
investigar Present Conjugation
investigar — to investigate
Investigar is a regular -ar verb in the present indicative: investigo, investigas, investiga...
investigar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for habitual actions, such as what a detective does for a living, or for something you are currently looking into.
Notes on investigar in the Present
This verb is completely regular in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Investigo sobre la historia de mi familia.
I am researching my family history.
yo
Ella investiga casos difíciles.
She investigates difficult cases.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros investigamos nuevas tecnologías.
We investigate new technologies.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: investigo a el mercado
Correct: investigo el mercado
Why: You don't need the 'personal a' unless you are investigating a specific person.
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Related Tenses
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...
Conditional
yo: investigaría
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: investigaría, investigarías, investigaría...
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...