Buscar present subjunctive conjugation
Buscar in the present subjunctive: busque, busques, busque, busquemos, busquéis, busquen.
- to look for; to search; to pick up
- spelling change (c→qu)
- Participle: buscado
- Gerund: buscando
Present subjunctive presente de subjuntivo
| yo | busque |
|---|---|
| tú | busques |
| él/ella/usted | busque |
| nosotros | busquemos |
| vosotros | busquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | busquen |
How to use buscar in the present subjunctive
The present subjunctive of buscar has qu in every form: busque, busques, busque, busquemos, busquen. It appears after requests ("Pídele que busque el archivo"), "para que" and "cuando." "Busquemos" means "let's look for." The usted command busque also comes from this form. It also follows "cuando" for future searches: "Cuando busquemos casa, vamos a necesitar un préstamo."
Examples
Pídele a Ana que busque los recibos.
Ask Ana to find the receipts.
Cuando busques departamento, revisa bien el contrato.
When you look for an apartment, read the lease carefully.
Es mejor que busquemos otra fecha.
It's better if we find another date.
Quick check: buscar in the present subjunctive
More buscar tenses
- All buscar tenses
- Buscar present
- Buscar preterite
- Buscar imperfect
- Buscar future
- Buscar conditional
- Buscar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present subjunctive
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