Aprender is a regular -er verb in Spanish.
Practice aprender free →Aprender means 'to learn', and it is one of the first verbs you will actually use to describe what you are doing right now — learning Spanish. It is a regular -er verb, so once you know the pattern there are no surprises. The most useful structure is aprender a + infinitive, meaning to learn how to do something: estoy aprendiendo a conducir (I'm learning to drive). It comes up constantly in school, hobbies and future-plans topics, where you talk about what you have learned (aprendí) and what you want to learn next. Because it is regular and personally relevant to every learner, aprender is a high-value verb to have automatic across tenses.
Quick facts
Aprender (to learn) is a regular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Aprendo español (I'm learning Spanish).
Aprender a + infinitive: aprendo a nadar (I'm learning to swim).
Aprendí mucho (I learned a lot).
Aprender de memoria (to learn by heart).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
aprender is a regular -er verb — it follows the standard -er pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know aprender, you know the template for all regular -er verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice aprender now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: aprendo, tú: aprendes, él: aprende, nosotros: aprendemos, vosotros: aprendéis, ellos: aprenden
The past participle is aprendido (he aprendido) and the gerund is aprendiendo (estoy aprendiendo).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with aprender or that behave like it.
Aprender is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.