Conjugation of buscar in Spanish
buscarto look for, to search forirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | busco | |
| tú | buscas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | busca | |
| nosotros | buscamos | |
| vosotros | buscáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
busquobuscoRemember: the first-person singular present indicative is busco.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | busqué | |
| tú | buscaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscó | |
| nosotros | buscamos | |
| vosotros | buscasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscaba | |
| tú | buscabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscaba | |
| nosotros | buscábamos | |
| vosotros | buscabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscaré | |
| tú | buscarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscará | |
| nosotros | buscaremos | |
| vosotros | buscaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscaría | |
| tú | buscarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscaría | |
| nosotros | buscaríamos | |
| vosotros | buscaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | busque | |
| tú | busques | |
| él/ella/Ud. | busque | |
| nosotros | busquemos | |
| vosotros | busquéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | busquen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
buscobusqueThe present subjunctive uses busque, not the indicative busco.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscara | |
| tú | buscaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscara | |
| nosotros | buscáramos | |
| vosotros | buscarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | busca | |
| él/ella/Ud. | busque | |
| nosotros | busquemos | |
| vosotros | buscad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | busquen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
busquesbuscaAffirmative tú commands use the present indicative form: busca.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscando | |
| tú | buscando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscando | |
| nosotros | buscando | |
| vosotros | buscando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | buscado | |
| tú | buscado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | buscado | |
| nosotros | buscado | |
| vosotros | buscado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | buscado |
buscar — frequently asked questions
Is buscar a regular verb?
No — buscar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does buscar mean?
buscar is a Spanish verb meaning "to look for, to search for".