Key facts

Étudier

To study

A2Regular
Stem
étudi
Past participle
étudié

Examples

J'étudie le français.

I study French.

Il n'étudie pas la géo.

He doesn't study geography.

Nous étudiions au parc.

We were studying in the park.

Nous avons étudié 2h.

We studied for 2 hours.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'étudie
Istudy
Tuétudies
Youstudy
Ilétudie
Hestudies
Nousétudions
Westudy
Vousétudiez
Youstudy
Ilsétudient
Theystudy

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais étudier
Iam going to study
Tuvas étudier
Youare going to study
Ilva étudier
Heis going to study
Nousallons étudier
Weare going to study
Vousallez étudier
Youare going to study
Ilsvont étudier
Theyare going to study

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'étudier
Ihave just studied
Tuviens d'étudier
Youhave just studied
Ilvient d'étudier
Hehas just studied
Nousvenons d'étudier
Wehave just studied
Vousvenez d'étudier
Youhave just studied
Ilsviennent d'étudier
Theyhave just studied

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai étudié
Ihave studied
Tuas étudié
Youhave studied
Ila étudié
Hehas studied
Nousavons étudié
Wehave studied
Vousavez étudié
Youhave studied
Ilsont étudié
Theyhave studied

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'étudierais
Iwould study
Tuétudierais
Youwould study
Ilétudierait
Hewould study
Nousétudierions
Wewould study
Vousétudieriez
Youwould study
Ilsétudieraient
Theywould study

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'étudierai
Iwill study
Tuétudieras
Youwill study
Ilétudiera
Hewill study
Nousétudierons
Wewill study
Vousétudierez
Youwill study
Ilsétudieront
Theywill study

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'étudiais
Iwas studying
Tuétudiais
Youwere studying
Ilétudiait
Hewas studying
Nousétudiions
Were studying
Vousétudiiez
Youwere studying
Ilsétudiaient
Theywere studying

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)étudie
Youstudy
(Nous)étudions
Westudy
(Vous)étudiez
Youstudy

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

étudiant
studying

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en étudiant
studying

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