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SPANISH VERB

averiguar

to find out

  • #475 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: averiguando
  • Past participle: averiguado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I find out
  2. tú you find out
  3. usted, él, ella he/she finds out
  4. nosotros we find out
  5. vosotros Spain you all find out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they find out

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I found out
  2. tú you found out
  3. usted, él, ella he/she found out
  4. nosotros we found out
  5. vosotros Spain you all found out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they found out

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to find out
  2. tú you used to find out
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to find out
  4. nosotros we used to find out
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to find out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to find out

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will find out
  2. tú you will find out
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will find out
  4. nosotros we will find out
  5. vosotros Spain you all will find out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will find out

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would find out
  2. tú you would find out
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would find out
  4. nosotros we would find out
  5. vosotros Spain you all would find out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would find out

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I find out
  2. tú (that) you find out
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she find out
  4. nosotros (that) we find out
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all find out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they find out

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I found out
  2. tú (if) you found out
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she found out
  4. nosotros (if) we found out
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all found out
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they found out

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú find out!
  2. usted find out! (formal)
  3. nosotros find out! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain find out! (all of you)
  5. ustedes find out! (all of you)

How to use averiguar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre averiguo el precio antes de pedir el taxi.

    I always find out the price before ordering the taxi.

  2. Past

    Averigüé a qué hora abre el museo mañana.

    I found out what time the museum opens tomorrow.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela lo averiguaba todo hablando con las vecinas.

    My grandma found everything out by talking to the neighbours.

  4. Future

    Averiguaré si hay vuelos directos a Lima.

    I'll find out whether there are direct flights to Lima.

  5. Conditional

    Yo averiguaría primero cuánto cuesta el alquiler.

    I'd first find out how much the rent is.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que averigües dónde dejaron el paquete.

    I need you to find out where they left the package.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que averiguara el nombre del dueño.

    They asked me to find out the owner's name.

  8. Imperative

    Averigua si aceptan tarjeta antes de pedir.

    Find out if they take cards before ordering.

Good to know

  • "Averiguar" is to find out by asking or looking into it; finding out by chance is "enterarse".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.