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Investigar (to research) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of investigar (to research) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Investigar (to research) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 2: El buen pasado (The good old past)

Lesson 14: En la biblioteca (At the library)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Investigar (to research) investigando (researching) investigado (researched)

Investigar (to research): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo investigo I research
tú investigas You research
él/ella investiga He researches
nosotros/nosotras investigamos We research
vosotros/vosotras investigáis You research
ellos/ellas investigan They research

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he investigado I have researched
tú has investigado You have researched
él/ella ha investigado He/She has researched
nosotros/nosotras hemos investigado We have researched
vosotros/vosotras habéis investigado You have researched
ellos/ellas han investigado They have researched

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo investigue I research
tú investigues you research
él/ella investigue he/she researches
nosotros/nosotras investiguemos we research
vosotros/vosotras investiguéis you research
ellos/ellas investiguen they research

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya investigado I have researched
tú hayas investigado you have researched
él/ella haya investigado he/she may have researched
nosotros/nosotras hayamos investigado We have researched
vosotros/vosotras hayáis investigado You have researched
ellos/ellas hayan investigado They have researched

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo investigaba I was researching
tú investigabas You researched
él/ella investigaba He researched
nosotros/nosotras investigábamos we researched
vosotros/vosotras investigabais You researched
ellos/ellas investigaban They researched

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había investigado I had researched
tú habías investigado You had researched
él/ella había investigado He had researched
nosotros/nosotras habíamos investigado We had researched
vosotros/vosotras habíais investigado you had researched
ellos/ellas habían investigado they had researched

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo investigara/investigase I would research
tú investigaras/investigases You researched
él/ella investigara/investigase He/she would research
nosotros/nosotras investigáramos/investigásemos we researched
vosotros/vosotras investigarais/investigaseis You researched
ellos/ellas investigaran/investigasen they researched

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese investigado I would have researched
tú hubieras/hubieses investigado you had researched
él/ella hubiera/hubiese investigado He/she would have researched
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos investigado We would have researched
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis investigado you had researched
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen investigado They would have researched

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo investigué I researched
tú investigaste You researched
él/ella investigó He researched
nosotros/nosotras investigamos We researched
vosotros/vosotras investigasteis You researched
ellos/ellas investigaron They researched

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube investigado I had researched
tú hubiste investigado You had researched
él/ella hubo investigado He/she had researched
nosotros/nosotras hubimos investigado We had researched
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis investigado you had researched
ellos/ellas hubieron investigado They had researched

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo investigare I will research
tú investigares you will research
él/ella investigare He will research
nosotros/nosotras investigáremos We shall research
vosotros/vosotras investigareis You will research
ellos/ellas investigaren they will research

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere investigado I will have researched
tú hubieres investigado you will have researched
él/ella hubiere investigado He/she will have researched
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos investigado We will have researched
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis investigado You will have researched
ellos/ellas hubieren investigado They will have researched

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo investigaré I will research
tú investigarás You will research
él/ella investigará He/she will research
nosotros/nosotras investigaremos We will research
vosotros/vosotras investigaréis You will research
ellos/ellas investigarán They will research

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré investigado I will have researched
tú habrás investigado You will have researched
él/ella habrá investigado He/she will have researched
nosotros/nosotras habremos investigado We will have researched
vosotros/vosotras habréis investigado You will have researched
ellos/ellas habrán investigado They will have researched
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Investigue! Research!
Investiga! Research!
Investigue! Research!
Investiguemos! Research!
Investigad! They research

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
N/A You do not research
¡No investigues! Do not research
¡No investigue! Let's not research!
¡No investiguemos! You do not research!
¡No investiguéis! Do not research!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo investigaría I would research
tú investigarías You would research
él/ella investigaría He would research
nosotros/nosotras investigaríamos We would research
vosotros/vosotras investigaríais You would research
ellos/ellas investigarían they would research

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría investigado I would have researched
tú habrías investigado You would have researched
él/ella habría investigado He would have researched
nosotros/nosotras habríamos investigado We would have researched
vosotros/vosotras habríais investigado You would have researched
ellos/ellas habrían investigado They would have researched

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They will research the literature of the last century.
Investigarán la literatura del siglo pasado.
2. You research the fairy tale from the catalogue.
Tú investigas el cuento de hadas del catálogo.
3. You will research which books to lend in the bookstore.
Investigaréis qué libros prestar en la librería.
4. We will research the fairy tales in the room.
Investigaremos los cuentos de hadas en la sala.
5. We research the library card.
Nosotros investigamos la tarjeta de la biblioteca.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You researched the reading room.
Investigasteis la sala de lectura.
2. You have researched the literature of the past century.
Habéis investigado la literatura del siglo pasado.
3. We were researching in the reading room.
Investigábamos en la sala de lectura.
4. You researched the bookshop's catalogue.
Investigaste el catálogo de la librería.
5. You have researched interesting fairy tales.
Has investigado cuentos de hadas interesantes.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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investiguéis, investiguemos, investigues, investigue

1.
Necesitamos que nosotros ... en la biblioteca.
(We need to research in the library.)
2.
Quiero que vosotros ... la literatura española.
(I want you to research Spanish literature.)
3.
Es importante que tú ... el catálogo.
(It is important that you research the catalogue.)
4.
Espero que yo ... la novela nueva.
(I hope I research the new novel.)
5.
Es crucial que él ... el cuento de hadas.
(It is crucial that he research the fairy tale.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They had researched the famous writer.
Hubieron investigado al escritor famoso.
2. I hope you have researched the correct section.
Espero que haya investigado la sección correcta.
3. I had researched the novel yesterday.
Hube investigado sobre la novela ayer.
4. We would have researched in the novels section.
Habríamos investigado en la sección de novelas.
5. You may have researched the catalogue.
Es posible que hayas investigado el catálogo.