Spanish verb hurgar conjugation

hurgar
to rummage, to poke around, to dig
regular verbPast participle: hurgadoGerund: hurgando

Hurgar means to search through or investigate something, often by poking or rummaging. It can refer to physically searching or inspecting something thoroughly.

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Complete conjugation of hurgar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgo
Yo hurgar en los cajones a veces.
I rummage through the drawers sometimes.
hurgas
Tú hurgas en la mochila rápidamente.
You rummage through the backpack quickly.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurga
Él hurga en sus bolsillos buscando llaves.
He rummages in his pockets looking for keys.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgamos
Nosotros hurgamos en la caja vieja.
We rummage through the old box.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgáis
Vosotros hurgáis en los armarios.
You all rummage through the closets.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgan
Ellos hurgan en la basura para encontrar algo útil.
They rummage through the trash to find something useful.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgué
Yo hurgué en mi mochila ayer.
I rummaged through my backpack yesterday.
hurgaste
Tú hurgaste en la caja de recuerdos.
You rummaged through the keepsake box.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgó
Él hurgó en sus bolsillos.
He rummaged through his pockets.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgamos
Nosotros hurgamos en la basura.
We rummaged through the trash.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgasteis
Vosotros hurgasteis en los cajones.
You all rummaged through the drawers.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgaron
Ellos hurgaron en la caja fuerte.
They rummaged through the safe.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgaba
Yo hurgaba en mi mochila todos los días.
I used to rummage through my backpack every day.
hurgabas
Tú hurgabas en los cajones sin permiso.
You used to rummage through the drawers without permission.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgaba
Él hurgaba en la basura buscando algo.
He used to rummage through the trash looking for something.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgábamos
Nosotros hurgábamos en los armarios viejos.
We used to rummage through the old closets.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgabais
Vosotros hurgabais en los cajones de la abuela.
You all used to rummage through grandma's drawers.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgaban
Ellos hurgaban en los bolsillos de sus abrigos.
They used to rummage through their coats' pockets.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy hurgando
Estoy hurgando en mi mochila ahora mismo.
I am rummaging through my backpack right now.
estás hurgando
¿Estás hurgando en la nevera?
Are you rummaging in the fridge?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá hurgando
Ella está hurgando en sus bolsillos.
She is rummaging in her pockets.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos hurgando
Estamos hurgando en la caja de herramientas.
We are rummaging through the toolbox.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis hurgando
¿Estáis hurgando en los cajones?
Are you all rummaging through the drawers?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán hurgando
Los niños están hurgando en la arena.
The children are rummaging in the sand.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a hurgar
Voy a hurgar en el cajón más tarde.
I am going to rummage in the drawer later.
vas a hurgar
¿Vas a hurgar en mi mochila?
Are you going to rummage through my backpack?
Él / Ella / Ustedva a hurgar
Ella va a hurgar en la caja de recuerdos.
She is going to rummage through the keepsake box.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a hurgar
Vamos a hurgar en el armario mañana.
We are going to rummage in the closet tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a hurgar
¿Vais a hurgar en los bolsillos?
Are you all going to rummage through the pockets?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a hurgar
Ellos van a hurgar en la basura.
They are going to rummage through the trash.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgaré
Hurgaré en la caja mañana.
I will rummage in the box tomorrow.
hurgarás
Hurgarás en tus cosas más tarde.
You will rummage through your things later.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgará
Él hurgará en el cajón pronto.
He will rummage in the drawer soon.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgaremos
Hurgaremos en el armario mañana.
We will rummage in the closet tomorrow.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgaréis
Hurgaréis en los bolsillos después.
You all will rummage in the pockets afterward.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgarán
Ellos hurgarán en la basura más tarde.
They will rummage through the trash later.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgaría
Yo hurgaría en el cajón si tuviera tiempo.
I would rummage through the drawer if I had time.
hurgarías
Tú hurgarías en la basura si buscaras algo.
You would rummage through the trash if you were looking for something.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgaría
Él hurgaría en la mochila si encontrara algo interesante.
He would rummage through the backpack if he found something interesting.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgaríamos
Nosotros hurgaríamos en el armario si supiéramos dónde está.
We would rummage through the closet if we knew where it was.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgaríais
Vosotros hurgaríais en los cajones si tuvierais tiempo.
You all would rummage through the drawers if you had time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgarían
Ellos hurgarían en la caja si supieran qué buscar.
They would rummage through the box if they knew what to look for.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe hurgado
He hurgado en mi mochila hoy.
I have rummaged through my backpack today.
has hurgado
¿Has hurgado en la caja de herramientas?
Have you rummaged through the toolbox?
Él / Ella / Ustedha hurgado
Ella ha hurgado en mi bolso.
She has rummaged through my bag.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos hurgado
Hemos hurgado en todos los cajones.
We have rummaged through all the drawers.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis hurgado
¿Habéis hurgado en esa caja?
Have you all rummaged through that box?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan hurgado
Los niños han hurgado en la arena.
The children have rummaged in the sand.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía hurgado
Yo había hurgado en mi mochila.
I had rummaged through my backpack.
habías hurgado
Tú habías hurgado en el cajón.
You had rummaged through the drawer.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía hurgado
Él había hurgado en la basura.
He had rummaged through the trash.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos hurgado
Nosotros habíamos hurgado en el armario.
We had rummaged through the closet.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais hurgado
Vosotros habíais hurgado en los cajones.
You all had rummaged through the drawers.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían hurgado
Ellos habían hurgado en la caja.
They had rummaged through the box.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré hurgado
Para entonces, ya habré hurgado en la caja.
By then, I will have already rummaged through the box.
habrás hurgado
Para mañana, habrás hurgado en todos los cajones.
By tomorrow, you will have rummaged through all the drawers.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá hurgado
Cuando llegues, él ya habrá hurgado en el armario.
When you arrive, he will have already rummaged through the closet.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos hurgado
Para entonces, habremos hurgado en todos los rincones.
By then, we will have rummaged through all the corners.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis hurgado
Para cuando regreses, habréis hurgado en los cajones.
By the time you return, you will have rummaged through the drawers.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán hurgado
Para esa hora, ellos ya habrán hurgado en la caja.
By that time, they will have already rummaged through the box.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría hurgado
Yo habría hurgado en la caja si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have rummaged through the box if I had had time.
habrías hurgado
Tú habrías hurgado en el cajón si lo hubieras visto.
You would have rummaged through the drawer if you had seen it.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría hurgado
Él habría hurgado en el armario si no hubiera estado cerrado.
He would have rummaged through the closet if it hadn't been closed.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos hurgado
Nosotros habríamos hurgado en la mochila si la hubiéramos abierto.
We would have rummaged through the backpack if we had opened it.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais hurgado
Vosotros habríais hurgado en los papeles si los hubierais visto.
You all would have rummaged through the papers if you had seen them.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían hurgado
Ellos habrían hurgado en la caja si la hubieran encontrado.
They would have rummaged through the box if they had found it.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgue
Espero que yo hurgue en el cajón.
I hope that I rummage through the drawer.
hurgues
Es importante que tú hurgues en la caja.
It's important that you rummage through the box.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgue
Dudo que él hurgue en el armario.
I doubt that he rummages in the closet.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurguemos
Queremos que nosotros hurguemos en la mochila.
We want us to rummage through the backpack.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurguéis
Es posible que vosotros hurguéis en la caja.
It's possible that you all rummage through the box.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurguen
No creo que ellas hurguen en la bolsa.
I don't think they rummage in the bag.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgara
Quería que hurgara en el cajón.
I wanted him to rummage in the drawer.
hurgaras
Esperaba que hurgaras en la caja.
I hoped you would rummage in the box.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgara
Dudaba que ella hurgara en su bolso.
I doubted that she rummaged in her bag.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgáramos
Era importante que hurgáramos en los papeles.
It was important that we rummaged through the papers.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgarais
No creía que vosotros hurgarais en eso.
I didn't believe that you all rummaged in that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgaran
No pensaba que ellos hurgaran en el armario.
I didn't think they rummaged in the closet.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgare
Si encontrara algo, hurgare en la caja.
If I found something, I would rummage in the box.
hurgares
Cuando llegares, hurgares en el cajón.
When you arrive, you will rummage in the drawer.
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgare
Si el perro olfateare, hurgare en la alfombra.
If the dog sniffs, it will rummage in the carpet.
Nosotros / Nosotrashurgáremos
Cuando busquemos, hurgáremos en los archivos.
When we search, we will rummage through the files.
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgareis
Si encontrareis algo, hurgareis en la mochila.
If you find something, you will rummage in the backpack.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurgaren
Cuando llegaren, hurgaren en los cajones.
When they arrive, they will rummage through the drawers.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya hurgado
Espero que haya hurgado en la caja.
I hope I have rummaged through the box.
hayas hurgado
Es posible que hayas hurgado en mi bolso.
It's possible that you have rummaged through my bag.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya hurgado
No creo que él haya hurgado en eso.
I don't think he has rummaged through that.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos hurgado
Es importante que hayamos hurgado en la maleta.
It's important that we have rummaged through the suitcase.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis hurgado
¿Habéis hurgado en mis cosas?
Have you rummaged through my things?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan hurgado
No creo que hayan hurgado en la oficina.
I don't think they have rummaged through the office.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera hurgado
Si hubiera hurgado más, habría encontrado la respuesta.
If I had looked more, I would have found the answer.
hubieras hurgado
Es posible que hubieras hurgado en sus cosas.
You might have rummaged through his things.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera hurgado
Ella habría hurgado en el cajón si hubiera tenido tiempo.
She would have rummaged through the drawer if she had had time.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos hurgado
Nosotros no hubiéramos hurgado si hubiéramos sabido.
We wouldn't have rummaged if we had known.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais hurgado
Vosotros habríais hurgado en sus cosas sin permiso.
You all would have rummaged through his things without permission.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran hurgado
Ellos habrían hurgado en el armario si hubieran entrado.
They would have rummaged through the closet if they had entered.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiere hurgado
Es posible que yo hubiere hurgado en tus cosas.
It is possible that I will have rummaged through your things.
hubieres hurgado
Quizá tú hubieres hurgado en su bolso.
Maybe you will have rummaged through his bag.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiere hurgado
Es probable que él hubiere hurgado en la caja.
It is likely that he will have rummaged through the box.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéremos hurgado
Supongo que nosotros hubiéremos hurgado en el armario.
I suppose that we will have rummaged through the closet.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubiereis hurgado
Es posible que vosotros hubiereis hurgado en sus cosas.
It is possible that you all will have rummaged through his belongings.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieren hurgado
Quizá ellos hubieren hurgado en el cajón.
Maybe they will have rummaged through the drawer.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohurgue
¡Hurgue en el cajón si necesita algo!
Dig in the drawer if you need something!
hurgue
¡Hurgue en la caja para encontrarlo!
Dig in the box to find it!
Él / Ella / Ustedhurgue
¡Hurgue en su bolso si busca las llaves!
Dig in her bag if you're looking for the keys!
Nosotros / Nosotrashurguemos
¡Hurguemos en la arena para buscar conchas!
Let's dig in the sand to look for shells!
Vosotros / Vosotrashurgad
¡Hurgad en los cajones para encontrarlo!
Dig through the drawers to find it!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshurguen
¡Hurguen en la basura si quieren buscar algo!
Dig through the trash if you want to look for something!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono hurgues
No hurgues en esa caja.
Don't rummage in that box.
no hurgues
Por favor, no hurgues en mi bolso.
Please, don't rummage in my bag.
Él / Ella / Ustedno hurgue
No hurgue en sus asuntos.
Don't rummage in his/her affairs.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno hurguemos
No hurguemos en esa caja.
Let's not rummage in that box.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno hurguéis
No hurguéis en esas cosas.
Don't rummage through those things.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno hurguen
No hurguen en los cajones.
Don't rummage in the drawers.

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