cercare future tense conjugation

Cercare (to look for) in the future tense: cercherò, cercherai, cercherà, cercheremo, cercherete, cercheranno.

Futuro semplice Future

Futuro semplice of cercare
io
tu
lui/lei
noi
voi
loro

ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it

When to use the future tense

The futuro semplice says what will happen, and also expresses a guess about the present: “Saranno le otto.”

How it is formed

Endings ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno on the future stem (-are verbs change a to e: parlerò). Irregular stems include sar- (essere), avr- (avere), andr-, potr-, vorr-, verr-.

Cercare is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.

Cercare in a sentence

  • Cerco le chiavi da stamattina.I've been looking for my keys since this morning.
  • Ho cercato lavoro per mesi.I looked for a job for months.

Add 'h' before -i/-e endings (cerchi, cerchiamo); use 'cercare di' + infinitive.

FAQ

What is the future tense of cercare?

Cercare in the Italian future tense: io cercherò, tu cercherai, lui/lei cercherà, noi cercheremo, voi cercherete, loro cercheranno.

Is cercare irregular in the future tense?

No. In the future tense cercare takes the regular endings for its verb class, so cercherò follows the same pattern as any regular verb.

When do you use the Italian future tense?

The futuro semplice says what will happen, and also expresses a guess about the present: “Saranno le otto.”

How is the future tense formed?

Endings ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno on the future stem (-are verbs change a to e: parlerò). Irregular stems include sar- (essere), avr- (avere), andr-, potr-, vorr-, verr-.

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