Investigar conjugation
to investigate, research
Past participleinvestigado
Gerundinvestigando
Future steminvestigar-
Preterite (yo)investigué
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Investigar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo investigo |
| tú investigas |
| él/ella/usted investiga |
| nosotros/as investigamos |
| vosotros/as investigáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investigan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo investigué |
| tú investigaste |
| él/ella/usted investigó |
| nosotros/as investigamos |
| vosotros/as investigasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investigaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo investigaba |
| tú investigabas |
| él/ella/usted investigaba |
| nosotros/as investigábamos |
| vosotros/as investigabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investigaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a investigar |
| tú vas a investigar |
| él/ella/usted va a investigar |
| nosotros/as vamos a investigar |
| vosotros/as vais a investigar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a investigar |
Futuro simple future
| yo investigaré |
| tú investigarás |
| él/ella/usted investigará |
| nosotros/as investigaremos |
| vosotros/as investigaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investigarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo investigaría |
| tú investigarías |
| él/ella/usted investigaría |
| nosotros/as investigaríamos |
| vosotros/as investigaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investigarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he investigado |
| tú has investigado |
| él/ella/usted ha investigado |
| nosotros/as hemos investigado |
| vosotros/as habéis investigado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han investigado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy investigando |
| tú estás investigando |
| él/ella/usted está investigando |
| nosotros/as estamos investigando |
| vosotros/as estáis investigando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están investigando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) investiga |
| (usted) investigue |
| (vosotros/as) investigad |
| (ustedes) investiguen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había investigado |
| tú habías investigado |
| él/ella/usted había investigado |
| nosotros/as habíamos investigado |
| vosotros/as habíais investigado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían investigado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo investigue |
| tú investigues |
| él/ella/usted investigue |
| nosotros/as investiguemos |
| vosotros/as investiguéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes investiguen |
Quick questions about investigar
Is investigar regular or irregular?
Investigar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of investigar?
In the preterite, yo investigué and él/ella/usted investigó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of investigar?
The past participle of investigar is investigado, as in yo he investigado.
What is the gerund of investigar?
The gerund (-ing form) of investigar is investigando, as in yo estoy investigando.
What is the future stem of investigar?
The future and conditional stem of investigar is investigar-: yo investigaré, yo investigaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as investigar
- llegar arrive
- pagar pay (for)
- entregar deliver, hand in
- pegar hit, stick (on)
- cargar charge (phone)
- apagar turn off, extinguish
- castigar punish
- navegar surf, browse
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