Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguo | |
| tú | averiguas | |
| él / ella / usted | averigua | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averiguamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averiguáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averiguan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averigüé | |
| tú | averiguaste | |
| él / ella / usted | averiguó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averiguamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averiguasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averiguaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaba | |
| tú | averiguabas | |
| él / ella / usted | averiguaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averiguábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averiguabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averiguaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaré | |
| tú | averiguarás | |
| él / ella / usted | averiguará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averiguaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averiguaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averiguarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaría | |
| tú | averiguarías | |
| él / ella / usted | averiguaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averiguaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averiguaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averiguarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averigüe | |
| tú | averigües | |
| él / ella / usted | averigüe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | averigüemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | averigüéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | averigüen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to find out, figure out, work out, determine
- to dig up, to investigate
- (colloquial) to argue
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations