Verb
buscar
to look for; to search
# 34 most commonThis is the infinitive form of the verb. All other conjugations are derived from this base form.
2
to get
Used for picking someone up from a location.
3
to search
Common for internet searches and dictionary lookups.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
buscar
Infinitive
Current
"to look for; to search"
busco
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I look for; I search"
busca
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she looks for; searches"
buscas
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you look for; you search"
buscan
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they look for; they search"
buscó
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she looked for; searched"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| buscar | Infinitive | — | "to look for; to search" |
| buscando | Gerund | — | "looking for; searching" |
| buscado | Participle | — | "looked for; searched" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| busco | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I look for; I search" |
| buscas | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you look for; you search" |
| busca | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she looks for; searches" |
| buscáis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all look for; search" |
| buscan | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they look for; they search" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| busqué | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I looked for; I searched" |
| buscaste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you looked for; you searched" |
| buscó | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she looked for; searched" |
| buscamos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we looked for; we searched" |
| buscasteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all looked for; searched" |
| buscaron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they looked for; they searched" |
| Imperfect | |||
| buscabas | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to look for" |
| buscaba | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to look for" |
| buscábamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to look for" |
| buscabais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to look for" |
| buscaban | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to look for" |
| Future | |||
| buscaré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will look for" |
| buscarás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will look for" |
| buscará | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will look for" |
| buscaremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will look for" |
| buscaréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will look for" |
| buscarán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will look for" |
| Conditional | |||
| buscarías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would look for" |
| buscaría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would look for" |
| buscaríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would look for" |
| buscaríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would look for" |
| buscarían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would look for" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| busques | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you look for" |
| busque | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she look for" |
| busquemos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we look for" |
| busquéis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all look for" |
| busquen | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they look for" |