Key facts

Traquer

To track down · to track down/to hunt/to stalk

B2Regular
Stem
traqu
Past participle
traqué

Examples

Je traque le lion.

I track the lion.

Il ne traque pas le voleur.

He doesn't track the thief.

Nous traquions Lucie.

We were tracking Lucie.

Nous avons traqué Marc.

We tracked Marc.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jetraque
Itrack down
Tutraques
Youtrack down
Iltraque
Hetracks down
Noustraquons
Wetrack down
Voustraquez
Youtrack down
Ilstraquent
Theytrack down

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais traquer
Iam going to track down
Tuvas traquer
Youare going to track down
Ilva traquer
Heis going to track down
Nousallons traquer
Weare going to track down
Vousallez traquer
Youare going to track down
Ilsvont traquer
Theyare going to track down

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de traquer
Ihave just tracked down
Tuviens de traquer
Youhave just tracked down
Ilvient de traquer
Hehas just tracked down
Nousvenons de traquer
Wehave just tracked down
Vousvenez de traquer
Youhave just tracked down
Ilsviennent de traquer
Theyhave just tracked down

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai traqué
Ihave tracked down
Tuas traqué
Youhave tracked down
Ila traqué
Hehas tracked down
Nousavons traqué
Wehave tracked down
Vousavez traqué
Youhave tracked down
Ilsont traqué
Theyhave tracked down

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jetraquerais
Iwould track down
Tutraquerais
Youwould track down
Iltraquerait
Hewould track down
Noustraquerions
Wewould track down
Voustraqueriez
Youwould track down
Ilstraqueraient
Theywould track down

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jetraquerai
Iwill track down
Tutraqueras
Youwill track down
Iltraquera
Hewill track down
Noustraquerons
Wewill track down
Voustraquerez
Youwill track down
Ilstraqueront
Theywill track down

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jetraquais
Iwas tracking down
Tutraquais
Youwere tracking down
Iltraquait
Hewas tracking down
Noustraquions
Were tracking down
Voustraquiez
Youwere tracking down
Ilstraquaient
Theywere tracking down

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)traque
Youtrack down
(Nous)traquons
Wetrack down
(Vous)traquez
Youtrack down

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

traquant
tracking down

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en traquant
tracking down

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