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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
descubrir
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
descubriendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
descubierto
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubro I discover |
tú | descubres you discover |
él/ella/usted | descubre he/she/you discovers |
nosotros | descubrimos we discover |
vosotros | descubrís you all discover |
ellos/ustedes | descubren they/you all discover |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubría I used to discover |
tú | descubrías you used to discover |
él/ella/usted | descubría he/she/you used to discover |
nosotros | descubríamos we used to discover |
vosotros | descubríais you all used to discover |
ellos/ustedes | descubrían they/you all used to discover |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubrí I discovered |
tú | descubriste you discovered |
él/ella/usted | descubrió he/she/you discovered |
nosotros | descubrimos we discovered |
vosotros | descubristeis you all discovered |
ellos/ustedes | descubrieron they/you all discovered |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubriré I will discover |
tú | descubrirás you will discover |
él/ella/usted | descubrirá he/she/you will discover |
nosotros | descubriremos we will discover |
vosotros | descubriréis you all will discover |
ellos/ustedes | descubrirán they/you all will discover |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubriría I would discover |
tú | descubrirías you would discover |
él/ella/usted | descubriría he/she/you would discover |
nosotros | descubriríamos we would discover |
vosotros | descubriríais you all would discover |
ellos/ustedes | descubrirían they/you all would discover |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubra that I discover |
tú | descubras that you discover |
él/ella/usted | descubra that he/she/you discover |
nosotros | descubramos that we discover |
vosotros | descubráis that you all discover |
ellos/ustedes | descubran that they/you all discover |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | descubriera or descubriese that I discovered |
tú | descubrieras or descubrieses that you discovered |
él/ella/usted | descubriera or descubriese that he/she/you discovered |
nosotros | descubriéramos or descubriésemos that we discovered |
vosotros | descubrierais or descubrieseis that you all discovered |
ellos/ustedes | descubrieran or descubriesen that they/you all discovered |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he descubierto I have discovered |
tú | has descubierto you have discovered |
él/ella/usted | ha descubierto he/she/you have discovered |
nosotros | hemos descubierto we have discovered |
vosotros | habéis descubierto you all have discovered |
ellos/ustedes | han descubierto they/you all have discovered |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había descubierto I had discovered |
tú | habías descubierto you had discovered |
él/ella/usted | había descubierto he/she/you had discovered |
nosotros | habíamos descubierto we had discovered |
vosotros | habíais descubierto you all had discovered |
ellos/ustedes | habían descubierto they/you all had discovered |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube descubierto I had discovered |
tú | hubiste descubierto you had discovered |
él/ella/usted | hubo descubierto he/she/you had discovered |
nosotros | hubimos descubierto we had discovered |
vosotros | hubisteis descubierto you all had discovered |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron descubierto they/you all had discovered |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré descubierto I will have discovered |
tú | habrás descubierto you will have discovered |
él/ella/usted | habrá descubierto he/she/you will have discovered |
nosotros | habremos descubierto we will have discovered |
vosotros | habréis descubierto you all will have discovered |
ellos/ustedes | habrán descubierto they/you all will have discovered |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría descubierto I would have discovered |
tú | habrías descubierto you would have discovered |
él/ella/usted | habría descubierto he/she/you would have discovered |
nosotros | habríamos descubierto we would have discovered |
vosotros | habríais descubierto you all would have discovered |
ellos/ustedes | habrían descubierto they/you all would have discovered |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya descubierto that I have discovered |
tú | hayas descubierto that you have discovered |
él/ella/usted | haya descubierto that he/she/you have discovered |
nosotros | hayamos descubierto that we have discovered |
vosotros | hayáis descubierto that you all have discovered |
ellos/ustedes | hayan descubierto that they/you all have discovered |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera descubierto that I had discovered |
tú | hubieras descubierto that you had discovered |
él/ella/usted | hubiera descubierto that he/she/you had discovered |
nosotros | hubiéramos descubierto that we had discovered |
vosotros | hubierais descubierto that you all had discovered |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran descubierto that they/you all had discovered |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | descubre | discover! (you) |
usted | descubra | discover! (you formal) |
nosotros | descubramos | let's discover! |
vosotros | descubrid | discover! (you all) |
ustedes | descubran | discover! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no descubras | don't discover! (you) |
usted | no descubra | don't discover! (you formal) |
nosotros | no descubramos | let's not discover! |
vosotros | no descubráis | don't discover! (you all) |
ustedes | no descubran | don't discover! (you all) |
More About "descubrir"
Examples in Context
Colón descubrió América.
Columbus discovered America.
Preterite
Los científicos descubren cosas nuevas.
Scientists discover new things.
Present
He descubierto un error.
I have discovered an error.
Present Perfect
Descubrirás la verdad.
You will discover the truth.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Descubrir is a regular -ir verb with irregular past participle
- •Irregular past participle: descubierto
- •Main meaning: to discover
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