprender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aprender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría aprendido", meaning "I would have learnt".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aprendido | I would have learnt |
| Tú | habrías aprendido | you would have learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aprendido | s/he would have learnt, you (formal) would have learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aprendido | we would have learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aprendido | you (plural) would have learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aprendido | they would have learnt, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Aprender
Aprender in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "aprenda", meaning "I learn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprenda | I learn |
| Tú | aprendas | you learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprenda | s/he learns, you (formal) learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendamos | we learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendáis | you (plural) learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendan | they learn, |
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Aprender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "aprendiera", meaning "I learnt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendiera | I learnt |
| Tú | aprendieras | you learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprendiera | s/he learnt, you (formal) learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendiéramos | we learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendierais | you (plural) learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendieran | they learnt, |
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Aprender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "aprendiere", meaning "I will learn".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aprendiere | I will learn |
| Tú | aprendieres | you will learn |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprendiere | s/he will learn, you (formal) will learn |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendiéremos | we will learn |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprendiereis | you (plural) will learn |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendieren | they will learn, |
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Aprender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya aprendido", meaning "I have learnt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aprendido | I have learnt |
| Tú | hayas aprendido | you have learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aprendido | s/he has learnt, you (formal) have learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aprendido | we have learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aprendido | you (plural) have learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aprendido | they have learnt, |
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Aprender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera aprendido", meaning "I had learnt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aprendido | I had learnt |
| Tú | hubieras aprendido | you had learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aprendido | s/he had learnt, you (formal) had learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aprendido | we had learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aprendido | you (plural) had learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aprendido | they had learnt, |
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Aprender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere aprendido", meaning "I will have learnt".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aprendido | I will have learnt |
| Tú | hubieres aprendido | you will have learnt |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aprendido | s/he will have learnt, you (formal) will have learnt |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aprendido | we will have learnt |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aprendido | you (plural) will have learnt |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aprendido | they will have learnt, |
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Imperative Tenses of Aprender
Aprender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "aprenda", meaning "(to you formal) learn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aprende | (to you) learn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aprenda | (to you formal) learn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aprendamos | let's learn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aprended | (to you plural) learn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aprendan | (to you plural formal) learn! |
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Aprender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no aprenda", meaning "(to you formal) don't learn!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aprendas | (to you) don't learn! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aprenda | (to you formal) don't learn! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aprendamos | let's not learn! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aprendáis | (to you plural) don't learn! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aprendan | (to you plural formal) don't learn! |
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