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ricercare

to search for; to research

Regular · 15 form tables

Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

ricercare: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I search for something
tu	you search for something
lui/lei	he/she searches for something; you (formal) search for something
noi	we search for something
voi	you (plural) search for something
loro	they search for something

ricercare: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I searched for something; I have searched for something
tu	you searched for something; you have searched for something
lui/lei	he/she searched for something; he/she has searched for something; you (formal) searched for something; you (formal) have searched for something
noi	we searched for something; we have searched for something
voi	you (plural) searched for something; you (plural) have searched for something
loro	they searched for something; they have searched for something

ricercare: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to search for something
tu	you used to search for something
lui/lei	he/she used to search for something; you (formal) used to search for something
noi	we used to search for something
voi	you (plural) used to search for something
loro	they used to search for something

ricercare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had searched for something
tu	you had searched for something
lui/lei	he/she had searched for something; you (formal) had searched for something
noi	we had searched for something
voi	you (plural) had searched for something
loro	they had searched for something

ricercare: Remote past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I searched for something
tu	you searched for something
lui/lei	he/she searched for something; you (formal) searched for something
noi	we searched for something
voi	you (plural) searched for something
loro	they searched for something

ricercare: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had searched for something (before the next past event)
tu	you had searched for something (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had searched for something (before the next past event); you (formal) had searched for something (before the next past event)
noi	we had searched for something (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had searched for something (before the next past event)
loro	they had searched for something (before the next past event)

ricercare: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will search for something
tu	you will search for something
lui/lei	he/she will search for something; you (formal) will search for something
noi	we will search for something
voi	you (plural) will search for something
loro	they will search for something

ricercare: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have searched for something
tu	you will have searched for something
lui/lei	he/she will have searched for something; you (formal) will have searched for something
noi	we will have searched for something
voi	you (plural) will have searched for something
loro	they will have searched for something

ricercare: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would search for something
tu	you would search for something
lui/lei	he/she would search for something; you (formal) would search for something
noi	we would search for something
voi	you (plural) would search for something
loro	they would search for something

ricercare: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have searched for something
tu	you would have searched for something
lui/lei	he/she would have searched for something; you (formal) would have searched for something
noi	we would have searched for something
voi	you (plural) would have searched for something
loro	they would have searched for something

ricercare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I search for something
tu	(that) you search for something
lui/lei	(that) he/she searches for something; (that) you (formal) search for something
noi	(that) we search for something
voi	(that) you (plural) search for something
loro	(that) they search for something

ricercare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have searched for something
tu	(that) you have searched for something
lui/lei	(that) he/she has searched for something; (that) you (formal) have searched for something
noi	(that) we have searched for something
voi	(that) you (plural) have searched for something
loro	(that) they have searched for something

ricercare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I searched for something
tu	(that) you searched for something
lui/lei	(that) he/she searched for something; (that) you (formal) searched for something
noi	(that) we searched for something
voi	(that) you (plural) searched for something
loro	(that) they searched for something

ricercare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had searched for something
tu	(that) you had searched for something
lui/lei	(that) he/she had searched for something; (that) you (formal) had searched for something
noi	(that) we had searched for something
voi	(that) you (plural) had searched for something
loro	(that) they had searched for something

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