Conjugation of buscar in Catalan
buscarto look forregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | busco | |
| tu | busques | |
| ell/ella/vostè | busca | |
| nosaltres | busquem | |
| vosaltres | busqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | busquen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- tu
buscasbusquesUse busques in the present subjunctive/2nd person-style spelling; buscas is Spanish, not Catalan.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | busquí | |
| tu | buscares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | buscà | |
| nosaltres | buscàrem | |
| vosaltres | busàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | buscaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | buscava | |
| tu | buscaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | buscava | |
| nosaltres | buscàvem | |
| vosaltres | buscàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | buscaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | buscaré | |
| tu | buscaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | buscarà | |
| nosaltres | buscarem | |
| vosaltres | buscareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | buscaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | buscaria | |
| tu | buscaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | buscaria | |
| nosaltres | buscaríem | |
| vosaltres | buscaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | buscarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | busqui | |
| tu | busquis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | busqui | |
| nosaltres | busquem | |
| vosaltres | busqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | busquin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
buscobusquiThe present subjunctive 1st person is busqui, not the indicative busco. - ell/ella/vostè
buscabusquiUse busqui; busa/ busca is the indicative form, not the subjunctive.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | busqués | |
| tu | busquessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | busqués | |
| nosaltres | busquéssim | |
| vosaltres | busquéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | busquessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | busca | |
| ell/ella/vostè | busqui | |
| nosaltres | busquem | |
| vosaltres | busqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | busquin |
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ells/elles/vostès | buscant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ells/elles/vostès | buscat |
buscar — frequently asked questions
Is buscar a regular verb?
Yes — buscar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does buscar mean?
buscar is a Catalan verb meaning "to look for".