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Conjugation of the French verb rechercher

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb rechercher, along with their English translations.

rechercher is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
rechercher	to look for

Present		Scored
je recherche	I look for
tu recherches	you look for
il recherche	he looks for
elle recherche	she looks for
nous recherchons	we look for
vous recherchez	you look for
ils recherchent	they look for
elles recherchent	they look for

Imperfect		Scored
je recherchais	I was looking for
tu recherchais	you were looking for
il recherchait	he was looking for
elle recherchait	she was looking for
nous recherchions	we were looking for
vous recherchiez	you were looking for
ils recherchaient	they were looking for
elles recherchaient	they were looking for

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je recherchai	I looked for
tu recherchas	you looked for
il rechercha	he looked for
elle rechercha	she looked for
nous recherchâmes	we looked for
vous recherchâtes	you looked for
ils recherchèrent	they looked for
elles recherchèrent	they looked for

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai recherché	I have looked for
tu as recherché	you have looked for
il a recherché	he has looked for
elle a recherché	she has looked for
nous avons recherché	we have looked for
vous avez recherché	you have looked for
ils ont recherché	they have looked for
elles ont recherché	they have looked for

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais recherché	I had looked for
tu avais recherché	you had looked for
il avait recherché	he had looked for
elle avait recherché	she had looked for
nous avions recherché	we had looked for
vous aviez recherché	you had looked for
ils avaient recherché	they had looked for
elles avaient recherché	they had looked for

Future		Scored
je rechercherai	I will look for
tu rechercheras	you will look for
il recherchera	he will look for
elle recherchera	she will look for
nous rechercherons	we will look for
vous rechercherez	you will look for
ils rechercheront	they will look for
elles rechercheront	they will look for

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai recherché	I will have looked for
tu auras recherché	you will have looked for
il aura recherché	he will have looked for
elle aura recherché	she will have looked for
nous aurons recherché	we will have looked for
vous aurez recherché	you will have looked for
ils auront recherché	they will have looked for
elles auront recherché	they will have looked for

Conditional		Scored
je rechercherais	I would look for
tu rechercherais	you would look for
il rechercherait	he would look for
elle rechercherait	she would look for
nous rechercherions	we would look for
vous rechercheriez	you would look for
ils rechercheraient	they would look for
elles rechercheraient	they would look for

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais recherché	I would have looked for
tu aurais recherché	you would have looked for
il aurait recherché	he would have looked for
elle aurait recherché	she would have looked for
nous aurions recherché	we would have looked for
vous auriez recherché	you would have looked for
ils auraient recherché	they would have looked for
elles auraient recherché	they would have looked for

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je recherche	(... that) I look for
(... que) tu recherches	(... that) you look for
(... que) il recherche	(... that) he looks for
(... que) elle recherche	(... that) she looks for
(... que) nous recherchions	(... that) we look for
(... que) vous recherchiez	(... that) you look for
(... que) ils recherchent	(... that) they look for
(... que) elles recherchent	(... that) they look for

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je recherchasse	(... that) I was looking for
(... que) tu recherchasses	(... that) you were looking for
(... que) il recherchât	(... that) he was looking for
(... que) elle recherchât	(... that) she was looking for
(... que) nous recherchassions	(... that) we were looking for
(... que) vous recherchassiez	(... that) you were looking for
(... que) ils recherchassent	(... that) they were looking for
(... que) elles recherchassent	(... that) they were looking for

Imperative		Scored
recherche	Look for
XX	for
XX	for
recherchons	Let's look for
recherchez	Look for
XX	for
XX	for

Present Participle		Scored
recherchant	looking for

Past Participle		Scored
recherché	looked for

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