Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigo | |
| tú | investigas | |
| él / ella / usted | investiga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investigamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investigáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investigan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigué | |
| tú | investigaste | |
| él / ella / usted | investigó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investigamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investigasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investigaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigaba | |
| tú | investigabas | |
| él / ella / usted | investigaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investigábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investigabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investigaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigaré | |
| tú | investigarás | |
| él / ella / usted | investigará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investigaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investigaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investigarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigaría | |
| tú | investigarías | |
| él / ella / usted | investigaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investigaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investigaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investigarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | investigue | |
| tú | investigues | |
| él / ella / usted | investigue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | investiguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | investiguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | investiguen |
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 investigate, to research
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