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Conjugation of quaerere in Latin

quaerereseek, askregular

Praesēnspresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Praesēns of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaero
quaeris
is/ea/idquaerit
nōsquaerimus
vōsquaeritis
eī/eae/eaquaerunt

Common mistakes in the Praesēns

  • egoquaererquaeroThe 1st-person singular present indicative is quaero, not a reduced stem form.
  • quaeresquaerisquaeres is future indicative; the present is quaeris.

Imperfectum

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaerebam
quaerebas
is/ea/idquaerebat
nōsquaerebamus
vōsquaerebatis
eī/eae/eaquaerebant

Futūrum Ifuture

Actions that will happen.

Futūrum I of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaeram
quaeres
is/ea/idquaeret
nōsquaeremus
vōsquaeretis
eī/eae/eaquaerent
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Perfectumpresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Perfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaesivi
quaesivisti
is/ea/idquaesivit
nōsquaesivimus
vōsquaesivistis
eī/eae/eaquaesiverunt

Common mistakes in the Perfectum

  • egoquaeriviquaesiviThe perfect uses the irregular perfect stem quaesiv-, not quaeriv-.
  • quaesistiquaesivistiThe correct form is quaesivisti; keep the -iv- of the perfect stem.

Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect

Actions completed before another past action.

Plūsquamperfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaesiveram
quaesiveras
is/ea/idquaesiverat
nōsquaesiveramus
vōsquaesiveratis
eī/eae/eaquaesiverant

Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect

Actions that will be finished by a future point.

Futūrum Perfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaesivero
quaesiveris
is/ea/idquaesiverit
nōsquaesiverimus
vōsquaesiveritis
eī/eae/eaquaesiverint
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Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subiūnctīvus Praesēns of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaeram
quaeras
is/ea/idquaerat
nōsquaeramus
vōsquaeratis
eī/eae/eaquaerant

Common mistakes in the Subiūnctīvus Praesēns

  • egoquaerōquaeramPresent subjunctive 1st singular is quaeram, not the indicative quaero.

Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subiūnctīvus Imperfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaererem
quaereres
is/ea/idquaereret
nōsquaereremus
vōsquaereretis
eī/eae/eaquaererent

Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive

Completed hypothetical actions.

Subiūnctīvus Perfectum of quaerere
PersonConjugation
egoquaesiverim
quaesiveris
is/ea/idquaesiverit
nōsquaesiverimus
vōsquaesiveritis
eī/eae/eaquaesiverint
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Imperātīvusimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperātīvus of quaerere
PersonConjugation
quaere
nōsquaeramus
vōsquaerite

Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus

  • quaerisquaereThe singular imperative is quaere; quaeris is present indicative.

quaerere — frequently asked questions

Is quaerere a regular verb?
Yes — quaerere is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does quaerere mean?
quaerere is a Latin verb meaning "seek, ask".