estudiar Future Conjugation
estudiar — to study
The future tense of estudiar is regular: estudiaré, estudiarás, estudiará, estudiaremos, estudiaréis, estudiarán.
estudiar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that *will* happen. It can also express probability or conjecture, like 'He will be studying now'.
Notes on estudiar in the Future
Estudiar is regular in the future tense. The entire infinitive 'estudiar' serves as the stem, and the regular -ar future endings are added.
Example Sentences
Estudiaré medicina en la universidad.
I will study medicine at university.
yo
¿Estudiarás para el examen mañana?
Will you study for the exam tomorrow?
tú
Ellos estudiarán mucho este año.
They will study a lot this year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mañana a esta hora, estudiaremos en la biblioteca.
Tomorrow at this time, we will be studying in the library.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of future: 'Estudio mañana'.
Correct: Estudiaré mañana.
Why: The future tense is needed to express a definite future action.
Mistake: Using 'ir a + infinitive' when the simple future is more appropriate for formality or emphasis.
Correct: Estudiaré en lugar de 'Voy a estudiar'.
Why: While 'ir a + infinitive' is common for near future, the simple future often sounds more definitive or formal.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estudio
The present tense of estudiar is regular: estudio, estudias, estudia, estudiamos, estudiáis, estudian.
Preterite
yo: estudié
The preterite of estudiar is regular: estudié, estudiaste, estudió, estudiamos, estudiasteis, estudiaron.
Imperfect
yo: estudiaba
The imperfect of estudiar is regular: estudiaba, estudiabas, estudiaba, estudiábamos, estudiabais, estudiaban.
Conditional
yo: estudiaría
The conditional of estudiar is regular: estudiaría, estudiarías, estudiaría, estudiaríamos, estudiaríais, estudiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estudie
The present subjunctive of estudiar is: estudie, estudies, estudiemos, estudiéis, estudien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estudiara
The imperfect subjunctive of estudiar uses -ra or -se endings: estudiara, estudiaras, estudiase, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estudia
The imperative of estudiar is irregular in the tú form (estudia), but regular in others: estudiemos, estudien, estudiad, estudie.
Negative Imperative
yo: no estudies
Negative commands for estudiar use the present subjunctive: no estudies, no estudie, no estudiemos, no estudiéis, no estudien.