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FRENCH VERB

trouver

to find

  • #14 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: trouvé
  • Present participle: trouvant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I find
  2. tu you find
  3. il, elle, on he/she finds
  4. nous we find
  5. vous you find
  6. ils, elles they find

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I found
  2. tu you found
  3. il, elle, on he/she found
  4. nous we found
  5. vous you found
  6. ils, elles they found

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to find
  2. tu you used to find
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to find
  4. nous we used to find
  5. vous you used to find
  6. ils, elles they used to find

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will find
  2. tu you will find
  3. il, elle, on he/she will find
  4. nous we will find
  5. vous you will find
  6. ils, elles they will find

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would find
  2. tu you would find
  3. il, elle, on he/she would find
  4. nous we would find
  5. vous you would find
  6. ils, elles they would find

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I find
  2. tu (that) you find
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she find
  4. nous (that) we find
  5. vous (that) you find
  6. ils, elles (that) they find

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu find!
  2. nous find! (let’s)
  3. vous find! (plural, or formal)

How to use trouver

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je ne trouve plus mes lunettes.

    I can't find my glasses anymore.

  2. Past

    On a trouvé un petit appartement près du parc.

    We found a small flat near the park.

  3. Imperfect

    Je trouvais ce film un peu long.

    I found that film a bit long.

  4. Future

    Tu trouveras les clés sous le paillasson.

    You'll find the keys under the doormat.

  5. Conditional

    Vous trouveriez ça normal, vous ?

    Would you find that normal?

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'aimerais que tu trouves du temps pour appeler ta mère.

    I'd like you to find time to call your mother.

  7. Imperative

    Trouve-nous une table en terrasse, j'arrive.

    Find us a table on the terrace, I'm coming.

Good to know

  • Je trouve que is I think that : je trouve que c'est cher.

Where you hear trouver

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Je ne trouve pas mes clés. I can't find my keys.
  • J'ai trouvé un travail à Lyon ! I've found a job in Lyon!
  • Je vais trouver un appartement. I'm going to find a flat.
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