
averiguar Present Conjugation
averiguar — to find out
Averiguar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
averiguar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about the process of investigating something now or to describe someone who habitually finds things out.
Notes on averiguar in the Present
There are no irregularities or spelling changes in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo averiguo los precios antes de comprar.
I find out the prices before buying.
yo
Ella siempre averigua todo lo que pasa en la oficina.
She always finds out everything that happens in the office.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros averiguamos si hay mesas libres.
We are finding out if there are free tables.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a diaeresis like 'averigüo'.
Correct: averiguo
Why: The diaeresis is only needed before 'e' or 'i' to keep the 'u' sound. Before 'o', the 'u' is naturally pronounced.
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Related Tenses
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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: averiguara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: averiguara.
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.