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Italian verb conjugation
cercare
to look for, to search for, to try
verb
Word 169 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate cercare
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | cerco I look for / I am looking for / I search for / I am searching for | |
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| tu | cerchi you look for / you are looking for / you search for / you are searching for | |
| lui/lei | cerca he/she looks for / he/she is looking for / he/she searches for / he/she is searching for | |
| noi | cerchiamo we look for / we are looking for / we search for / we are searching for | |
| voi | cercate you all look for / you all are looking for / you all search for / you all are searching for | |
| loro | cercano they look for / they are looking for / they search for / they are searching for |
Imperfect
| io | cercavo I was looking for / I used to look for / I was searching for / I used to search for | |
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| tu | cercavi you were looking for / you used to look for / you were searching for / you used to search for | |
| lui/lei | cercava he/she was looking for / he/she used to look for / he/she was searching for / he/she used to search for | |
| noi | cercavamo we were looking for / we used to look for / we were searching for / we used to search for | |
| voi | cercavate you all were looking for / you all used to look for / you all were searching for / you all used to search for | |
| loro | cercavano they were looking for / they used to look for / they were searching for / they used to search for |
Future
| io | cercherò I will look for / I will search for | |
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| tu | cercherai you will look for / you will search for | |
| lui/lei | cercherà he/she will look for / he/she will search for | |
| noi | cercheremo we will look for / we will search for | |
| voi | cercherete you all will look for / you all will search for | |
| loro | cercheranno they will look for / they will search for |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho cercato I looked for / I have looked for / I searched for / I have searched for | |
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| tu | hai cercato you looked for / you have looked for / you searched for / you have searched for | |
| lui/lei | ha cercato he/she looked for / he/she has looked for / he/she searched for / he/she has searched for | |
| noi | abbiamo cercato we looked for / we have looked for / we searched for / we have searched for | |
| voi | avete cercato you all looked for / you all have looked for / you all searched for / you all have searched for | |
| loro | hanno cercato they looked for / they have looked for / they searched for / they have searched for |
In a sentence
Cerco il mio telefono da un'ora.
I've been looking for my phone for an hour.
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