Conjugation of the French verb chercher
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb chercher, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| chercher | to search | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je cherche | I search | |
| tu cherches | you search | |
| il cherche | he searches | |
| elle cherche | she searches | |
| nous cherchons | we search | |
| vous cherchez | you search | |
| ils cherchent | they search | |
| elles cherchent | they search | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je cherchais | I was searching | |
| tu cherchais | you were searching | |
| il cherchait | he was searching | |
| elle cherchait | she was searching | |
| nous cherchions | we were searching | |
| vous cherchiez | you were searching | |
| ils cherchaient | they were searching | |
| elles cherchaient | they were searching | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je cherchai | I searched | |
| tu cherchas | you searched | |
| il chercha | he searched | |
| elle chercha | she searched | |
| nous cherchâmes | we searched | |
| vous cherchâtes | you searched | |
| ils cherchèrent | they searched | |
| elles cherchèrent | they searched | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai cherché | I searched | |
| tu as cherché | you searched | |
| il a cherché | he searched | |
| elle a cherché | she searched | |
| nous avons cherché | we searched | |
| vous avez cherché | you searched | |
| ils ont cherché | they searched | |
| elles ont cherché | they searched | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais cherché | I had searched | |
| tu avais cherché | you had searched | |
| il avait cherché | he had searched | |
| elle avait cherché | she had searched | |
| nous avions cherché | we had searched | |
| vous aviez cherché | you had searched | |
| ils avaient cherché | they had searched | |
| elles avaient cherché | they had searched | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je chercherai | I will search | |
| tu chercheras | you will search | |
| il cherchera | he will search | |
| elle cherchera | she will search | |
| nous chercherons | we will search | |
| vous chercherez | you will search | |
| ils chercheront | they will search | |
| elles chercheront | they will search | |
| Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurai cherché | I will have searched | |
| tu auras cherché | you will have searched | |
| il aura cherché | he will have searched | |
| elle aura cherché | she will have searched | |
| nous aurons cherché | we will have searched | |
| vous aurez cherché | you will have searched | |
| ils auront cherché | they will have searched | |
| elles auront cherché | they will have searched | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je chercherais | I would search | |
| tu chercherais | you would search | |
| il chercherait | he would search | |
| elle chercherait | she would search | |
| nous chercherions | we would search | |
| vous chercheriez | you would search | |
| ils chercheraient | they would search | |
| elles chercheraient | they would search | |
| Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais cherché | I would have searched | |
| tu aurais cherché | you would have searched | |
| il aurait cherché | he would have searched | |
| elle aurait cherché | she would have searched | |
| nous aurions cherché | we would have searched | |
| vous auriez cherché | you would have searched | |
| ils auraient cherché | they would have searched | |
| elles auraient cherché | they would have searched | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je cherche | (... that) I search | |
| (... que) tu cherches | (... that) you search | |
| (... que) il cherche | (... that) he searches | |
| (... que) elle cherche | (... that) she searches | |
| (... que) nous cherchions | (... that) we search | |
| (... que) vous cherchiez | (... that) you search | |
| (... que) ils cherchent | (... that) they search | |
| (... que) elles cherchent | (... that) they search | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je cherchasse | (... that) I was searching | |
| (... que) tu cherchasses | (... that) you were searching | |
| (... que) il cherchât | (... that) he was searching | |
| (... que) elle cherchât | (... that) she was searching | |
| (... que) nous cherchassions | (... that) we were searching | |
| (... que) vous cherchassiez | (... that) you were searching | |
| (... que) ils cherchassent | (... that) they were searching | |
| (... que) elles cherchassent | (... that) they were searching | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| cherche | Search | |
| cherchons | Let's search | |
| cherchez | Search | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| cherchant | searching | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| cherché | searched | |
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