French reference
enquêter
to investigate
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 investigate |
| tu | you investigate |
| il/elle/on | he/she investigates |
| nous | we investigate |
| vous | you (plural/formal) investigate |
| ils/elles | they investigate |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I investigated; I have investigated |
| tu | you investigated; you have investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she investigated; he/she has investigated |
| nous | we investigated; we have investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) investigated; you (plural/formal) have investigated |
| ils/elles | they investigated; they have investigated |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to investigate |
| tu | you used to investigate |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to investigate |
| nous | we used to investigate |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to investigate |
| ils/elles | they used to investigate |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had investigated |
| tu | you had investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she had investigated |
| nous | we had investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had investigated |
| ils/elles | they had investigated |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will investigate |
| tu | you will investigate |
| il/elle/on | he/she will investigate |
| nous | we will investigate |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will investigate |
| ils/elles | they will investigate |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have investigated |
| tu | you will have investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have investigated |
| nous | we will have investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have investigated |
| ils/elles | they will have investigated |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to investigate |
| tu | you are going to investigate |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to investigate |
| nous | we are going to investigate |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to investigate |
| ils/elles | they are going to investigate |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just investigated |
| tu | you have just investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just investigated |
| nous | we have just investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just investigated |
| ils/elles | they have just investigated |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I investigated |
| tu | you investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she investigated |
| nous | we investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) investigated |
| ils/elles | they investigated |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had investigated |
| tu | you had investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she had investigated |
| nous | we had investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had investigated |
| ils/elles | they had investigated |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would investigate |
| tu | you would investigate |
| il/elle/on | he/she would investigate |
| nous | we would investigate |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would investigate |
| ils/elles | they would investigate |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have investigated |
| tu | you would have investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have investigated |
| nous | we would have investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have investigated |
| ils/elles | they would have investigated |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have investigated |
| tu | you would have investigated |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have investigated |
| nous | we would have investigated |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have investigated |
| ils/elles | they would have investigated |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I investigate |
| tu | (that) you investigate |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she investigates |
| nous | (that) we investigate |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) investigate |
| ils/elles | (that) they investigate |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have investigated |
| tu | (that) you have investigated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has investigated |
| nous | (that) we have investigated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have investigated |
| ils/elles | (that) they have investigated |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I investigated |
| tu | (that) you investigated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she investigated |
| nous | (that) we investigated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) investigated |
| ils/elles | (that) they investigated |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had investigated |
| tu | (that) you had investigated |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had investigated |
| nous | (that) we had investigated |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had investigated |
| ils/elles | (that) they had investigated |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | investigate! |
| nous | let's investigate! |
| vous | investigate! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have investigated by then! |
| nous | let's have investigated by then! |
| vous | have investigated by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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