buscó

Buscó is the third-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb buscar, used in the indicative mood. It corresponds to he looked for, she looked for, or you (formal) looked for, and it marks a completed action in the past. The form is common in everyday narration, reporting events, or describing past attempts to find something, information, or someone.

In terms of tense and aspect, buscó contrasts with busca (present), buscaba (imperfect), and buscará (future). The accent on the final vowel signals the imperfect stress pattern characteristic of the preterite endings for -ar verbs in the third person singular. When the direct object is a person, the personal "a" is often used: buscó a su hermano.

Examples: “Ayer, Marta buscó las llaves por toda la casa.” “El investigador buscó respuestas en el informe.” The form is versatile across dialects of Spanish and is used in both Spain and Latin American varieties to convey a completed search in the recent or distant past.