buscasteis

Buscasteis is the second-person plural pretérito indefinido (simple past) form of the Spanish verb buscar, meaning “you all looked for” or “you all searched for.” It is used in Spain, where the pronoun vosotros corresponds to the informal plural “you,” and it appears in narrative past actions involving multiple people.

Conjugation and form: buscar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. The full paradigm in the pretérito indefinido is: yo busqué, tú buscaste, él/ella/usted buscó, nosotros buscamos, vosotros buscasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes buscaron. Note that the yo form includes a spelling change (busqué) to preserve the hard k sound; the vosotros form does not require such a change, so it is written as buscasteis.

Usage considerations: In Spain, buscaseis is a standard form for addressing a group informally about a past search. In most Latin American dialects, the corresponding form is generally not used; speakers typically say ustedes buscaron for “you all looked for.” Some learners may encounter buscasteis in texts or speech that reflect Spain or in teaching materials that preserve the vosotros form.

Examples: Ayer buscasteis las llaves durante la tarde. ¿Qué buscasteis en la biblioteca? Vosotros buscasteis hasta encontrar la solución, y finalmente la hallasteis.