What does descubrir mean in English?

Descubrir means "to discover" in English.

How do you conjugate descubrir in Spanish?

Descubrir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using descubrir?

Descubrir is a regular -ir verb with irregular past participle

How do you use descubrir in a sentence?

Example: "Colón descubrió América." which means "Columbus discovered America." in English.

What are synonyms for descubrir?

Spanish synonyms for descubrir include: encontrar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Descubrir

to discover

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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	English
yo	descubro I discover	I discover
tú	descubres you discover	you discover
él/ella/usted	descubre he/she/you discovers	he/she/you discovers
nosotros	descubrimos we discover	we discover
vosotros	descubrís you all discover	you all discover
ellos/ustedes	descubren they/you all discover	they/you all discover

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubría I used to discover	I used to discover
tú	descubrías you used to discover	you used to discover
él/ella/usted	descubría he/she/you used to discover	he/she/you used to discover
nosotros	descubríamos we used to discover	we used to discover
vosotros	descubríais you all used to discover	you all used to discover
ellos/ustedes	descubrían they/you all used to discover	they/you all used to discover

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubrí I discovered	I discovered
tú	descubriste you discovered	you discovered
él/ella/usted	descubrió he/she/you discovered	he/she/you discovered
nosotros	descubrimos we discovered	we discovered
vosotros	descubristeis you all discovered	you all discovered
ellos/ustedes	descubrieron they/you all discovered	they/you all discovered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubriré I will discover	I will discover
tú	descubrirás you will discover	you will discover
él/ella/usted	descubrirá he/she/you will discover	he/she/you will discover
nosotros	descubriremos we will discover	we will discover
vosotros	descubriréis you all will discover	you all will discover
ellos/ustedes	descubrirán they/you all will discover	they/you all will discover

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubriría I would discover	I would discover
tú	descubrirías you would discover	you would discover
él/ella/usted	descubriría he/she/you would discover	he/she/you would discover
nosotros	descubriríamos we would discover	we would discover
vosotros	descubriríais you all would discover	you all would discover
ellos/ustedes	descubrirían they/you all would discover	they/you all would discover

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubra that I discover	that I discover
tú	descubras that you discover	that you discover
él/ella/usted	descubra that he/she/you discover	that he/she/you discover
nosotros	descubramos that we discover	that we discover
vosotros	descubráis that you all discover	that you all discover
ellos/ustedes	descubran that they/you all discover	that they/you all discover

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	descubriera or descubriese that I discovered	that I discovered
tú	descubrieras or descubrieses that you discovered	that you discovered
él/ella/usted	descubriera or descubriese that he/she/you discovered	that he/she/you discovered
nosotros	descubriéramos or descubriésemos that we discovered	that we discovered
vosotros	descubrierais or descubrieseis that you all discovered	that you all discovered
ellos/ustedes	descubrieran or descubriesen that they/you all discovered	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	English
yo	he descubierto I have discovered	I have discovered
tú	has descubierto you have discovered	you have discovered
él/ella/usted	ha descubierto he/she/you have discovered	he/she/you have discovered
nosotros	hemos descubierto we have discovered	we have discovered
vosotros	habéis descubierto you all have discovered	you all have discovered
ellos/ustedes	han descubierto they/you all have discovered	they/you all have discovered

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había descubierto I had discovered	I had discovered
tú	habías descubierto you had discovered	you had discovered
él/ella/usted	había descubierto he/she/you had discovered	he/she/you had discovered
nosotros	habíamos descubierto we had discovered	we had discovered
vosotros	habíais descubierto you all had discovered	you all had discovered
ellos/ustedes	habían descubierto they/you all had discovered	they/you all had discovered

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube descubierto I had discovered	I had discovered
tú	hubiste descubierto you had discovered	you had discovered
él/ella/usted	hubo descubierto he/she/you had discovered	he/she/you had discovered
nosotros	hubimos descubierto we had discovered	we had discovered
vosotros	hubisteis descubierto you all had discovered	you all had discovered
ellos/ustedes	hubieron descubierto they/you all had discovered	they/you all had discovered

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré descubierto I will have discovered	I will have discovered
tú	habrás descubierto you will have discovered	you will have discovered
él/ella/usted	habrá descubierto he/she/you will have discovered	he/she/you will have discovered
nosotros	habremos descubierto we will have discovered	we will have discovered
vosotros	habréis descubierto you all will have discovered	you all will have discovered
ellos/ustedes	habrán descubierto they/you all will have discovered	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	English
yo	habría descubierto I would have discovered	I would have discovered
tú	habrías descubierto you would have discovered	you would have discovered
él/ella/usted	habría descubierto he/she/you would have discovered	he/she/you would have discovered
nosotros	habríamos descubierto we would have discovered	we would have discovered
vosotros	habríais descubierto you all would have discovered	you all would have discovered
ellos/ustedes	habrían descubierto they/you all would have discovered	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	English
yo	haya descubierto that I have discovered	that I have discovered
tú	hayas descubierto that you have discovered	that you have discovered
él/ella/usted	haya descubierto that he/she/you have discovered	that he/she/you have discovered
nosotros	hayamos descubierto that we have discovered	that we have discovered
vosotros	hayáis descubierto that you all have discovered	that you all have discovered
ellos/ustedes	hayan descubierto that they/you all have discovered	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	English
yo	hubiera descubierto that I had discovered	that I had discovered
tú	hubieras descubierto that you had discovered	that you had discovered
él/ella/usted	hubiera descubierto that he/she/you had discovered	that he/she/you had discovered
nosotros	hubiéramos descubierto that we had discovered	that we had discovered
vosotros	hubierais descubierto that you all had discovered	that you all had discovered
ellos/ustedes	hubieran descubierto that they/you all had discovered	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)