Conjugation of cercar in Catalan
cercarto search, to look forregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cerco | |
| tu | cerques | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cerca | |
| nosaltres | cerquem | |
| vosaltres | cerqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cerquen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
cercacercoUse cerco for the 1st person singular present, not the 3rd person form.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cerquí | |
| tu | cerquares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercà | |
| nosaltres | cercàrem | |
| vosaltres | cercàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercava | |
| tu | cercaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercava | |
| nosaltres | cercàvem | |
| vosaltres | cercàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercaré | |
| tu | cercaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercarà | |
| nosaltres | cercarem | |
| vosaltres | cercareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercaria | |
| tu | cercaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercaria | |
| nosaltres | cercaríem | |
| vosaltres | cercaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cerqui | |
| tu | cerquis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cerqui | |
| nosaltres | cerquem | |
| vosaltres | cerqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cerquin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- nosaltres
cercamcerquemIn the present subjunctive, the 1st person plural is cerquem, not the indicative-style cercam.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercàs | |
| tu | cerquessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercàs | |
| nosaltres | cerquéssim | |
| vosaltres | cerquéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cerquessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cerca | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cerqui | |
| nosaltres | cerquem | |
| vosaltres | cerqueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cerquin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
cerca'tcercaThe simple imperative is cerca; do not add a reflexive clitic unless the verb is reflexive.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercant | |
| tu | cercant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercant | |
| nosaltres | cercant | |
| vosaltres | cercant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | cercat | |
| tu | cercat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | cercat | |
| nosaltres | cercat | |
| vosaltres | cercat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | cercat |
cercar — frequently asked questions
Is cercar a regular verb?
Yes — cercar is a regular Catalan verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does cercar mean?
cercar is a Catalan verb meaning "to search, to look for".