
investigar Conditional Conjugation
investigar — to investigate
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: investigaría, investigarías, investigaría...
investigar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what you 'would' investigate if you had the time or money, or to make polite suggestions.
Notes on investigar in the Conditional
Investigar is regular in the conditional tense.
Example Sentences
Investigaría más si tuviera tiempo.
I would investigate more if I had time.
yo
¿Investigarías este caso por mí?
Would you investigate this case for me?
tú
Nosotros investigaríamos el problema juntos.
We would investigate the problem together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: investigaria
Correct: investigaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'í' for all persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: investigo
Investigar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative: investigo, investigas, investiga...
Preterite
yo: investigué
Investigar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (investigué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: investigaba
Investigar is regular in the imperfect: investigaba, investigabas, investigaba...
Future
yo: investigaré
The future tense uses the full infinitive 'investigar' plus endings: investigaré, investigarás...
Present Subjunctive
yo: investigue
The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling change: investigue, investigues, investigue...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: investigara
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: investigara, investigaras, investigara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: investiga
Give commands: investiga (tú), investigue (usted), investiguemos (nosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no investigues
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no investigues, no investigue...