search
searches
searching
searched
Search means to look carefully to find something or someone. Regular verb: search-searched-searched.
Meanings
- To look through carefully to find something
- To examine thoroughly
- To explore in seeking something
Common Collocations
search for
search the internet
search and rescue
search party
in search of
Tip for Learners
Search for takes an object: search for answers. Search alone takes a place: search the house.
Present Simple
| I | search |
| you | search |
| he/she/it | searches |
| we | search |
| they | search |
Examples - Present Simple
- I search online daily.
- You search for answers.
- She searches the database.
- We search for missing keys.
- They search for evidence.
Present Continuous
| I | am searching |
| you | are searching |
| he/she/it | is searching |
| we | are searching |
| they | are searching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am searching for it.
- You are searching for answers.
- She is searching the database.
- We are searching for keys.
- They are searching for evidence.
Present Perfect
| I | have searched |
| you | have searched |
| he/she/it | has searched |
| we | have searched |
| they | have searched |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have searched everywhere.
- You have searched for answers.
- She has searched the database.
- We have searched for keys.
- They have searched for evidence.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been searching |
| you | have been searching |
| he/she/it | has been searching |
| we | have been searching |
| they | have been searching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been searching all day.
- You have been searching for answers.
- She has been searching databases.
- We have been searching for keys.
- They have been searching for evidence.
Past Simple
| I | searched |
| you | searched |
| he/she/it | searched |
| we | searched |
| they | searched |
Examples - Past Simple
- I searched everywhere.
- You searched for answers.
- She searched the database.
- We searched for keys.
- They searched for evidence.
Past Continuous
| I | was searching |
| you | were searching |
| he/she/it | was searching |
| we | were searching |
| they | were searching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was searching everywhere.
- You were searching for answers.
- She was searching databases.
- We were searching for keys.
- They were searching for evidence.
Past Perfect
| I | had searched |
| you | had searched |
| he/she/it | had searched |
| we | had searched |
| they | had searched |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had searched everywhere.
- You had searched for answers.
- She had searched the database.
- We had searched for keys.
- They had searched for evidence.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been searching |
| you | had been searching |
| he/she/it | had been searching |
| we | had been searching |
| they | had been searching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been searching for hours.
- You had been searching for answers.
- He had been searching databases.
- We had been searching for keys.
- They had been searching for evidence.
Future Simple
| I | will search |
| you | will search |
| he/she/it | will search |
| we | will search |
| they | will search |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will search online.
- You will search for answers.
- She will search the database.
- We will search for keys.
- They will search for evidence.
Future Continuous
| I | will be searching |
| you | will be searching |
| he/she/it | will be searching |
| we | will be searching |
| they | will be searching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be searching online.
- You will be searching for answers.
- He will be searching databases.
- We will be searching for keys.
- They will be searching for evidence.
Future Perfect
| I | will have searched |
| you | will have searched |
| he/she/it | will have searched |
| we | will have searched |
| they | will have searched |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have searched everywhere.
- You will have searched for answers.
- She will have searched the database.
- We will have searched for keys.
- They will have searched for evidence.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been searching |
| you | will have been searching |
| he/she/it | will have been searching |
| we | will have been searching |
| they | will have been searching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been searching for hours.
- You will have been searching for answers.
- He will have been searching databases.
- We will have been searching for keys.
- They will have been searching for evidence.