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How to conjugate Descubrir in Spanish

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Introduction

Descubrir is the Spanish verb for "to discover". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivedescubrirto discover
Past participledescubiertodiscovered
Gerunddescubriendodiscovering

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Indicative Tenses of Descubrir

Descubrir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of descubrir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "descubro", meaning "I discover".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubroI discover
descubresyou discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubres/he discovers, you (formal) discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubrimoswe discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubrísyou (plural) discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubrenthey discover,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of descubrir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "descubrí", meaning "I discovered".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubríI discovered
descubristeyou discovered
Ella / Él / Usteddescubriós/he discovered, you (formal) discovered
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubrimoswe discovered
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubristeisyou (plural) discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubrieronthey discovered,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of descubrir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "descubría", meaning "I used to discover".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubríaI used to discover
descubríasyou used to discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubrías/he used to discover, you (formal) used to discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubríamoswe used to discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubríaisyou (plural) used to discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubríanthey used to discover,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of descubrir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy descubriendo", meaning "I am discovering".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy descubriendoI am discovering
estás descubriendoyou are discovering
Ella / Él / Ustedestá descubriendos/he is discovering, you (formal) are discovering
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos descubriendowe are discovering
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis descubriendoyou (plural) are discovering
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán descubriendothey are discovering,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of descubrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a descubrir", meaning "I am going to discover".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a descubrirI am going to discover
vas a descubriryou are going to discover
Ella / Él / Ustedva a descubrirs/he is going to discover, you (formal) are going to discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a descubrirwe are going to discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a descubriryou (plural) are going to discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a descubrirthey are going to discover,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of descubrir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "descubriré", meaning "I will discover".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubriréI will discover
descubrirásyou will discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubrirás/he will discover, you (formal) will discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubriremoswe will discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubriréisyou (plural) will discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubriránthey will discover,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of descubrir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "descubriría", meaning "I would discover".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubriríaI would discover
descubriríasyou would discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubrirías/he would discover, you (formal) would discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubriríamoswe would discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubriríaisyou (plural) would discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubriríanthey would discover,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of descubrir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he descubierto", meaning "I have discovered".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe descubierto I have discovered
has descubierto you have discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedha descubierto s/he has discovered, you (formal) have discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos descubierto we have discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis descubierto you (plural) have discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan descubierto they have discovered,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of descubrir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había descubierto", meaning "I had discovered".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía descubierto I had discovered
habías descubierto you had discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía descubierto s/he had discovered, you (formal) had discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos descubierto we had discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais descubierto you (plural) had discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían descubierto they had discovered,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of descubrir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré descubierto", meaning "I will have discovered".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré descubierto I will have discovered
habrás descubierto you will have discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá descubierto s/he will have discovered, you (formal) will have discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos descubierto we will have discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis descubierto you (plural) will have discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán descubierto they will have discovered,

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Descubrir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of descubrir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría descubierto", meaning "I would have discovered".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría descubierto I would have discovered
habrías descubierto you would have discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría descubierto s/he would have discovered, you (formal) would have discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos descubierto we would have discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais descubierto you (plural) would have discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían descubierto they would have discovered,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Descubrir

Descubrir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "descubra", meaning "I discover".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubraI discover
descubrasyou discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubras/he discovers, you (formal) discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubramoswe discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubráisyou (plural) discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubranthey discover,

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Descubrir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "descubriera", meaning "I discovered".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubrieraI discovered
descubrierasyou discovered
Ella / Él / Usteddescubrieras/he discovered, you (formal) discovered
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubriéramoswe discovered
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubrieraisyou (plural) discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubrieranthey discovered,

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Descubrir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "descubriere", meaning "I will discover".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescubriereI will discover
descubrieresyou will discover
Ella / Él / Usteddescubrieres/he will discover, you (formal) will discover
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubriéremoswe will discover
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubriereisyou (plural) will discover
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubrierenthey will discover,

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Descubrir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya descubierto", meaning "I have discovered".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya descubierto I have discovered
hayas descubierto you have discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya descubierto s/he has discovered, you (formal) have discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos descubierto we have discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis descubierto you (plural) have discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan descubierto they have discovered,

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Descubrir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera descubierto", meaning "I had discovered".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera descubierto I had discovered
hubieras descubierto you had discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera descubierto s/he had discovered, you (formal) had discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos descubierto we had discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais descubierto you (plural) had discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran descubierto they had discovered,

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Descubrir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere descubierto", meaning "I will have discovered".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere descubierto I will have discovered
hubieres descubierto you will have discovered
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere descubierto s/he will have discovered, you (formal) will have discovered
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos descubierto we will have discovered
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis descubierto you (plural) will have discovered
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren descubierto they will have discovered,

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Imperative Tenses of Descubrir

Descubrir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "descubra", meaning "(to you formal) discover!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
descubre(to you) discover!
Ella / Él / Usteddescubra(to you formal) discover!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescubramoslet's discover!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescubrid(to you plural) discover!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescubran(to you plural formal) discover!

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Descubrir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no descubra", meaning "(to you formal) don't discover!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no descubras(to you) don't discover!
Ella / Él / Ustedno descubra(to you formal) don't discover!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno descubramoslet's not discover!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno descubráis(to you plural) don't discover!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno descubran(to you plural formal) don't discover!

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Example sentences and usage

  • Estarás en problemas si tu novia descubre la verdad. You'll get into trouble if your girlfriend finds out the truth.

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