je, 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de chercher |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de chercher |
| il/elle | vient de chercher |
| nous | venons de chercher |
| vous | venez de chercher |
| ils/elles | viennent de chercher |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | cherche |
|---|---|
| nous | cherchons |
| vous | cherchez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en cherchant
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.