interrogar Present Conjugation
interrogar — to interrogate
The present tense of interrogar is completely regular: interrogo, interrogas, interroga, interrogamos, interrogáis, interrogan.
interrogar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual questioning or actions happening right now, like a journalist questioning a politician.
Notes on interrogar in the Present
This verb is fully regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre interrogo a mis hijos después de la escuela.
I always interrogate my kids after school.
yo
El abogado interroga al testigo ahora mismo.
The lawyer is interrogating the witness right now.
él/ella/usted
¿Por qué me interrogas tanto?
Why are you interrogating me so much?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'interrogamos' (present) with 'interrogamos' (preterite).
Correct: Use context clues.
Why: The 'nosotros' form is identical in both tenses; you must rely on the rest of the sentence to know the timing.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: interrogué
The preterite has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: interrogué, interrogaste, interrogó, interrogamos, interrogasteis, interrogaron.
Imperfect
yo: interrogaba
The imperfect of interrogar is regular: interrogaba, interrogabas, interrogaba, interrogábamos, interrogabais, interrogaban.
Future
yo: interrogaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: interrogaré, interrogarás, interrogará, interrogaremos, interrogaréis, interrogarán.
Conditional
yo: interrogaría
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: interrogaría, interrogarías, interrogaría, interrogaríamos, interrogaríais, interrogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interrogue
The present subjunctive of interrogar changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: interrogue, interrogues, interrogue, interroguemos, interroguéis, interroguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interrogara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: interrogara, interrogaras, interrogara, interrogáramos, interrogarais, interrogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interroga
The affirmative imperative uses 'interroga' (tú) and 'interrogue' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no interrogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no interrogues, no interrogue, no interroguemos, no interroguéis, no interroguen.