buscar Conditional Conjugation
buscar — to look for
The conditional of buscar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
buscar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what you 'would' look for under certain conditions or to make polite requests/suggestions.
Notes on buscar in the Conditional
Buscar is regular in the conditional. Simply add the endings to the infinitive 'buscar'.
Example Sentences
Yo buscaría el número si tuviera mi teléfono.
I would look for the number if I had my phone.
yo
¿Buscarías tú un apartamento conmigo?
Would you look for an apartment with me?
tú
Nosotros buscaríamos otra opción.
We would look for another option.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: buscaria
Correct: buscaría
Why: The 'i' in the conditional ending always carries an accent to prevent it from blending into a diphthong.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: busco
The present tense of buscar is completely regular: busco, buscas, busca, buscamos, buscáis, buscan.
Preterite
yo: busqué
The preterite of buscar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (busqué) to keep the 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: buscaba
The imperfect of buscar is regular: buscaba, buscabas, buscaba, buscábamos, buscabais, buscaban.
Future
yo: buscaré
The future tense of buscar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: busque
The present subjunctive of buscar uses the 'qu' spelling change: busque, busques, busque, busquemos, busquéis, busquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: buscara
The imperfect subjunctive of buscar is regular: buscara, buscaras, buscara, buscáramos, buscarais, buscaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: busca
The imperative of buscar uses 'busca' (tú) and 'busque' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no busques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling: no busques, no busque, no busquemos, no busquéis, no busquen.