estudiar means: to study
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to inflect the verb estudiar in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the estudiar conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation see our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you may get more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Condicional to English

Note that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

Step by step instructions

Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each inflected verb form consists of two words.The verb estudiar has regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means that this verb follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without spelling corrections or exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive estudiar in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Check out the image showing all the endings. Note the colors and shapes of the letters. It will help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create estudiaría:

• yo estudiaría – I would study

And one more time add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create estudiarías:

• tú estudiarías – you would study

One more time add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create estudiaría:

• él estudiaría – he would study
• ella estudiaría – she would study
• usted estudiaría – (formal) you would study

Like in the previous case add the regular ending -íamos for the first person plural to create estudiaríamos:

• nosotros estudiaríamos – we would study
• nosotras estudiaríamos – (feminine) we would study

Once more add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create estudiaríais:

• vosotros estudiaríais – (plural) you would study
• vosotras estudiaríais – (feminine, plural) you would study

Like in the previous case add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create estudiarían:

• ellos estudiarían – they would study
• ellas estudiarían – (feminine) they would study
• ustedes estudiarían – (formal, plural) you would study

This is it! The conjugation is now done. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:

yo	estudiaría	I would study
tú	estudiarías	you would study
él/ella/usted	estudiaría	he/she/it would study
nosotros/nosotras	estudiaríamos	we would study
vosotros/vosotras	estudiaríais	you would study
ellos/ellas/ustedes	estudiarían	they would study

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But do not end your session yet – it is very important to repeat and practice the material in order to remember it. Check below for next steps.

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your skills try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to estudiar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for estudiar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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