indagar Conditional Conjugation
indagar — to investigate
The conditional of indagar is regular: indagaría, indagarías, indagaría, indagaríamos, indagaríais, indagarían.
indagar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to express what you 'would' investigate under certain conditions or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on indagar in the Conditional
The verb is fully regular. Add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'indagar'.
Example Sentences
Yo indagaría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would investigate more if I had time.
yo
¿Indagarías tú sobre ese rumor?
Would you look into that rumor?
tú
Ellos indagarían el caso si fuera necesario.
They would investigate the case if it were necessary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect.
Correct: indagaría (conditional) vs indagaba (imperfect)
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: indago
Indagar is completely regular in the present indicative: indago, indagas, indaga, indagamos, indagáis, indagan.
Preterite
yo: indagué
Indagar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'indagué'.
Imperfect
yo: indagaba
The imperfect of indagar is regular: indagaba, indagabas, indagaba, indagábamos, indagabais, indagaban.
Future
yo: indagaré
The future tense of indagar is regular: indagaré, indagarás, indagará, indagaremos, indagaréis, indagarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: indague
The present subjunctive of indagar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: indague, indagues, indague, indaguemos, indaguéis, indaguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: indagara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: indagara, indagaras, indagara, indagáramos, indagarais, indagaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: indaga
The imperative uses the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change for formal commands and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no indagues
All negative commands for indagar use the present subjunctive forms: no indagues, no indague, no indaguemos, no indaguéis, no indaguen.