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enquêter

to investigate


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jeenquête
tuenquêtes
il/elleenquête
nousenquêtons
vousenquêtez
ils/ellesenquêtent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai enquêté
tuas enquêté
il/ellea enquêté
nousavons enquêté
vousavez enquêté
ils/ellesont enquêté
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeenquêtais
tuenquêtais
il/elleenquêtaient
nousenquêtions
vousenquêtiez
ils/ellesenquêtaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeenquêterai
tuenquêteras
il/elleenquêtera
nousenquêterons
vousenquêterez
ils/ellesenquêteront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeenquêterais
tuenquêterais
il/elleenquêterait
nousenquêterions
vousenquêteriez
ils/ellesenquêteraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jeenquête
tuenquêtes
il/elleenquête
nousenquêtions
vousenquêtiez
ils/ellesenquêtent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais enquêté
tuavais enquêté
il/elleavait enquêté
nousavions enquêté
vousaviez enquêté
ils/ellesavaient enquêté

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Common questions
Is "enquêter" regular or irregular in French?
"enquêter" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "enquêter" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "enquêter" conjugates as: enquête, enquêtes, enquêtons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "enquêter" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "enquêter" conjugates as: ai enquêté, as enquêté, avons enquêté, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "enquêter" in French?
"enquêter" (to investigate) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.