diff --git a/exercises/verify.cpp b/exercises/verify.cpp
index 2335678..bac4a3d 100644
--- a/exercises/verify.cpp
+++ b/exercises/verify.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,36 @@ The number 3 is [not] present in the array.
 */
 
 #include <iostream>
+
 using namespace std;
 
-int main()
-{
-  // placeholder
+// check if the element exists in the array
+bool isPresent(int *v, int n, int x) {
+  int i = 0;
+  while (i < n) {
+    if (v[i] == x)
+      return true;
+    i++;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+int main() {
+  // init array
   int N[10] = {3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 13, 0};
 
+  // user input
+  int x;
+  cout << "Insert a number to search in the array: ";
+  cin >> x;
+
+  // run check
+  if (isPresent(N, 10, x))
+    cout << "The element is present in the array";
+  else
+    cout << "The element is not present in the array";
+  cout << endl;
+
   return 0;
-}
+}
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