Descubrir present subjunctive conjugation
Descubrir in the present subjunctive: descubra, descubras, descubra, descubramos, descubráis, descubran.
- to discover; to find out; to uncover
- irregular past participle
- Participle: descubierto
- Gerund: descubriendo
Present subjunctive presente de subjuntivo
| yo | descubra |
|---|---|
| tú | descubras |
| él/ella/usted | descubra |
| nosotros | descubramos |
| vosotros | descubráis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | descubran |
How to use descubrir in the present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is regular: descubra, descubras, descubra, descubramos, descubran. It appears after wishes, fears and purpose: Espero que descubran la causa, No quiero que lo descubra. It also follows antes de que and hasta que, which fit the idea of finding something out over time: Seguiremos buscando hasta que descubramos el fallo. Note that the subjunctive is used because the discovery has not happened yet, which is exactly when you need it after these conjunctions.
Examples
Espero que los técnicos descubran la causa de la avería.
I hope the technicians find out the cause of the breakdown.
No quiero que mi hermana descubra la sorpresa.
I don't want my sister to find out about the surprise.
Seguiremos buscando hasta que descubramos el fallo.
We'll keep looking until we find the fault.
Quick check: descubrir in the present subjunctive
More descubrir tenses
- All descubrir tenses
- Descubrir present
- Descubrir preterite
- Descubrir imperfect
- Descubrir future
- Descubrir conditional
- Descubrir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present subjunctive
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