chercher
to look forRegular -erje, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | cherchesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai cherché | cherchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais chercher | chercheraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | cherchessounds the same as another form in this tense | as cherchésounds the same as another form in this tense | cherchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas cherchersounds the same as another form in this tense | chercherassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | cherchesounds the same as another form in this tense | a cherchésounds the same as another form in this tense | cherchaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va cherchersounds the same as another form in this tense | chercherasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | cherchons | avons cherché | cherchions | allons chercher | chercheronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | cherchez | avez cherché | cherchiez | allez chercher | chercherezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | cherchentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont cherché | cherchaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont chercher | chercherontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. cherche covers both "I look for" and "I am look foring" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and cherché does not — ai cherché.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so cherchons gives you cherchais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; chercher never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on chercher-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about chercher
The past participle is cherché, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on chercher-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: cherche, cherches, cherchent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know cherchons you already know cherchais, cherchait and cherchaient. Futur proche keeps chercher untouched.