indagar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
indagar — to investigate
The present subjunctive of indagar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: indague, indagues, indague, indaguemos, indaguéis, indaguen.
indagar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when you want someone else to investigate something, or when expressing doubt, hope, or suggestions about an inquiry that hasn't happened yet.
Notes on indagar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. To keep the hard 'g' sound before an 'e', you must change the 'g' to 'gu'. Apart from this orthographic shift, it follows regular -ar endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que la policía indague más en el caso.
I hope the police investigate the case further.
él/ella/usted
No creo que ellos indaguen en mi vida privada.
I don't think they will pry into my private life.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nosotros indaguemos antes de comprar.
It is important that we investigate before buying.
nosotros
Dudo que tú indagues lo suficiente.
I doubt that you are investigating enough.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'indage' instead of 'indague'.
Correct: indague
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like a 'j'. To keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive, you need the 'u' (gu).
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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.
Conditional
yo: indagaría
The conditional of indagar is regular: indagaría, indagarías, indagaría, indagaríamos, indagaríais, indagarían.
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.