Spanish Verb Estudiar Conjugation, Usage, and Examples

Estudiar is a simple Spanish verb that means to study. It is a regular -ar verb, so it is conjugated similarly to other regular -ar verbs such as esperar, arreglar, and doblar. The verb estudiar can be used in any context when you would use the English verb to study, such as studying for an exam (estudiar para un examen). However, estudiar can also mean to consider, examine, or look into something, such as estudiar la posibilidad (consider the possibility) or estudiar una situacià ³n (examine a situation). In this article you can find the conjugations of estudiar in the present, past, conditional, and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, the imperative, and other verb forms. Present Indicative Notice that in Spanish, the present tense can be used to talk about ongoing actions, which in English is only done with the present progressive. For example, Yo estudio arquitectura would most likely be translated as I am studying architecture. Yo estudio Yo estudio para ser doctora. I am studying to be a doctor. Tà º estudias Tà ºestudias italiano. You study Italian. Usted/à ©l/ella estudia Ellaestudia mucho para el examen. She studies a lot for the exam. Nosotros estudiamos Nosotrosestudiamos con nuestros compaà ±eros. We study with our classmates. Vosotros estudià ¡is Vosotrosestudià ¡is la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. You study the situation carefully. Ustedes/ellos/ellas estudian Ellosestudian en la biblioteca. They study in the library. Preterite Indicative There are two past tenses in Spanish. The preterite is used to describe past events that are completed. Yo estudià © Yo estudià © para ser doctora. I studied to be a doctor. Tà º estudiaste Tà ºestudiaste italiano. You studied Italian. Usted/à ©l/ella estudià ³ Ellaestudià ³ mucho para el examen. She studied a lot for the exam. Nosotros estudiamos Nosotrosestudiamos con nuestros compaà ±eros. We studied with our classmates. Vosotros estudiasteis Vosotrosestudiasteis la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. You studied the situation carefully. Ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiaron Ellosestudiaron en la biblioteca. They studied in the library. Imperfect Indicative The other past tense is the imperfect, which describes past actions that were ongoing or repeated. It can be translated to English as was studying or used to study. Yo estudiaba Yo estudiaba para ser doctora. I used to study to be a doctor. Tà º estudiabas Tà ºestudiabas italiano. You used to study Italian. Usted/à ©l/ella estudiaba Ellaestudiaba mucho para el examen. She used to study a lot for the exam. Nosotros estudià ¡bamos Nosotrosestudià ¡bamos con nuestros compaà ±eros. We used to study with our classmates. Vosotros estudiabais Vosotrosestudiabais la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. You used to study the situation carefully. Ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiaban Ellosestudiaban en la biblioteca. They used to study in the library. Future Indicative Yo estudiarà © Yo estudiarà ©para ser doctora. I will study to be a doctor. Tà º estudiarà ¡s Tà ºestudiarà ¡s italiano. You will study Italian. Usted/à ©l/ella estudiarà ¡ Ellaestudiarà ¡ mucho para el examen. She will study a lot for the exam. Nosotros estudiaremos Nosotrosestudiaremos con nuestros compaà ±eros. We will study with our classmates. Vosotros estudiarà ©is Vosotrosestudiarà ©is la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. You will study the situation carefully. Ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiarà ¡n Ellosestudiarà ¡n en la biblioteca. They will study in the library. Periphrastic  Future Indicative   The periphrastic future is usually translated to English as going to verb. Yo voy a estudiar Yo voy a estudiarpara ser doctora. I am going to study to be a doctor. Tà º vasa estudiar Tà ºvasa estudiar italiano. You aregoing to study Italian. Usted/à ©l/ella vaa estudiar Ellavaa estudiar mucho para el examen. She isgoing to study a lot for the exam. Nosotros vamosa estudiar Nosotrosvamosa estudiar con nuestros compaà ±eros. We aregoing to study with our classmates. Vosotros vaisa estudiar Vosotrosvaisa estudiar la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. You aregoing to study the situation carefully. Ustedes/ellos/ellas vana estudiar Ellosvana estudiar en la biblioteca. They aregoing to study in the library. Present Progressive/Gerund Form The gerund or present participle in Spanish is the -ing form in English, and it is used to form progressive tenses like the present progressive. Present Progressive ofEstudiar està ¡ estudiando Ella està ¡ estudiando mucho para el examen. She is studying a lot for the exam. Past Participle The past participle in Spanish usually ends in -ado or -ido. It can be used to form perfect tenses like the present perfect. Present Perfect of Estudiar ha estudiado Ella haestudiadomucho para el examen. She hasstudied a lot for the exam. Conditional Indicative The conditional tense is normally translated to English as would verb. Yo estudiarà ­a Yo estudiarà ­apara ser doctora si fuera mà ¡s joven. I would study to be a doctor if I were younger. Tà º estudiarà ­as Tà ºestudiarà ­as italiano si tuvieras tiempo. You would study Italian if you had time. Usted/à ©l/ella estudiarà ­a Ellaestudiarà ­a mucho para el examen, pero es muy perezosa. She would study a lot for the exam, but she is very lazy. Nosotros estudiarà ­amos Nosotrosestudiarà ­amos con nuestros compaà ±eros, pero ellos no quieren. We would study with our classmates, but they don't want to. Vosotros estudiarà ­ais Vosotrosestudiarà ­ais la situacià ³n cuidadosamente si fuerais detectives. You would study the situation carefully if you were detectives. Ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiarà ­an Ellosestudiarà ­an en la biblioteca si pudieran. They would study in the library if they could. Present Subjunctive Que yo estudie Mi madre sugiere que yo estudie para ser doctora. My mother suggests that I study to be a doctor. Que tà º estudies Mateo pide que tà º estudies italiano. Mateo asks that you study Italian. Que usted/à ©l/ella estudie El maestro recomienda que ella estudiemucho para el examen. The teacher recommends that she study a lot for the exam. Que nosotros estudiemos Carlos recomienda que nosotros estudiemoscon nuestros compaà ±eros. Carlos recommends that we study with our classmates. Que vosotros estudià ©is El juez sugiere que vosotros estudià ©is la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. The judge suggests that you study the situation carefully. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas estudien El bibliotecario sugiere que ellos estudien enla biblioteca. The librarian suggests that they study in the library. Imperfect Subjunctive The imperfect subjunctive has two different forms: Option 1 Que yo estudiara Mi madre sugirià ³ que yo estudiara para ser doctora. My mother suggested that I study to be a doctor. Que tà º estudiaras Mateo pedà ­a que tà º estudiaras italiano. Mateo asked that you study Italian. Que usted/à ©l/ella estudiara El maestro recomendaba que ella estudiaramucho para el examen. The teacher recommended that she study a lot for the exam. Que nosotros estudià ¡ramos Carlos recomendaba que nosotros estudià ¡ramoscon nuestros compaà ±eros. Carlos recommended that we study with our classmates. Que vosotros estudiarais El juez sugerà ­a que vosotros estudiarais la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. The judge suggested that you study the situation carefully. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiaran El bibliotecario sugerà ­a que ellos estudiaran enla biblioteca. The librarian suggested that they study in the library. Option 2 Que yo estudiase Mi madre sugirià ³ que yo estudiase para ser doctora. My mother suggested that I study to be a doctor. Que tà º estudiases Mateo pedà ­a que tà º estudiases italiano. Mateo asked that you study Italian. Que usted/à ©l/ella estudiase El maestro recomendaba que ella estudiase mucho para el examen. The teacher recommended that she study a lot for the exam. Que nosotros estudià ¡semos Carlos recomendaba que nosotros estudià ¡semoscon nuestros compaà ±eros. Carlos recommended that we study with our classmates. Que vosotros estudiaseis El juez sugerà ­a que vosotros estudiaseis la situacià ³n cuidadosamente. The judge suggested that you study the situation carefully. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas estudiasen El bibliotecario sugerà ­a que ellos estudiasen enla biblioteca. The librarian suggested that they study in the library. ï » ¿Imperative To give someone an order or command, you need the imperative mood. Positive Commands Tà º estudia  ¡Estudia italiano! Study Italian! Usted estudie  ¡Estudie mucho para el examen! Study a lot for the exam! Nosotros estudiemos  ¡Estudiemos con nuestros compaà ±eros! Let's study with our classmates! Vosotros estudiad  ¡Estudiad la situacià ³n cuidadosamente! Study the situation carefully! Ustedes estudien  ¡Estudien en la biblioteca! Study in the library! Negative Commands Tà º no estudies  ¡No estudies italiano! Don't study Italian! Usted no estudie  ¡No estudie mucho para el examen! Don't study a lot for the exam! Nosotros no estudiemos  ¡No estudiemos con nuestros compaà ±eros! Let's not study with our classmates! Vosotros no estudià ©is  ¡No estudià ©is la situacià ³n cuidadosamente! Don't study the situation carefully! Ustedes no estudien  ¡No estudien en la biblioteca! Don't study in the library!