Estudiar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice estudiar free →Estudiar means 'to study', and given that school, subjects and future plans are core GCSE topics, it is a verb you will reach for constantly. Estudio español (I study Spanish), voy a estudiar medicina (I'm going to study medicine). It is a regular -ar verb, so once you know the pattern there are no surprises. Its real value at exam time is in talking about what you study now, what you studied before (estudié) and what you plan to study in the future — using several tenses of the same verb is exactly the kind of range that pushes you into the higher mark bands.
Quick facts
Estudiar (to study) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Estudio ciencias (I study science).
Estudiar para: estudio para el examen.
Voy a estudiar medicina (I'm going to study medicine).
Pair past, present and future to show off range and lift your mark.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
estudiar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know estudiar, you know the template for all regular -ar 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 estudiar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: estudio, tú: estudias, él: estudia, nosotros: estudiamos, vosotros: estudiáis, ellos: estudian
The past participle is estudiado (he estudiado) and the gerund is estudiando (estoy estudiando).
Estudiar 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.