The Spanish verb buscar means "to look for". Below are its 8 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 yo busco, tú buscas, él/ella/usted busca, nosotros buscamos, vosotros buscáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes buscan. 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 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | busco | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | buscas | |
| él/ | busca | |
| nosotros | buscamos | |
| vosotros | buscáis | |
| ellos/ | buscan |
| yo | busqué (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | buscaste |
| él/ | buscó |
| nosotros | buscamos |
| vosotros | buscasteis |
| ellos/ | buscaron |
| yo | buscaba |
|---|---|
| tú | buscabas |
| él/ | buscaba |
| nosotros | buscábamos |
| vosotros | buscabais |
| ellos/ | buscaban |
| yo | buscaré |
|---|---|
| tú | buscarás |
| él/ | buscará |
| nosotros | buscaremos |
| vosotros | buscaréis |
| ellos/ | buscarán |
| yo | buscaría |
|---|---|
| tú | buscarías |
| él/ | buscaría |
| nosotros | buscaríamos |
| vosotros | buscaríais |
| ellos/ | buscarían |
| yo | busque (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | busques (irregular) |
| él/ | busque (irregular) |
| nosotros | busquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | busquéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | busquen (irregular) |
| tú | busca |
|---|---|
| usted | busque (irregular) |
| nosotros | busquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | buscad |
| ustedes | busquen (irregular) |
| yo | he buscado |
|---|---|
| tú | has buscado |
| él/ | ha buscado |
| nosotros | hemos buscado |
| vosotros | habéis buscado |
| ellos/ | han buscado |
Buscar is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in the preterite yo form busqué, all present subjunctive forms, and the imperative forms busque, busquemos and busquen.
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Yes, buscar is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -ar model, with the listed spelling changes.
The preterite yo form is busqué. The spelling changes from c to qu before e.
They are busque, busques, busque, busquemos, busquéis and busquen. The spelling changes from c to qu before e.