aprender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
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The imperfect subjunctive of aprender is regular: aprendiera, aprendieras, aprendiera, aprendiéramos, aprendierais, aprendieran.
aprender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I learned...') or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt regarding the learning process.
Notes on aprender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Aprender is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural preterite 'aprendieron' by removing the '-ron' and adding -ra, -ras, -ra, etc.
Example Sentences
Si yo aprendiera japonés, viajaría a Tokio.
If I learned Japanese, I would travel to Tokyo.
yo
Me gustaría que tú aprendieras a cocinar.
I would like you to learn how to cook.
tú
Era necesario que aprendiéramos las reglas.
It was necessary that we learned the rules.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: aprendieramos
Correct: aprendiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the ending.
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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.
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.