| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | chercheI look for | cherche(that) I look for |
| tu | cherchesyou look for | cherches(that) you look for |
| il/elle/on | cherchehe/she/one looks for | cherche(that) he/she/one looks for |
| nous | cherchonswe look for | cherchions(that) we look for |
| vous | cherchezyou all look for | cherchiez(that) you all look for |
| ils/elles | cherchentthey look for | cherchent(that) they look for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai cherchéI have looked for | aie cherché(that) I have looked for |
| tu | as cherchéyou have looked for | aies cherché(that) you have looked for |
| il/elle/on | a cherchéhe/she/one has looked for | ait cherché(that) he/she/one has looked for |
| nous | avons cherchéwe have looked for | ayons cherché(that) we have looked for |
| vous | avez cherchéyou all have looked for | ayez cherché(that) you all have looked for |
| ils/elles | ont cherchéthey have looked for | aient cherché(that) they have looked for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | cherchaisI was looking for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | cherchaisyou were looking for | |
| il/elle/on | cherchaithe/she/one was looking for | |
| nous | cherchionswe were looking for | |
| vous | cherchiezyou all were looking for | |
| ils/elles | cherchaientthey were looking for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | chercheraiI will look for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | chercherasyou will look for | |
| il/elle/on | chercherahe/she/one will look for | |
| nous | chercheronswe will look for | |
| vous | chercherezyou all will look for | |
| ils/elles | chercherontthey will look for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | chercheraisI would look for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | chercheraisyou would look for | |
| il/elle/on | chercheraithe/she/one would look for | |
| nous | chercherionswe would look for | |
| vous | chercheriezyou all would look for | |
| ils/elles | chercheraientthey would look for |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cherchelook for | ne cherche pasdon't look for |
| nous | cherchonslet's look for | ne cherchons paslet's not look for |
| vous | cherchezlook for | ne cherchez pasdon't look for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais cherchéI had looked for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais cherchéyou had looked for | |
| il/elle/on | avait cherchéhe/she/one had looked for | |
| nous | avions cherchéwe had looked for | |
| vous | aviez cherchéyou all had looked for | |
| ils/elles | avaient cherchéthey had looked for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais cherchéI would have looked for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais cherchéyou would have looked for | |
| il/elle/on | aurait cherchéhe/she/one would have looked for | |
| nous | aurions cherchéwe would have looked for | |
| vous | auriez cherchéyou all would have looked for | |
| ils/elles | auraient cherchéthey would have looked for |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai cherchéI will have looked for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras cherchéyou will have looked for | |
| il/elle/on | aura cherchéhe/she/one will have looked for | |
| nous | aurons cherchéwe will have looked for | |
| vous | aurez cherchéyou all will have looked for | |
| ils/elles | auront cherchéthey will have looked for |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | cherchaiI looked for | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | cherchasyou looked for | |
| il/elle/on | cherchahe/she/one looked for | |
| nous | cherchâmeswe looked for | |
| vous | cherchâtesyou all looked for | |
| ils/elles | cherchèrentthey looked for |