aprender Imperfect Conjugation
aprender — to learn
The imperfect of aprender is regular: aprendía, aprendías, aprendía, aprendíamos, aprendíais, aprendían.
aprender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing process of learning in the past or habitual learning, like what you used to learn back in elementary school.
Notes on aprender in the Imperfect
Aprender is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í' throughout the entire conjugation.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, aprendía piano todos los sábados.
When I was a child, I used to learn piano every Saturday.
yo
Nosotros aprendíamos mucho con ese profesor.
We used to learn a lot with that teacher.
nosotros
Ellas aprendían francés mientras vivían en París.
They were learning French while they lived in Paris.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: aprendia
Correct: aprendía
Why: All imperfect forms for -er verbs require an accent on the 'i' to separate the vowels into two syllables.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aprende
The imperative of aprender uses regular forms: aprende, aprenda, aprendamos, aprended, aprendan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aprendas
The negative imperative of aprender uses the present subjunctive: no aprendas, no aprenda, no aprendamos, no aprendáis, no aprendan.