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