Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Introduction to the verb chercher
The English translation of the French verb chercher is “to search for” or “to look for”. It is pronounced as “shehr-shay”.
The origin of chercher can be traced back to the Latin word “circare” which means “to go around, to wander”. In Old French, it evolved to “cerchier” which means “to search”. Over time, the spelling and pronunciation changed to “chercher” as it is known today.
In everyday French, chercher is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions or circumstances.
Here are three simple examples of chercher in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais cherché mes clés. (If I had known, I would have searched for my keys.)
- Il aurait cherché son téléphone s’il avait eu besoin de l’utiliser. (He would have looked for his phone if he needed to use it.)
- Nous aurions cherché un nouveau restaurant à essayer si celui-ci était fermé. (We would have searched for a new restaurant to try if this one was closed.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chercher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cherché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cherché. | I would have looked for you. |
tu | aurais cherché | Tu aurais cherché plus tôt. | You would have looked for earlier. |
il | aurait cherché | Il aurait cherché une solution. | He would have looked for a solution. |
elle | aurait cherché | Elle aurait cherché ses clés. | She would have looked for her keys. |
on | aurait cherché | On aurait cherché partout. | One would have looked everywhere. |
nous | aurions cherché | Nous aurions cherché ensemble. | We would have searched together. |
vous | auriez cherché | Vous auriez cherché avec eux. | You would have searched with them. |
ils | auraient cherché | Ils auraient cherché des réponses. | They would have looked for answers. |
elles | auraient cherché | Elles auraient cherché leur chat. | They (female) would have looked for their cat. |
Other Conjugations for Chercher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chercher
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Chercher – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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