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