What does investigar mean?
investigar means to investigate, to research in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Investigar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn investigar, meaning to investigate, to research, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: investigandoparticiple: investigado
Principal forms of investigar
- Infinitive
- investigar
- Gerund
- investigando
- Past participle
- investigado
Investigar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | investigo | investigué | investigaba | investigaré |
| tú | investigas | investigaste | investigabas | investigarás |
| él / ella / usted | investiga | investigó | investigaba | investigará |
| nosotros/as | investigamos | investigamos | investigábamos | investigaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | investigan | investigaron | investigaban | investigarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with investigar
La policía investiga el crimen.The police are investigating the crime.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom investigó por su cuenta.Tom did his own research.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La policía investigó cuidadosamente la causa del accidente.The police carefully investigated the cause of the accident.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate investigar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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