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Italian verb · regular · first needed at elementary level (A2)

cercare

to look for

A regular -are verb that adds an h before e and i to keep the hard c: , . + infinitive means “to try to”.

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iocerco
tucerchi
lui / leicerca
noicerchiamo
voicercate
lorocercano

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

ioho cercato
tuhai cercato
lui / leiha cercato
noiabbiamo cercato
voiavete cercato
lorohanno cercato

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iocercavo
tucercavi
lui / leicercava
noicercavamo
voicercavate
lorocercavano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iocercherò
tucercherai
lui / leicercherà
noicercheremo
voicercherete
lorocercheranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iocercherei
tucercheresti
lui / leicercherebbe
noicercheremmo
voicerchereste
lorocercherebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iocerchi
tucerchi
lui / leicerchi
noicerchiamo
voicerchiate
lorocerchino

Examples

  • Cerchiamo casa da due mesi.We've been looking for a place to live for two months.
  • Scusi, cerco la stazione.Excuse me, I'm looking for the station.
  • Cerco di arrivare presto.I'll try to arrive early.