How to conjugate averiguar in Spanish

averiguar in Spanish means to find out, 

averiguar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb averiguar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

averiguar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb averiguar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguoI find
averiguasyou find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguahe/she findes, you (formal) findes
Nosotros (as)averiguamoswe find
Vosotros (as)averiguaísyou (plural) Spain find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguanthey find, you (plural) find

averiguar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb averiguar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguéI found
averiguasteyou found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguóhe/she found, you (formal) found
Nosotros (as)averiguamoswe found
Vosotros (as)averiguasteisyou (plural) Spain found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguaronthey found, you (plural) found

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

averiguar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb averiguar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguabaI used to find
averiguabasyou used to find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguabahe/she used to find, you (formal) used to find
Nosotros (as)averiguábamoswe used to find
Vosotros (as)averiguabaisyou (plural) Spain used to find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguabanthey used to find, you (plural) used to find

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

averiguar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb averiguar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb averiguar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate averiguar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case averiguar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguaréI will find
averiguarásyou will find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguaráhe/she will find, you (formal) will find
Nosotros (as)averiguaremoswe will find
Vosotros (as)averiguaréisyou (plural) Spain will find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguaránthey will find, you (plural) will find

averiguar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a averiguar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a averiguarI will find
vas a averiguaryou will find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a averiguarhe/she will find, you (formal) will find
Nosotros (as)vamos a averiguarwe will find
Vosotros (as)vais a averiguaryou (plural) Spain will find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a averiguarthey will find, you (plural) will find

averiguar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb averiguar is: averiguando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy averiguandoI am finding
estás averiguandoyou are finding
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está averiguandohe/she is finding, you (formal) are finding
Nosotros (as)estamos averiguandowe are finding
Vosotros (as)estáis averiguandoyou (plural) Spain are finding
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están averiguandothey are finding, you (plural) are finding

averiguar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb averiguar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate averiguar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case averiguar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb averiguar is averiguar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguaríaI would find
averiguaríasyou would find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguaríahe/she would find, you (formal) would find
Nosotros (as)averiguaríamoswe would find
Vosotros (as)averiguaríasyou (plural) Spain would find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguaríanthey would find, you (plural)would find

averiguar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe averiguadoI have found
has averiguadoyou have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha averiguadohe/she has found, you (formal) have found
Nosotros (as)hemos averiguadowe have found
Vosotros (as)habéis averiguadoyou (plural) Spain have found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han averiguadothey have found, you (plural) have found

averiguar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case averiguar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía averiguadoI had found
habías averiguadoyou had found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había averiguadohe/she had found, you (formal) had found
Nosotros (as)habíamos averiguadowe had found
Vosotros (as)habíais averiguadoyou (plural) Spain had found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain averiguadothey had found, you (plural) had found

averiguar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb averiguar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case averiguar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré averiguadoI will have found
habrás averiguadoyou will have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá averiguadohe/she will have found, you (formal) will have found
Nosotros (as)habremos averiguadowe will have found
Vosotros (as)habréis averiguadoyou (plural) Spain will have found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán averiguadothey will have found, you (plural) will have found

averiguar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb averiguar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case averiguar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría averiguadoI would have found
habrías averiguadoyou would have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría averiguadohe/she would have found, you (formal) would have found
Nosotros (as)habríamos averiguadowe would have found
Vosotros (as)habríais averiguadoyou (plural) Spain will would found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían averiguadothey would have found, you (plural) would have found

averiguar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb averiguar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaverigueI may find
averiguesyou may find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguehe/she may find, you (formal) may find
Nosotros (as)averiguemoswe may find
Vosotros (as)averiguéisyou (plural) Spain may find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguenthey may find, you (plural) may find

averiguar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like averiguar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. averiguar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: averiguar – averiguaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with averigu
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguaraI might find
averiguarasyou might find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguarahe/she might find, you (formal) might find
Nosotros (as)averiguáramoswe might find
Vosotros (as)averiguaraisyou (plural) Spain might find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguaranthey might find, you (plural) might find

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguaseI might find
averiguasesyou might find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguasehe/she might find, you (formal) might find
Nosotros (as)averiguásamoswe might find
Vosotros (as)averiguasaisyou (plural) Spain might find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguasanthey might find, you (plural) might find

averiguar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb averiguar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like averiguar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoaveriguaraI will find
averiguarasyou will find
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)averiguarahe/she will find, you (formal) will find
Nosotros (as)averiguáramoswe will find
Vosotros (as)averiguaraisyou (plural) Spain will find
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)averiguaranthey will find, you (plural) will find

averiguar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb averiguar is: averiguado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya averiguadoI may have found
hayas averiguadoyou may have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya averiguadohe/she may have found, you (formal) may have found
Nosotros (as)hayamos averiguadowe may have found
Vosotros (as)hayáis averiguadoyou (plural) Spain may have found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan averiguadothey may have found, you (plural) may have found

averiguar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb averiguar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to averiguar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (averiguar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (averigu)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (averiguado)

The past participle of the verb averiguar is averiguado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb averiguar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese averiguadoI might have found
hubieses averiguadoyou might have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese averiguadohe/she might have found, you (formal) might have found
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos averiguadowe might have found
Vosotros (as)hubieseis averiguadoyou (plural) Spain might have found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen averiguadothey might have found, you (plural) might have found

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera averiguadoI might have found
hubieras averiguadoyou might have found
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera averiguadohe/she might have found, you (formal) might have found
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos averiguadowe might have found
Vosotros (as)hubierais averiguadoyou (plural) Spain might have found
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran averiguadothey might have found, you (plural) might have found

averiguar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

averiguar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb averiguar  would be averigua

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (averiguas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (averigua)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (averigua)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡averigua!find!
Usted (Ud.)¡averigue!find!
Nosotros (as)¡averiguemos!find!
Vosotros (as)¡averiguad!find!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡averiguen!find!

averiguar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

averiguar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no averigues!Don’t find!
Usted (Ud.)¡no averigue!Don’t find!
Nosotros (as)¡no averiguemos!Don’t find!
Vosotros (as)¡no averiguéis!Don’t find!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no averiguen!Don’t find!

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