chercher passé composé conjugation
Chercher (to look for) in the passé composé: ai cherché, as cherché, a cherché, avons cherché, avez cherché, ont cherché.
Passé composé Compound past
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ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the passé composé
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How it is formed
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
Chercher is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
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Chercher in a sentence
- Je cherche mes clés.I am looking for my keys.
- Il a cherché un travail.He looked for a job.
No preposition before object (chercher qqch), unlike English 'look for'.
FAQ
What is the passé composé of chercher?
Chercher in the French passé composé: j' ai cherché, tu as cherché, il/elle/on a cherché, nous avons cherché, vous avez cherché, ils/elles ont cherché.
Is chercher irregular in the passé composé?
No. In the passé composé chercher takes the regular endings for its verb class, so ai cherché follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the French passé composé?
The passé composé is the everyday past tense for completed actions: “Hier, j’ai mangé au restaurant.” It is built from avoir or être in the present plus the past participle.
How is the passé composé formed?
Present of avoir (or être for the “house of être” verbs and all reflexive verbs) + past participle. With être the participle agrees with the subject: elle est allée, ils sont allés.
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