CHERCHER CONJUGATION
to look for, to search
PRESENT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je cherche | I look for | |
| tu | tu cherches | you look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on cherche | he/she/one looks for | |
| nous | nous cherchons | we look for | |
| vous | vous cherchez | you look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles cherchent | they look for |
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' ai cherché | I looked for | |
| tu | tu as cherché | you looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on a cherché | he/she/one looked for | |
| nous | nous avons cherché | we looked for | |
| vous | vous avez cherché | you looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles ont cherché | they looked for |
IMPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je cherchais | I was looking for; I used to look for | |
| tu | tu cherchais | you were looking for; you used to look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on cherchait | he was looking for; he used to look for | |
| nous | nous cherchions | we were looking for; we used to look for | |
| vous | vous cherchiez | you were looking for; you used to look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles cherchaient | they were looking for; they used to look for |
SIMPLE FUTURE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je chercherai | I will look for | |
| tu | tu chercheras | you will look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on cherchera | he/she/one will look for | |
| nous | nous chercherons | we will look for | |
| vous | vous chercherez | you will look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles chercheront | they will look for |
CONDITIONAL
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je chercherais | I would look for | |
| tu | tu chercherais | you would look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on chercherait | he/she/one would look for | |
| nous | nous chercherions | we would look for | |
| vous | vous chercheriez | you would look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles chercheraient | they would look for |
PASSÉ SIMPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je cherchai | I looked for | |
| tu | tu cherchas | you looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on chercha | he/she/one looked for | |
| nous | nous cherchâmes | we looked for | |
| vous | vous cherchâtes | you looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles cherchèrent | they looked for |
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je cherche | that I may look for | |
| tu | tu cherches | that you may look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on cherche | that he may look for | |
| nous | nous cherchions | that we may look for | |
| vous | vous cherchiez | that you may look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles cherchent | that they may look for |
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu cherche | look for | |
| nous | nous cherchons | let's look for | |
| vous | vous cherchez | look for |
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu ne cherche pas | don't look for | |
| nous | nous ne cherchons pas | let's not look for | |
| vous | vous ne cherchez pas | don't look for |
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aie cherché | that I may have looked for | |
| tu | tu aies cherché | that you may have looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on ait cherché | that he may have looked for | |
| nous | nous ayons cherché | that we may have looked for | |
| vous | vous ayez cherché | that you may have looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles aient cherché | that they may have looked for |
PLUPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' avais cherché | I had looked for | |
| tu | tu avais cherché | you had looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on avait cherché | he/she/one had looked for | |
| nous | nous avions cherché | we had looked for | |
| vous | vous aviez cherché | you had looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles avaient cherché | they had looked for |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurai cherché | I will have looked for | |
| tu | tu auras cherché | you will have looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aura cherché | he/she/one will have looked for | |
| nous | nous aurons cherché | we will have looked for | |
| vous | vous aurez cherché | you will have looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auront cherché | they will have looked for |
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurais cherché | I would have looked for | |
| tu | tu aurais cherché | you would have looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aurait cherché | he/she/one would have looked for | |
| nous | nous aurions cherché | we would have looked for | |
| vous | vous auriez cherché | you would have looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auraient cherché | they would have looked for |
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je cherchasse | that I might look for | |
| tu | tu cherchasses | that you might look for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on cherchât | that he might look for | |
| nous | nous cherchassions | that we might look for | |
| vous | vous cherchassiez | that you might look for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles cherchassent | that they might look for |
PAST ANTERIOR
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eus cherché | I had looked for | |
| tu | tu eus cherché | you had looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eut cherché | he/she/one had looked for | |
| nous | nous eûmes cherché | we had looked for | |
| vous | vous eûtes cherché | you had looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eurent cherché | they had looked for |
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eusse cherché | that I might have looked for | |
| tu | tu eusses cherché | that you might have looked for | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eût cherché | that he might have looked for | |
| nous | nous eussions cherché | that we might have looked for | |
| vous | vous eussiez cherché | that you might have looked for | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eussent cherché | that they might have looked for |
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| cherchant | looking for |
PAST PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| cherché | looked for |