aprender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
aprender — to learn
The imperative of aprender uses regular forms: aprende, aprenda, aprendamos, aprended, aprendan.
aprender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give commands or encouragement to learn, such as telling a student 'Learn this!' or 'Let's learn!'.
Notes on aprender in the Affirmative Imperative
Aprender is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form, and the 'vosotros' form simply changes the -r to -d.
Example Sentences
¡Aprende esta canción para mañana!
Learn this song for tomorrow!
tú
Aprendamos algo nuevo hoy.
Let's learn something new today.
nosotros
Aprended bien los verbos, chicos.
Learn the verbs well, guys.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: aprender (as a command)
Correct: aprende / aprended
Why: In Spanish, you must conjugate the verb for commands rather than using the infinitive (unless it is a general sign).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aprendo
The present tense of aprender is regular: aprendo, aprendes, aprende, aprendemos, aprendéis, aprenden.
Preterite
yo: aprendí
The preterite of aprender is regular: aprendí, aprendiste, aprendió, aprendimos, aprendisteis, aprendieron.
Imperfect
yo: aprendía
The imperfect of aprender is regular: aprendía, aprendías, aprendía, aprendíamos, aprendíais, aprendían.
Future
yo: aprenderé
The future tense of aprender is regular: aprenderé, aprenderás, aprenderá, aprenderemos, aprenderéis, aprenderán.
Conditional
yo: aprendería
The conditional of aprender is regular: aprendería, aprenderías, aprendería, aprenderíamos, aprenderíais, aprenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aprenda
The present subjunctive of aprender is regular: aprenda, aprendas, aprenda, aprendamos, aprendáis, aprendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aprendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of aprender is regular: aprendiera, aprendieras, aprendiera, aprendiéramos, aprendierais, aprendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aprendas
The negative imperative of aprender uses the present subjunctive: no aprendas, no aprenda, no aprendamos, no aprendáis, no aprendan.