French reference
chercher
to look for
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I look for |
| tu | you look for |
| il/elle/on | he/she looks for |
| nous | we look for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) look for |
| ils/elles | they look for |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I looked for; I have looked for |
| tu | you looked for; you have looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she looked for; he/she has looked for |
| nous | we looked for; we have looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) looked for; you (plural/formal) have looked for |
| ils/elles | they looked for; they have looked for |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to look for |
| tu | you used to look for |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to look for |
| nous | we used to look for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to look for |
| ils/elles | they used to look for |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had looked for |
| tu | you had looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she had looked for |
| nous | we had looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had looked for |
| ils/elles | they had looked for |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will look for |
| tu | you will look for |
| il/elle/on | he/she will look for |
| nous | we will look for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will look for |
| ils/elles | they will look for |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have looked for |
| tu | you will have looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have looked for |
| nous | we will have looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have looked for |
| ils/elles | they will have looked for |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to look for |
| tu | you are going to look for |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to look for |
| nous | we are going to look for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to look for |
| ils/elles | they are going to look for |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just looked for |
| tu | you have just looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just looked for |
| nous | we have just looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just looked for |
| ils/elles | they have just looked for |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I looked for |
| tu | you looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she looked for |
| nous | we looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) looked for |
| ils/elles | they looked for |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had looked for |
| tu | you had looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she had looked for |
| nous | we had looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had looked for |
| ils/elles | they had looked for |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would look for |
| tu | you would look for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would look for |
| nous | we would look for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would look for |
| ils/elles | they would look for |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have looked for |
| tu | you would have looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have looked for |
| nous | we would have looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have looked for |
| ils/elles | they would have looked for |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have looked for |
| tu | you would have looked for |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have looked for |
| nous | we would have looked for |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have looked for |
| ils/elles | they would have looked for |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I look for |
| tu | (that) you look for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she looks for |
| nous | (that) we look for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) look for |
| ils/elles | (that) they look for |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have looked for |
| tu | (that) you have looked for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has looked for |
| nous | (that) we have looked for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have looked for |
| ils/elles | (that) they have looked for |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I looked for |
| tu | (that) you looked for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she looked for |
| nous | (that) we looked for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) looked for |
| ils/elles | (that) they looked for |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had looked for |
| tu | (that) you had looked for |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had looked for |
| nous | (that) we had looked for |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had looked for |
| ils/elles | (that) they had looked for |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | look for! |
| nous | let's look for! |
| vous | look for! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have looked for by then! |
| nous | let's have looked for by then! |
| vous | have looked for by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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