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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 5: Labores domésticas diarias (Daily household)

Lesson 30: 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/she 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 has 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 were researching
(él/ella) investigaba he/she was researching
(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/she 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 researched/I was researching
(tú) investigaras/investigases you researched
(él/ella) investigara/investigase he would research/she would research
(nosotros/nosotras) investigáramos/investigásemos we researched
(vosotros/vosotras) investigarais/investigaseis you would research
(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 would have researched
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos investigado we had researched
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis investigado you would have researched
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen investigado they had researched

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) investigué I researched
(tú) investigaste You researched
(él/ella) investigó he/she 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 researched
(ellos/ellas) hubieron investigado they had researched

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) investigare I will research
(tú) investigares you research
(él/ella) investigare he/she will research
(nosotros/nosotras) investigáremos we will 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 would 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 will research/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/she 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/she 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.