The Portuguese verb buscar means "to seek, fetch". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of buscar is eu busco, tu buscas, ele/ela busca, nós buscamos, vós buscais, eles/elas buscam. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| eu | busco | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | buscas | |
| ele/ | busca | |
| nós | buscamos | |
| vós | buscais | |
| eles/ | buscam |
| eu | busquei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | buscaste |
| ele/ | buscou |
| nós | buscámos |
| vós | buscastes |
| eles/ | buscaram |
| eu | buscava |
|---|---|
| tu | buscavas |
| ele/ | buscava |
| nós | buscávamos |
| vós | buscáveis |
| eles/ | buscavam |
| eu | buscarei |
|---|---|
| tu | buscarás |
| ele/ | buscará |
| nós | buscaremos |
| vós | buscareis |
| eles/ | buscarão |
| eu | buscaria |
|---|---|
| tu | buscarias |
| ele/ | buscaria |
| nós | buscaríamos |
| vós | buscaríeis |
| eles/ | buscariam |
| que eu | busque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | busques (irregular) |
| que ele/ | busque (irregular) |
| que nós | busquemos (irregular) |
| que vós | busqueis (irregular) |
| que eles/ | busquem (irregular) |
| tu | busca |
|---|---|
| você | busque (irregular) |
| nós | busquemos (irregular) |
| vós | buscai |
| vocês | busquem (irregular) |
Buscar is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in busquei, busque, busques, busquemos, busqueis, busquem, busque, and busquemos to keep the sound of c before e.
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Yes, buscar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -ar pattern.
The spelling changes from c to qu before e in busquei and in the subjunctive and command forms such as busque and busquem.
The past participle is buscado and the gerund is buscando.