Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | averiguar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | averiguando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar averiguando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Averiguar conjugation
averiguar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning find out. In the present tense: yo averiguo, tú averiguas, él/ella averigua, nosotros averiguamos, vosotros averiguáis, ellos averiguan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1389-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- averiguar
- Gerundio
- averiguando
- Meaning
- find out
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Averiguar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguo | Yo averiguo la verdad por una llamada.I find out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averiguas | Normalmente, tú averiguas el horario mirando la app.You usually find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averigua | Hoy, la periodista local averigua el nombre del dueño en un minuto.Today, the local journalist finds out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averiguamos | A veces, nosotros averiguamos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.At times, we find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguáis | Ahora, vosotros averiguáis la clave probando despacio.Right now, you all find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averiguan | Casi siempre, los agentes del puerto averiguan el origen de la carga esa noche.Most of the time, the agents at the harbor find out the origin of the load that night. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he averiguado | Este año, yo he averiguado la verdad por una llamada.This year, I have found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | has averiguado | Últimamente, tú has averiguado el horario mirando la app.Lately, you have found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | ha averiguado | En estos meses, la periodista local ha averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto.In these months, the local journalist has found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | hemos averiguado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza.So far, we have found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | habéis averiguado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis averiguado la clave probando despacio.This term, you all have found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | han averiguado | En este tiempo, los agentes del puerto han averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche.During this time, the agents at the harbor have found out the origin of the load that night. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averigüé | Ayer, yo averigüé la verdad por una llamada.Yesterday, I found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averiguaste | Hace un rato, tú averiguaste el horario mirando la app.A little while ago, you found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averiguó | Esta mañana, la periodista local averiguó el nombre del dueño en un minuto.This morning, the local journalist found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averiguamos | Anoche, nosotros averiguamos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Last night, we found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguasteis | El sábado, vosotros averiguasteis la clave probando despacio.On Saturday, you all found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averiguaron | Hace poco, los agentes del puerto averiguaron el origen de la carga esa noche.Not long ago, the agents at the harbor found out the origin of the load that night. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaba | Antes, yo averiguaba la verdad por una llamada.Before, I used to find out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averiguabas | Por entonces, tú averiguabas el horario mirando la app.Back then, you used to find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averiguaba | En esa época, la periodista local averiguaba el nombre del dueño en un minuto.At that time, the local journalist used to find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averiguábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros averiguábamos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.When that was normal, we used to find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguabais | Hace años, vosotros averiguabais la clave probando despacio.Years ago, you all used to find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averiguaban | En aquellos días, los agentes del puerto averiguaban el origen de la carga esa noche.In those days, the agents at the harbor used to find out the origin of the load that night. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había averiguado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había averiguado la verdad por una llamada.When you arrived, I had already found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | habías averiguado | Para entonces, tú ya habías averiguado el horario mirando la app.By then, you had already found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | había averiguado | Al volver, la periodista local ya había averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto.When we came back, the local journalist had already found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | habíamos averiguado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Before talking it through, we had already found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | habíais averiguado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais averiguado la clave probando despacio.When you looked again, you all had already found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | habían averiguado | Para ese momento, los agentes del puerto ya habían averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche.By that moment, the agents at the harbor had already found out the origin of the load that night. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube averiguado | Apenas yo hube averiguado la verdad por una llamada, todo cambió.As soon as I had found out the truth through one call, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste averiguado | En cuanto tú hubiste averiguado el horario mirando la app, se notó.The moment you had found out the schedule by looking at the app, it showed. |
| él | hubo averiguado | No bien la periodista local hubo averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto, hubo ruido.As soon as the local journalist had found out the owner's name in one minute, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos averiguado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza, seguimos adelante.Once we had found out the route by asking in the square, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis averiguado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis averiguado la clave probando despacio, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had found out the code by trying slowly, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron averiguado | En cuanto los agentes del puerto hubieron averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche, el ambiente cambió.The moment the agents at the harbor had found out the origin of the load that night, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaré | Mañana, yo averiguaré la verdad por una llamada.Tomorrow, I will find out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averiguarás | Dentro de poco, tú averiguarás el horario mirando la app.Soon, you will find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averiguará | Esta tarde, la periodista local averiguará el nombre del dueño en un minuto.This afternoon, the local journalist will find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averiguaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros averiguaremos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Next week, we will find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguaréis | Pronto, vosotros averiguaréis la clave probando despacio.Before long, you all will find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averiguarán | Más adelante, los agentes del puerto averiguarán el origen de la carga esa noche.Later on, the agents at the harbor will find out the origin of the load that night. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré averiguado | Para entonces, yo ya habré averiguado la verdad por una llamada.By then, I will already have found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | habrás averiguado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás averiguado el horario mirando la app.Before closing time, you will already have found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | habrá averiguado | Al final del día, la periodista local ya habrá averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto.By the end of the day, the local journalist will already have found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | habremos averiguado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza.By tomorrow, we will already have found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | habréis averiguado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis averiguado la clave probando despacio.Before leaving, you all will already have found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | habrán averiguado | Para esa hora, los agentes del puerto ya habrán averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche.By that hour, the agents at the harbor will already have found out the origin of the load that night. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguaría | En un caso así, yo averiguaría la verdad por una llamada.In a case like that, I would find out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averiguarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú averiguarías el horario mirando la app.With a little more time, you would find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averiguaría | En esa situación, la periodista local averiguaría el nombre del dueño en un minuto.In that situation, the local journalist would find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averiguaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros averiguaríamos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.With that outlook, we would find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros averiguaríais la clave probando despacio.If it came to that, you all would find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averiguarían | En un día así, los agentes del puerto averiguarían el origen de la carga esa noche.On a day like that, the agents at the harbor would find out the origin of the load that night. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría averiguado | En otro momento, yo habría averiguado la verdad por una llamada.At another moment, I would have found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | habrías averiguado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías averiguado el horario mirando la app.With a little more margin, you would have found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | habría averiguado | A esas alturas, la periodista local habría averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto.By then, the local journalist would have found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | habríamos averiguado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza.With that turn, we would have found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | habríais averiguado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais averiguado la clave probando despacio.At that point, you all would have found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | habrían averiguado | En ese punto, los agentes del puerto habrían averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche.From there, the agents at the harbor would have found out the origin of the load that night. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averigüe | Es mejor que yo averigüe la verdad por una llamada.It is better that I find out the truth through one call. |
| tú | averigües | Hace falta que tú averigües el horario mirando la app.It is necessary that you find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averigüe | Conviene que la periodista local averigüe el nombre del dueño en un minuto.It is wise that the local journalist find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averigüemos | Importa que nosotros averigüemos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.It matters that we find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averigüéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros averigüéis la clave probando despacio.It may help if you all find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averigüen | Es posible que los agentes del puerto averigüen el origen de la carga esa noche.It is possible that the agents at the harbor find out the origin of the load that night. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya averiguado | Ojalá yo haya averiguado la verdad por una llamada.Hopefully I have found out the truth through one call. |
| tú | hayas averiguado | Puede que tú ya hayas averiguado el horario mirando la app.Maybe you already have found out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | haya averiguado | Tal vez la periodista local haya averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto.Perhaps the local journalist has found out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | hayamos averiguado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Maybe we already have found out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | hayáis averiguado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis averiguado la clave probando despacio.It is likely that you all have found out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | hayan averiguado | Puede ser que los agentes del puerto ya hayan averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche.It may be that the agents at the harbor already have found out the origin of the load that night. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguara | Si yo averiguara la verdad por una llamada, se notaría enseguida.If I found out the truth through one call, it would show right away. |
| tú | averiguaras | Si tú averiguaras el horario mirando la app, costaría ocultarlo.If you found out the schedule by looking at the app, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | averiguara | Si la periodista local averiguara el nombre del dueño en un minuto, daría mucho que hablar.If the local journalist found out the owner's name in one minute, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | averiguáramos | Si nosotros averiguáramos la ruta preguntando en la plaza, todo iría por otro lado.If we found out the route by asking in the square, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | averiguarais | Si vosotros averiguarais la clave probando despacio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all found out the code by trying slowly, the mood would change. |
| ellos | averiguaran | Si los agentes del puerto averiguaran el origen de la carga esa noche, la escena sería otra.If the agents at the harbor found out the origin of the load that night, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera averiguado | Si yo hubiera averiguado la verdad por una llamada, aún se recordaría.If I had found out the truth through one call, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras averiguado | Si tú hubieras averiguado el horario mirando la app, eso habría dejado marca.If you had found out the schedule by looking at the app, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera averiguado | Si la periodista local hubiera averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the local journalist had found out the owner's name in one minute, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos averiguado | Si nosotros hubiéramos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had found out the route by asking in the square, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais averiguado | Si vosotros hubierais averiguado la clave probando despacio, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had found out the code by trying slowly, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran averiguado | Si los agentes del puerto hubieran averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche, nada habría quedado igual.If the agents at the harbor had found out the origin of the load that night, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | averiguare | Si yo averiguare la verdad por una llamada, se notará enseguida.If I find out the truth through one call, it will show right away. |
| tú | averiguares | Si tú averiguares el horario mirando la app, costará ignorarlo.If you find out the schedule by looking at the app, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | averiguare | Si la periodista local averiguare el nombre del dueño en un minuto, dará mucho que hablar.If the local journalist finds out the owner's name in one minute, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | averiguáremos | Si nosotros averiguáremos la ruta preguntando en la plaza, todo irá por otro camino.If we find out the route by asking in the square, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | averiguareis | Si vosotros averiguareis la clave probando despacio, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all find out the code by trying slowly, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | averiguaren | Si los agentes del puerto averiguaren el origen de la carga esa noche, la escena será distinta.If the agents at the harbor find out the origin of the load that night, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere averiguado | Cuando yo hubiere averiguado la verdad por una llamada, ya se notará.When I have found out the truth through one call, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres averiguado | En cuanto tú hubieres averiguado el horario mirando la app, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have found out the schedule by looking at the app, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere averiguado | Cuando la periodista local hubiere averiguado el nombre del dueño en un minuto, se verá de inmediato.When the local journalist has found out the owner's name in one minute, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos averiguado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos averiguado la ruta preguntando en la plaza, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have found out the route by asking in the square, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis averiguado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis averiguado la clave probando despacio, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have found out the code by trying slowly, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren averiguado | En cuanto los agentes del puerto hubieren averiguado el origen de la carga esa noche, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the agents at the harbor have found out the origin of the load that night, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | averigua | averigua el horario mirando la app.Find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | averigüe | Que la periodista local averigüe el nombre del dueño en un minuto.Let the local journalist Find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | averigüemos | averigüemos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | averiguad | averiguad la clave probando despacio.Find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | averigüen | Que los agentes del puerto averigüen el origen de la carga esa noche.Let the agents at the harbor Find out the origin of the load that night. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no averigües | No no averigües el horario mirando la app.Do not find out the schedule by looking at the app. |
| él | no averigüe | Que la periodista local no no averigüe el nombre del dueño en un minuto.Let the local journalist not find out the owner's name in one minute. |
| nosotros | no averigüemos | No no averigüemos la ruta preguntando en la plaza.Let us not find out the route by asking in the square. |
| vosotros | no averigüéis | No no averigüéis la clave probando despacio.Do not find out the code by trying slowly. |
| ellos | no averigüen | Que los agentes del puerto no no averigüen el origen de la carga esa noche.Let the agents at the harbor not find out the origin of the load that night. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la verdad por una llamada.
I find out the truth through one call.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'averiguar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'averiguar' means to find out. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is averiguar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, averiguar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate averiguar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of averiguar: yo averiguo, tú averiguas, él/ella/usted averigua, nosotros averiguamos, vosotros averiguáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes averiguan.
- How do you conjugate averiguar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of averiguar: yo averigüé, tú averiguaste, él/ella/usted averiguó, nosotros averiguamos, vosotros averiguasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes averiguaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of averiguar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of averiguar: yo averiguaba, tú averiguabas, él/ella/usted averiguaba, nosotros averiguábamos, vosotros averiguabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes averiguaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of averiguar?
- The past participle of averiguar is 'averiguado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he averiguado' (I have find outed), 'has averiguado', 'ha averiguado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of averiguar?
- The gerundio of averiguar is 'averiguando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy averiguando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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