cercar
to fence in, to surround, to besiege
cercar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
cercar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
cercar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
cercar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
cercar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
cercar future
Actions yet to happen.
cercar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
cercar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
cercar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
cercar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
cercar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
cercar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
cercar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
cercar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
cercar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
cercar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
cercar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.