Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | hurgar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | hurgando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar hurgando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Hurgar conjugation
hurgar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning rummage through. In the present tense: yo hurgo, tú hurgas, él/ella hurga, nosotros hurgamos, vosotros hurgáis, ellos hurgan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1834-ARIrregular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- hurgar
- Gerundio
- hurgando
- Meaning
- rummage through
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Hurgar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgo | Yo hurgo en el cajón de los cables.I rummage through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgas | Normalmente, tú hurgas entre las cajas del garaje.You usually rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurga | Hoy, la mujer del bolso grande hurga en su bolso sin parar.Today, the woman with the large purse rummages through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurgamos | A veces, nosotros hurgamos por los cajones de la cocina.At times, we rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgáis | Ahora, vosotros hurgáis entre los papeles viejos.Right now, you all rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurgan | Casi siempre, los primos curiosos hurgan en la mochila del viaje.Most of the time, the curious cousins rummage through the travel backpack. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he hurgado | Este año, yo he hurgado en el cajón de los cables.This year, I have rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | has hurgado | Últimamente, tú has hurgado entre las cajas del garaje.Lately, you have rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | ha hurgado | En estos meses, la mujer del bolso grande ha hurgado en su bolso sin parar.In these months, the woman with the large purse has rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hemos hurgado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina.So far, we have rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | habéis hurgado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis hurgado entre los papeles viejos.This term, you all have rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | han hurgado | En este tiempo, los primos curiosos han hurgado en la mochila del viaje.During this time, the curious cousins have rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgué | Ayer, yo hurgué en el cajón de los cables.Yesterday, I rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgaste | Hace un rato, tú hurgaste entre las cajas del garaje.A little while ago, you rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgó | Esta mañana, la mujer del bolso grande hurgó en su bolso sin parar.This morning, the woman with the large purse rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurgamos | Anoche, nosotros hurgamos por los cajones de la cocina.Last night, we rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgasteis | El sábado, vosotros hurgasteis entre los papeles viejos.On Saturday, you all rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurgaron | Hace poco, los primos curiosos hurgaron en la mochila del viaje.Not long ago, the curious cousins rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgaba | Antes, yo hurgaba en el cajón de los cables.Before, I used to rummage through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgabas | Por entonces, tú hurgabas entre las cajas del garaje.Back then, you used to rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgaba | En esa época, la mujer del bolso grande hurgaba en su bolso sin parar.At that time, the woman with the large purse used to rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurgábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros hurgábamos por los cajones de la cocina.When that was normal, we used to rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgabais | Hace años, vosotros hurgabais entre los papeles viejos.Years ago, you all used to rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurgaban | En aquellos días, los primos curiosos hurgaban en la mochila del viaje.In those days, the curious cousins used to rummage through the travel backpack. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había hurgado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había hurgado en el cajón de los cables.When you arrived, I had already rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | habías hurgado | Para entonces, tú ya habías hurgado entre las cajas del garaje.By then, you had already rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | había hurgado | Al volver, la mujer del bolso grande ya había hurgado en su bolso sin parar.When we came back, the woman with the large purse had already rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | habíamos hurgado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina.Before talking it through, we had already rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | habíais hurgado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais hurgado entre los papeles viejos.When you looked again, you all had already rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | habían hurgado | Para ese momento, los primos curiosos ya habían hurgado en la mochila del viaje.By that moment, the curious cousins had already rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube hurgado | Apenas yo hube hurgado en el cajón de los cables, todo cambió.As soon as I had rummaged through the drawer with the cables, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste hurgado | En cuanto tú hubiste hurgado entre las cajas del garaje, se notó.The moment you had rummaged through the boxes in the garage, it showed. |
| él | hubo hurgado | No bien la mujer del bolso grande hubo hurgado en su bolso sin parar, hubo ruido.As soon as the woman with the large purse had rummaged through her purse without stopping, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos hurgado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina, seguimos adelante.Once we had rummaged through the kitchen drawers, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis hurgado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis hurgado entre los papeles viejos, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had rummaged through the old papers, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron hurgado | En cuanto los primos curiosos hubieron hurgado en la mochila del viaje, el ambiente cambió.The moment the curious cousins had rummaged through the travel backpack, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgaré | Mañana, yo hurgaré en el cajón de los cables.Tomorrow, I will rummage through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgarás | Dentro de poco, tú hurgarás entre las cajas del garaje.Soon, you will rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgará | Esta tarde, la mujer del bolso grande hurgará en su bolso sin parar.This afternoon, the woman with the large purse will rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurgaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros hurgaremos por los cajones de la cocina.Next week, we will rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgaréis | Pronto, vosotros hurgaréis entre los papeles viejos.Before long, you all will rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurgarán | Más adelante, los primos curiosos hurgarán en la mochila del viaje.Later on, the curious cousins will rummage through the travel backpack. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré hurgado | Para entonces, yo ya habré hurgado en el cajón de los cables.By then, I will already have rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | habrás hurgado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás hurgado entre las cajas del garaje.Before closing time, you will already have rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | habrá hurgado | Al final del día, la mujer del bolso grande ya habrá hurgado en su bolso sin parar.By the end of the day, the woman with the large purse will already have rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | habremos hurgado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina.By tomorrow, we will already have rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | habréis hurgado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis hurgado entre los papeles viejos.Before leaving, you all will already have rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | habrán hurgado | Para esa hora, los primos curiosos ya habrán hurgado en la mochila del viaje.By that hour, the curious cousins will already have rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgaría | En un caso así, yo hurgaría en el cajón de los cables.In a case like that, I would rummage through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú hurgarías entre las cajas del garaje.With a little more time, you would rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgaría | En esa situación, la mujer del bolso grande hurgaría en su bolso sin parar.In that situation, the woman with the large purse would rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurgaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros hurgaríamos por los cajones de la cocina.With that outlook, we would rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros hurgaríais entre los papeles viejos.If it came to that, you all would rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurgarían | En un día así, los primos curiosos hurgarían en la mochila del viaje.On a day like that, the curious cousins would rummage through the travel backpack. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría hurgado | En otro momento, yo habría hurgado en el cajón de los cables.At another moment, I would have rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | habrías hurgado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías hurgado entre las cajas del garaje.With a little more margin, you would have rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | habría hurgado | A esas alturas, la mujer del bolso grande habría hurgado en su bolso sin parar.By then, the woman with the large purse would have rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | habríamos hurgado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina.With that turn, we would have rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | habríais hurgado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais hurgado entre los papeles viejos.At that point, you all would have rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | habrían hurgado | En ese punto, los primos curiosos habrían hurgado en la mochila del viaje.From there, the curious cousins would have rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgue | Es mejor que yo hurgue en el cajón de los cables.It is better that I rummage through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hurgues | Hace falta que tú hurgues entre las cajas del garaje.It is necessary that you rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgue | Conviene que la mujer del bolso grande hurgue en su bolso sin parar.It is wise that the woman with the large purse rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurguemos | Importa que nosotros hurguemos por los cajones de la cocina.It matters that we rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurguéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros hurguéis entre los papeles viejos.It may help if you all rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurguen | Es posible que los primos curiosos hurguen en la mochila del viaje.It is possible that the curious cousins rummage through the travel backpack. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya hurgado | Ojalá yo haya hurgado en el cajón de los cables.Hopefully I have rummaged through the drawer with the cables. |
| tú | hayas hurgado | Puede que tú ya hayas hurgado entre las cajas del garaje.Maybe you already have rummaged through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | haya hurgado | Tal vez la mujer del bolso grande haya hurgado en su bolso sin parar.Perhaps the woman with the large purse has rummaged through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hayamos hurgado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina.Maybe we already have rummaged through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hayáis hurgado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis hurgado entre los papeles viejos.It is likely that you all have rummaged through the old papers. |
| ellos | hayan hurgado | Puede ser que los primos curiosos ya hayan hurgado en la mochila del viaje.It may be that the curious cousins already have rummaged through the travel backpack. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgara | Si yo hurgara en el cajón de los cables, se notaría enseguida.If I rummaged through the drawer with the cables, it would show right away. |
| tú | hurgaras | Si tú hurgaras entre las cajas del garaje, costaría ocultarlo.If you rummaged through the boxes in the garage, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | hurgara | Si la mujer del bolso grande hurgara en su bolso sin parar, daría mucho que hablar.If the woman with the large purse rummaged through her purse without stopping, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | hurgáramos | Si nosotros hurgáramos por los cajones de la cocina, todo iría por otro lado.If we rummaged through the kitchen drawers, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | hurgarais | Si vosotros hurgarais entre los papeles viejos, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all rummaged through the old papers, the mood would change. |
| ellos | hurgaran | Si los primos curiosos hurgaran en la mochila del viaje, la escena sería otra.If the curious cousins rummaged through the travel backpack, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera hurgado | Si yo hubiera hurgado en el cajón de los cables, aún se recordaría.If I had rummaged through the drawer with the cables, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras hurgado | Si tú hubieras hurgado entre las cajas del garaje, eso habría dejado marca.If you had rummaged through the boxes in the garage, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera hurgado | Si la mujer del bolso grande hubiera hurgado en su bolso sin parar, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the woman with the large purse had rummaged through her purse without stopping, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos hurgado | Si nosotros hubiéramos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had rummaged through the kitchen drawers, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais hurgado | Si vosotros hubierais hurgado entre los papeles viejos, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had rummaged through the old papers, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran hurgado | Si los primos curiosos hubieran hurgado en la mochila del viaje, nada habría quedado igual.If the curious cousins had rummaged through the travel backpack, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hurgare | Si yo hurgare en el cajón de los cables, se notará enseguida.If I rummage through the drawer with the cables, it will show right away. |
| tú | hurgares | Si tú hurgares entre las cajas del garaje, costará ignorarlo.If you rummage through the boxes in the garage, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | hurgare | Si la mujer del bolso grande hurgare en su bolso sin parar, dará mucho que hablar.If the woman with the large purse rummages through her purse without stopping, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | hurgáremos | Si nosotros hurgáremos por los cajones de la cocina, todo irá por otro camino.If we rummage through the kitchen drawers, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | hurgareis | Si vosotros hurgareis entre los papeles viejos, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all rummage through the old papers, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | hurgaren | Si los primos curiosos hurgaren en la mochila del viaje, la escena será distinta.If the curious cousins rummage through the travel backpack, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere hurgado | Cuando yo hubiere hurgado en el cajón de los cables, ya se notará.When I have rummaged through the drawer with the cables, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres hurgado | En cuanto tú hubieres hurgado entre las cajas del garaje, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have rummaged through the boxes in the garage, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere hurgado | Cuando la mujer del bolso grande hubiere hurgado en su bolso sin parar, se verá de inmediato.When the woman with the large purse has rummaged through her purse without stopping, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos hurgado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos hurgado por los cajones de la cocina, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have rummaged through the kitchen drawers, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis hurgado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis hurgado entre los papeles viejos, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have rummaged through the old papers, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren hurgado | En cuanto los primos curiosos hubieren hurgado en la mochila del viaje, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the curious cousins have rummaged through the travel backpack, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | hurga | hurga entre las cajas del garaje.Rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | hurgue | Que la mujer del bolso grande hurgue en su bolso sin parar.Let the woman with the large purse rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | hurguemos | hurguemos por los cajones de la cocina.Rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | hurgad | hurgad entre los papeles viejos.Rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | hurguen | Que los primos curiosos hurguen en la mochila del viaje.Let the curious cousins rummage through the travel backpack. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no hurgues | No no hurgues entre las cajas del garaje.Do not rummage through the boxes in the garage. |
| él | no hurgue | Que la mujer del bolso grande no no hurgue en su bolso sin parar.Let the woman with the large purse not rummage through her purse without stopping. |
| nosotros | no hurguemos | No no hurguemos por los cajones de la cocina.Let us not rummage through the kitchen drawers. |
| vosotros | no hurguéis | No no hurguéis entre los papeles viejos.Do not rummage through the old papers. |
| ellos | no hurguen | Que los primos curiosos no no hurguen en la mochila del viaje.Let the curious cousins not rummage through the travel backpack. |
Free web drill
Practice hurgar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ en el cajón de los cables.
I rummage through the drawer with the cables.
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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Hurgar conjugation — frequently asked
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about hurgar.
- What does 'hurgar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'hurgar' means to rummage through. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is hurgar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, hurgar 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 hurgar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of hurgar: yo hurgo, tú hurgas, él/ella/usted hurga, nosotros hurgamos, vosotros hurgáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hurgan.
- How do you conjugate hurgar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of hurgar: yo hurgué, tú hurgaste, él/ella/usted hurgó, nosotros hurgamos, vosotros hurgasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hurgaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of hurgar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of hurgar: yo hurgaba, tú hurgabas, él/ella/usted hurgaba, nosotros hurgábamos, vosotros hurgabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes hurgaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of hurgar?
- The past participle of hurgar is 'hurgado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he hurgado' (I have rummage throughed), 'has hurgado', 'ha hurgado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of hurgar?
- The gerundio of hurgar is 'hurgando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy hurgando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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