descubrir
to discover, to reveal, to uncover
Alexander Fleming descubrió la penicilina.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
descubrir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
descubrir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
descubrir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
descubrir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
descubrir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
descubrir future
Actions yet to happen.
descubrir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
descubrir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
descubrir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
descubrir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
descubrir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
descubrir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
descubrir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
descubrir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
descubrir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
descubrir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
descubrir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.