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investigarConjugation

investigar means to investigate.

regular (-gar spelling change in preterite/subjunctive)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Present

yoinvestigo
investigas
él/ella/ustedinvestiga
nosotrosinvestigamos
vosotrosinvestigáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigan

Investigar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative: investigo, investigas, investiga...

Future

yoinvestigaré
investigarás
él/ella/ustedinvestigará
nosotrosinvestigaremos
vosotrosinvestigaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigarán

The future tense uses the full infinitive 'investigar' plus endings: investigaré, investigarás...

Imperfect

yoinvestigaba
investigabas
él/ella/ustedinvestigaba
nosotrosinvestigábamos
vosotrosinvestigabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigaban

Investigar is regular in the imperfect: investigaba, investigabas, investigaba...

Conditional

yoinvestigaría
investigarías
él/ella/ustedinvestigaría
nosotrosinvestigaríamos
vosotrosinvestigaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigarían

The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: investigaría, investigarías, investigaría...

Preterite

yoinvestigué
investigaste
él/ella/ustedinvestigó
nosotrosinvestigamos
vosotrosinvestigasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigaron

Investigar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (investigué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no investigues
ustedno investigue
nosotrosno investiguemos
vosotrosno investiguéis
ustedesno investiguen

Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no investigues, no investigue...

Imperative

investiga
ustedinvestigue
nosotrosinvestiguemos
vosotrosinvestigad
ustedesinvestiguen

Give commands: investiga (tú), investigue (usted), investiguemos (nosotros).

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoinvestigue
investigues
él/ella/ustedinvestigue
nosotrosinvestiguemos
vosotrosinvestiguéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestiguen

The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling change: investigue, investigues, investigue...

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoinvestigara
investigaras
él/ella/ustedinvestigara
nosotrosinvestigáramos
vosotrosinvestigarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesinvestigaran

Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: investigara, investigaras, investigara...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does investigar mean in Spanish?

investigar means "to investigate".

Is investigar a regular or irregular verb?

investigar is a regular (-gar spelling change in preterite/subjunctive) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate investigar in the present tense?

The present tense of investigar is: yo investigo, tú investigas, él/ella/usted investiga, nosotros investigamos, vosotros investigáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes investigan.

How do you conjugate investigar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of investigar is: yo investigué, tú investigaste, él/ella/usted investigó, nosotros investigamos, vosotros investigasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes investigaron.

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