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RUSSIAN VERB

искать

to look for

  • #113 most used
  • Imperfective verb

Conjugation

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Present

Настоящее время · now and habits: imperfective verbs only

  1. я I look for
  2. ты you look for
  3. он, она, оно he/she looks for
  4. мы we look for
  5. вы you all look for
  6. они they look for

Past

Прошедшее время · by gender and number: он говорил, она говорила

  1. он he looked for
  2. она she looked for
  3. оно it looked for
  4. они they looked for

Future

Будущее время · “буду” and the infinitive for an imperfective verb; a perfective verb conjugates by itself

  1. я I will look for
  2. ты you will look for
  3. он, она, оно he/she will look for
  4. мы we will look for
  5. вы you all will look for
  6. они they will look for

Conditional

Условное наклонение · “would”: the past and “бы”

  1. он he would look for
  2. она she would look for
  3. оно it would look for
  4. они they would look for

Imperative

Повелительное наклонение · requests and orders: ты, вы

  1. ты look for!
  2. вы look for! (formal, or all of you)

How to use искать

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Я ищу комнату около метро.

    I'm looking for a room near the metro.

  2. Past

    Мы искали твой телефон весь вечер.

    We looked for your phone all evening.

  3. Future

    Я буду искать работу в интернете.

    I'll look for work on the internet.

  4. Conditional

    Я бы искала квартиру ближе к центру.

    I'd look for a flat closer to the centre.

  5. Imperative

    Ищи ключи в кармане куртки.

    Look for the keys in your jacket pocket.

Good to know

  • What you look for is in the accusative: ищу комнату, ищу работу.

Where you hear искать

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Russian · Beginner Level 3

  • Я ищу комнату около Арбата. I'm looking for a room near the Arbat.
  • Мы искали комнату всю неделю. We looked for a room all week.
  • Я буду искать в интернете. I'll look on the internet.
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Beginner Level 3 · Спасибо. Но я ищу комнату.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: imperfective verb.