Italian reference
cercare
to look for; to search
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I look for something |
| tu | you look for something |
| lui/lei | he/she looks for something; you (formal) look for something |
| noi | we look for something |
| voi | you (plural) look for something |
| loro | they look for something |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I looked for something; I have looked for something |
| tu | you looked for something; you have looked for something |
| lui/lei | he/she looked for something; he/she has looked for something; you (formal) looked for something; you (formal) have looked for something |
| noi | we looked for something; we have looked for something |
| voi | you (plural) looked for something; you (plural) have looked for something |
| loro | they looked for something; they have looked for something |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to look for something |
| tu | you used to look for something |
| lui/lei | he/she used to look for something; you (formal) used to look for something |
| noi | we used to look for something |
| voi | you (plural) used to look for something |
| loro | they used to look for something |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had looked for something |
| tu | you had looked for something |
| lui/lei | he/she had looked for something; you (formal) had looked for something |
| noi | we had looked for something |
| voi | you (plural) had looked for something |
| loro | they had looked for something |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I looked for something |
| tu | you looked for something |
| lui/lei | he/she looked for something; you (formal) looked for something |
| noi | we looked for something |
| voi | you (plural) looked for something |
| loro | they looked for something |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had looked for something (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had looked for something (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had looked for something (before the next past event); you (formal) had looked for something (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had looked for something (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had looked for something (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had looked for something (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will look for something |
| tu | you will look for something |
| lui/lei | he/she will look for something; you (formal) will look for something |
| noi | we will look for something |
| voi | you (plural) will look for something |
| loro | they will look for something |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have looked for something |
| tu | you will have looked for something |
| lui/lei | he/she will have looked for something; you (formal) will have looked for something |
| noi | we will have looked for something |
| voi | you (plural) will have looked for something |
| loro | they will have looked for something |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would look for something |
| tu | you would look for something |
| lui/lei | he/she would look for something; you (formal) would look for something |
| noi | we would look for something |
| voi | you (plural) would look for something |
| loro | they would look for something |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have looked for something |
| tu | you would have looked for something |
| lui/lei | he/she would have looked for something; you (formal) would have looked for something |
| noi | we would have looked for something |
| voi | you (plural) would have looked for something |
| loro | they would have looked for something |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I look for something |
| tu | (that) you look for something |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she looks for something; (that) you (formal) look for something |
| noi | (that) we look for something |
| voi | (that) you (plural) look for something |
| loro | (that) they look for something |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have looked for something |
| tu | (that) you have looked for something |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has looked for something; (that) you (formal) have looked for something |
| noi | (that) we have looked for something |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have looked for something |
| loro | (that) they have looked for something |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I looked for something |
| tu | (that) you looked for something |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she looked for something; (that) you (formal) looked for something |
| noi | (that) we looked for something |
| voi | (that) you (plural) looked for something |
| loro | (that) they looked for something |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had looked for something |
| tu | (that) you had looked for something |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had looked for something; (that) you (formal) had looked for something |
| noi | (that) we had looked for something |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had looked for something |
| loro | (that) they had looked for something |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | look for something! |
| lui/lei | look for something! (formal) |
| noi | let's look for something! |
| voi | look for something! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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