Verb · regular -ar, one spelling change
buscar
to look for
The thing that catches people out
busqué in the yo past, because c becomes qu before e. No word for for: busco el baño, I am looking for the toilet.
Present
What happens, and what is happening now.
| yo | busco | |
| tú | buscas | |
| él, ella, usted | busca | |
| nosotros | buscamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | buscan | |
| vosotros, Spain only | buscáis |
Preterite, the finished past
Something that happened and is over: yesterday, last year, once.
| yo | busqué | |
| tú | buscaste | |
| él, ella, usted | buscó | |
| nosotros | buscamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | buscaron | |
| vosotros, Spain only | buscasteis |
Imperfect, the background past
What used to happen, or was going on when something else happened.
| yo | buscaba | |
| tú | buscabas | |
| él, ella, usted | buscaba | |
| nosotros | buscábamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | buscaban | |
| vosotros, Spain only | buscabais |
Future
Will do. In conversation, ir a plus the verb is more common: voy a comer.
| yo | buscaré | |
| tú | buscarás | |
| él, ella, usted | buscará | |
| nosotros | buscaremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | buscarán | |
| vosotros, Spain only | buscaréis |
Present perfect
Have done. Used far more in Spain, where it covers today; most of Latin America uses the preterite there.
| yo | he buscado | |
| tú | has buscado | |
| él, ella, usted | ha buscado | |
| nosotros | hemos buscado | |
| ellos, ustedes | han buscado | |
| vosotros, Spain only | habéis buscado |
Other forms
The -ing form, the form that follows he, has and ha, and how to tell someone to do it.
| -ing form | buscando | |
| participle | buscado | |
| command, to tú | busca | |
| command, to usted | busque |
In a sentence
busco una farmacia
I am looking for a pharmacy
te busqué ayer
I looked for you yesterday