Conjugation of the French verb trouver
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb trouver, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trouver | to find | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je trouve | I find | |
| tu trouves | you find | |
| il trouve | he finds | |
| elle trouve | she finds | |
| nous trouvons | we find | |
| vous trouvez | you find | |
| ils trouvent | they find | |
| elles trouvent | they find | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je trouvais | I was finding | |
| tu trouvais | you were finding | |
| il trouvait | he was finding | |
| elle trouvait | she was finding | |
| nous trouvions | we were finding | |
| vous trouviez | you were finding | |
| ils trouvaient | they were finding | |
| elles trouvaient | they were finding | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je trouvai | I found | |
| tu trouvas | you found | |
| il trouva | he found | |
| elle trouva | she found | |
| nous trouvâmes | we found | |
| vous trouvâtes | you found | |
| ils trouvèrent | they found | |
| elles trouvèrent | they found | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai trouvé | I have found | |
| tu as trouvé | you have found | |
| il a trouvé | he has found | |
| elle a trouvé | she has found | |
| nous avons trouvé | we have found | |
| vous avez trouvé | you have found | |
| ils ont trouvé | they have found | |
| elles ont trouvé | they have found | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais trouvé | I had found | |
| tu avais trouvé | you had found | |
| il avait trouvé | he had found | |
| elle avait trouvé | she had found | |
| nous avions trouvé | we had found | |
| vous aviez trouvé | you had found | |
| ils avaient trouvé | they had found | |
| elles avaient trouvé | they had found | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je trouverai | I will find | |
| tu trouveras | you will find | |
| il trouvera | he will find | |
| elle trouvera | she will find | |
| nous trouverons | we will find | |
| vous trouverez | you will find | |
| ils trouveront | they will find | |
| elles trouveront | they will find | |
| 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 trouvé | I will have found | |
| tu auras trouvé | you will have found | |
| il aura trouvé | he will have found | |
| elle aura trouvé | she will have found | |
| nous aurons trouvé | we will have found | |
| vous aurez trouvé | you will have found | |
| ils auront trouvé | they will have found | |
| elles auront trouvé | they will have found | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je trouverais | I would find | |
| tu trouverais | you would find | |
| il trouverait | he would find | |
| elle trouverait | she would find | |
| nous trouverions | we would find | |
| vous trouveriez | you would find | |
| ils trouveraient | they would find | |
| elles trouveraient | they would find | |
| 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 trouvé | I would have found | |
| tu aurais trouvé | you would have found | |
| il aurait trouvé | he would have found | |
| elle aurait trouvé | she would have found | |
| nous aurions trouvé | we would have found | |
| vous auriez trouvé | you would have found | |
| ils auraient trouvé | they would have found | |
| elles auraient trouvé | they would have found | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je trouve | (... that) I find | |
| (... que) tu trouves | (... that) you find | |
| (... que) il trouve | (... that) he finds | |
| (... que) elle trouve | (... that) she finds | |
| (... que) nous trouvions | (... that) we find | |
| (... que) vous trouviez | (... that) you find | |
| (... que) ils trouvent | (... that) they find | |
| (... que) elles trouvent | (... that) they find | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je trouvasse | (... that) I was finding | |
| (... que) tu trouvasses | (... that) you were finding | |
| (... que) il trouvât | (... that) he was finding | |
| (... que) elle trouvât | (... that) she was finding | |
| (... que) nous trouvassions | (... that) we were finding | |
| (... que) vous trouvassiez | (... that) you were finding | |
| (... que) ils trouvassent | (... that) they were finding | |
| (... que) elles trouvassent | (... that) they were finding | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trouve | Find | |
| trouvons | Let's find | |
| trouvez | Find | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trouvant | finding | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| trouvé | found | |
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