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ENGLISH VERB

look into

investigate

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: looking into
  • Past participle: looked into

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I investigate
  2. you you investigate
  3. he, she, it he investigates
  4. we we investigate
  5. they they investigate

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I investigated
  2. you you investigated
  3. he, she, it he investigated
  4. we we investigate
  5. they they investigated

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I'm going to investigate
  2. you you're going to investigate
  3. he, she, it he's going to investigate
  4. we we're going to investigate
  5. they they're going to investigate

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I'm investigating
  2. you you're investigating
  3. he, she, it he's investigating
  4. we we're investigating
  5. they they're investigating

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already investigated
  2. you you have already investigated
  3. he, she, it he has already investigated
  4. we we have already investigated
  5. they they have already investigated

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would investigate
  2. you you would investigate
  3. he, she, it he would investigate
  4. we we would investigate
  5. they they would investigate

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Investigate!

How to use look into

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The bank looks into every strange transaction.

    The bank investigates any suspicious transaction.

  2. Past

    The police looked into the complaint last month.

    The police investigated the complaint last month.

  3. Future

    I will look into the problem and call you back.

    I'll look into the problem and call you back.

  4. Present continuous

    We are looking into cheaper flights for July.

    We're looking into cheaper flights for July.

  5. Present perfect

    Has anyone looked into the noise upstairs?

    Has anyone looked into the noise upstairs yet?

  6. Conditional

    I would look into the company before investing.

    I would investigate the company before investing.

  7. Imperative

    Look into it and let me know by Friday.

    Check that and let me know by Friday.

Good to know

  • "Look into" is investigate, to take a closer look: "I'll look into it" is "vou verificar".

Where you hear look into

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • A good podcast looks into both sides. A good podcast looks into both sides.
  • Did you look into it? Did you look into it?
  • I'll look into it, with Carol's okay. I'll look into it, with Carol's okay.
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Intermediate Level 3 · look into it

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