Regular -ER verb

aprender
to learn

Aprender is a regular -er verb in Spanish.

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Aprender conjugation in Spanish

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

Meaningto learn
Verb type-er verb
Regular / IrregularRegular
CEFR levelA1

Aprender — conjugation tables

Aprender (to learn) is a regular -er verb.

Indicative
Presente guide →
yoaprendo
aprendes
élaprende
nosaprendemos
vosaprendéis
ellosaprenden
Pretérito Indefinido guide →
yoaprendí
aprendiste
élaprendió
nosaprendimos
vosaprendisteis
ellosaprendieron
Pretérito Imperfecto guide →
yoaprendía
aprendías
élaprendía
nosaprendíamos
vosaprendíais
ellosaprendían
Futuro guide →
yoaprenderé
aprenderás
élaprenderá
nosaprenderemos
vosaprenderéis
ellosaprenderán
Condicional guide →
yoaprendería
aprenderías
élaprendería
nosaprenderíamos
vosaprenderíais
ellosaprenderían
Pretérito Perfecto guide →
yohe aprendido
has aprendido
élha aprendido
noshemos aprendido
voshabéis aprendido
elloshan aprendido
Pluscuamperfecto guide →
yohabía aprendido
habías aprendido
élhabía aprendido
noshabíamos aprendido
voshabíais aprendido
elloshabían aprendido
Futuro Compuesto guide →
yohabré aprendido
habrás aprendido
élhabrá aprendido
noshabremos aprendido
voshabréis aprendido
elloshabrán aprendido
Presente Progresivo guide →
yoestoy aprendiendo
estás aprendiendo
élestá aprendiendo
nosestamos aprendiendo
vosestáis aprendiendo
ellosestán aprendiendo
Subjunctive
Pres. Subjuntivo guide →
yoaprenda
aprendas
élaprenda
nosaprendamos
vosaprendáis
ellosaprendan
Imperf. Subjuntivo guide →
yoaprendiera
aprendieras
élaprendiera
nosaprendiéramos
vosaprendierais
ellosaprendieran
Imperative
Imperativo guide →
yo
aprende
élaprenda
nosaprendamos
vosaprended
ellosaprendan

Example sentences with aprender

Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.

1.
aprendo.
I learn.
2.
¿Aprendes?
Do you learn?
3.
Aprendió ayer.
He/she learned yesterday.
4.
No aprendo mucho.
I don't learn much.
5.
Siempre aprenden juntos.
They always learn together.

How to use aprender

Learning a subject/skill

Aprendo español (I'm learning Spanish).

Learning to do something

Aprender a + infinitive: aprendo a nadar (I'm learning to swim).

Past learning

Aprendí mucho (I learned a lot).

Learning by heart

Aprender de memoria (to learn by heart).

Common phrases using aprender

Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.

aprender + infinitivoto to learn + another verb
no aprendoI don't to learn
¿Aprendes?question form

Idiomatic expressions

aprender de memoriato learn by heart
aprender ato learn to
aprender la lecciónto learn one's lesson

Common mistakes with aprender

Aprender is a regular verb. Make sure you know the endings for each tense — especially the preterite and subjunctive, which is where marks are most often lost.

Grammar notes

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.

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Quick quiz — aprender

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nosotros (Pretérito Indefinido)
vosotros (Futuro)
ellos / ellas (Presente)

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate aprender in the present tense?

yo: aprendo, tú: aprendes, él: aprende, nosotros: aprendemos, vosotros: aprendéis, ellos: aprenden

Is aprender a regular or irregular verb?

Aprender is a regular -er verb following the standard -er pattern.

How do you use aprender in a GCSE Spanish essay?

Use aprender in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.

Similar verbs to aprender

Verbs that are easy to confuse with aprender or that behave like it.

estudiarto study — the activity, where aprender is the result (learning).
enseñarto teach — the other side of learning.
entenderto understand — a step in the process of learning.

Related verbs

hablar caminar trabajar escuchar

This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Aprender is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.