regular -ar
estudiar
to study
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudio | |
| tú | estudias | |
| él, ella, usted | estudia | |
| nosotros | estudiamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | estudian | |
| vosotros, Spain only | estudiáis |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estudié | |
| tú | estudiaste | |
| él, ella, usted | estudió | |
| nosotros | estudiamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | estudiaron |
The thing that catches people out
¿estudias o trabajas? is a standard opening question between people meeting for the first time, roughly where English would ask what do you do.
In a sentence
estudio españolI study Spanish
estudiamos juntoswe study together