averiguar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
averiguar — to find out
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: averiguara.
averiguar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals in the past or after 'si' (if) clauses (e.g., 'Si averiguara la verdad...').
Notes on averiguar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the stem from the preterite 'averiguaron' and adds the standard endings. No diaeresis is needed because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si yo averiguara su teléfono, lo llamaría.
If I found out his phone number, I would call him.
yo
Me gustaría que nosotros averiguáramos más.
I would like us to find out more.
nosotros
Era necesario que ellos averiguaran la fecha.
It was necessary for them to find out the date.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: averigüara
Correct: averiguara
Why: Do not use the diaeresis here. The 'u' is naturally pronounced before the letter 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: averiguo
Averiguar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: averigüé
The preterite of averiguar is mostly regular but requires an 'ü' in the 'yo' form: averigüé.
Imperfect
yo: averiguaba
The imperfect of averiguar is regular: averiguaba, averiguabas, averiguaba...
Future
yo: averiguaré
The future of averiguar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: averiguaría
The conditional of averiguar is regular: averiguaría, averiguarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: averigüe
The present subjunctive of averiguar requires a diaeresis (ü) in all forms: averigüe.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: averigua
Commands for averiguar use the 'ü' in formal and plural forms: averigua, averigüe.
Negative Imperative
yo: no averigües
All negative commands for averiguar use the present subjunctive and the diaeresis: no averigües.