The preterite of aprender is used to express when you learned something specific in the past. For example, you might say “I learned to drive last summer,” indicating the time period when the learning was completed.

This is a regular -er verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. The endings are consistent with other regular -er verbs in the preterite tense.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aprender (to learn) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The Preterite of aprender indicates the completion of learning something.

Learning: Used for acquiring knowledge or skills, for example aprendí a cocinar (I learned to cook).

Realization: Describes moments of understanding, for example aprendió la lección (she learned her lesson).

Examples

Examples of Aprender in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Aprendí a tocar guitarra el año pasado. (I learned to play guitar last year.)

¿Dónde aprendiste a cocinar tan bien? (Where did you learn to cook so well?)

Mi hermana aprendió tres idiomas. (My sister learned three languages.)

Aprendimos mucho en ese viaje. (We learned a lot on that trip.)

Los estudiantes aprendieron la lección rápidamente. (The students learned the lesson quickly.)

Aprendí de mis errores. (I learned from my mistakes.)

¿Aprendiste algo nuevo hoy? (Did you learn something new today?)

El niño aprendió a leer en un mes. (The child learned to read in a month.)

Aprendimos a nadar en verano. (We learned to swim in summer.)

Ellos aprendieron a programar juntos. (They learned to program together.)

Aprendí una nueva receta. (I learned a new recipe.)

¿Cuándo aprendiste a manejar? (When did you learn to drive?)

Mi amigo aprendió fotografía por internet. (My friend learned photography through the internet.)

Aprendimos una valiosa lección. (We learned a valuable lesson.)

Los músicos aprendieron nuevas técnicas. (The musicians learned new techniques.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aprender (to learn) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.