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French Verbs

Infinitive - chercher - "look for", "search", "seek", regular "er" verb

Present participle - cherchant

Past participle - cherché

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présent de l'indicatif

je cherche

I seek

tu cherches

you seek

il cherche

he seeks

elle cherche

she seeks

nous cherchons

we seek

vous cherchez

you seek

ils cherchent

they seek

elles cherchent

they seek

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je cherchais

I was seeking

tu cherchais

you were seeking

il cherchait

he was seeking

elle cherchait

she was seeking

nous cherchions

we were seeking

vous cherchiez

you were seeking

ils cherchaient

they were seeking

elles cherchaient

they were seeking

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passé simple

je cherchai

I sought

tu cherchas

you sought

il chercha

he sought

elle chercha

she sought

nous cherchâmes

we sought

vous cherchâtes

you sought

ils cherchèrent

they sought

elles cherchèrent

they sought

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futur

je chercherai

I will seek

tu chercheras

you will seek

il cherchera

he will seek

elle cherchera

she will seek

nous chercherons

we will seek

vous chercherez

you will seek

ils chercheront

they will seek

elles chercheront

they will seek

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conditionnel

je chercherais

I would seek

tu chercherais

you would seek

il chercherait

he would seek

elle chercherait

she would seek

nous chercherions

we would seek

vous chercheriez

you would seek

ils chercheraient

they would seek

elles chercheraient

they would seek

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présent du subjonctif

je cherche

I were to seek

tu cherches

you were to seek

il cherche

he were to seek

elle cherche

she were to seek

nous cherchions

we were to seek

vous cherchiez

you were to seek

ils cherchent

they were to seek

elles cherchent

they were to seek

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imparfait du subjonctif

je cherchasse

I were to be seeking

tu cherchasses

you were to be seeking

il cherchât

he were to be seeking

elle cherchât

she were to be seeking

nous cherchassions

we were to be seeking

vous cherchassiez

you were to be seeking

ils cherchassent

they were to be seeking

elles cherchassent

they were to be seeking

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passé composé

j'ai cherché

I have sought

tu as cherché

you have sought

il a cherché

he has sought

elle a cherché

she has sought

nous avons cherché

we have sought

vous avez cherché

you have sought

ils ont cherché

they have sought

elles ont cherché

they have sought

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais cherché

I had sought

tu avais cherché

you had sought

il avait cherché

he had sought

elle avait cherché

she had sought

nous avions cherché

we had sought

vous aviez cherché

you had sought

ils avaient cherché

they had sought

elles avaient cherché

they had sought

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passé antérieur

j'eus cherché

I had sought

tu eus cherché

you had sought

il eut cherché

he had sought

elle eut cherché

she had sought

nous eûmes cherché

we had sought

vous eûtes cherché

you had sought

ils eurent cherché

they had sought

elles eurent cherché

they had sought

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futur antérieur

j'aurai cherché

I will have sought

tu auras cherché

you will have sought

il aura cherché

he will have sought

elle aura cherché

she will have sought

nous aurons cherché

we will have sought

vous aurez cherché

you will have sought

ils auront cherché

they will have sought

elles auront cherché

they will have sought

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais cherché

I would have sought

tu aurais cherché

you would have sought

il aurait cherché

he would have sought

elle aurait cherché

she would have sought

nous aurions cherché

we would have sought

vous auriez cherché

you would have sought

ils auraient cherché

they would have sought

elles auraient cherché

they would have sought

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie cherché

I were to have sought

tu aies cherché

you were to have sought

il ait cherché

he were to have sought

elle ait cherché

she were to have sought

nous ayons cherché

we were to have sought

vous ayez cherché

you were to have sought

ils aient cherché

they were to have sought

elles aient cherché

they were to have sought

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse cherché

I were to have had sought

tu eusses cherché

you were to have had sought

il eût cherché

he were to have had sought

elle eût cherché

she were to have had sought

nous eussions cherché

we were to have had sought

vous eussiez cherché

you were to have had sought

ils eussent cherché

they were to have had sought

elles eussent cherché

they were to have had sought

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impératif

Cherche!

Seek! [you (familiar)]

Cherchons!

Let's seek!

Cherchez!

Seek! [you (formal)]