Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Introduction to the verb investiguer
The English translation of the French verb investiguer is “to investigate.” It is pronounced “ehn-vest-eeg-eh.”
The language origin of investiguer is from the Latin word investigare, meaning “to search into.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of conducting a thorough and detailed examination or research into a subject or situation.
Examples:
- Les autorités ont décidé d’investiguer sur la cause de l’incendie. (The authorities have decided to investigate the cause of the fire.)
- Les journalistes ont dû investiguer pour découvrir la vérité sur cette affaire. (The journalists had to investigate to uncover the truth about this case.)
- Nous avons passé des heures à investiguer sur les différentes options de voyage. (We spent hours investigating different travel options.)
Investiguer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of investiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’investigue | J’investigue une affaire mystérieuse. | I am investigating a mysterious case. |
Tu | tu investigates | Tu investigates les preuves. | You are investigating the evidence. |
Il | il enquête | Il enquête sur le crime. | He is investigating the crime. |
Elle | elle enquête | Elle enquête sur les suspects. | She is investigating the suspects. |
On | on enquête | On enquête sur une nouvelle affaire. | We are investigating a new case. |
Nous | nous enquêtons | Nous enquêtons sur les motivations du suspect. | We are investigating the suspect’s motives. |
Vous | vous enquêtez | Vous enquêtez sur le mobile du crime. | You are investigating the motive of the crime. |
Ils | ils enquêtent | Ils enquêtent sur les alibis des suspects. | They are investigating the suspects’ alibis. |
Elles | elles enquêtent | Elles enquêtent sur les témoignages. | They are investigating the testimonies. |
Other Conjugations for Investiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb investiguer
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