je, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | aimesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai aimé | aimaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais aimer | aimeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | aimessounds the same as another form in this tense | as aimésounds the same as another form in this tense | aimaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas aimersounds the same as another form in this tense | aimerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | aimesounds the same as another form in this tense | a aimésounds the same as another form in this tense | aimaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va aimersounds the same as another form in this tense | aimerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | aimons | avons aimé | aimions | allons aimer | aimeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | aimez | avez aimé | aimiez | allez aimer | aimerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | aimentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont aimé | aimaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont aimer | aimerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. aime covers both "I like, to love" and "I am like, to loveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and aimé does not — ai aimé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so aimons gives you aimais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; aimer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on aimer-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens d'aimer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'aimer |
| il/elle | vient d'aimer |
| nous | venons d'aimer |
| vous | venez d'aimer |
| ils/elles | viennent d'aimer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | aime |
|---|---|
| nous | aimons |
| vous | aimez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en aimant
What this table tells you about aimer
The past participle is aimé, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on aimer-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In both the present and the imparfait, je, tu, il/elle and ils/elles are one sound: aime, aimes, aiment — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know aimons you already know aimais, aimait and aimaient. Futur proche keeps aimer untouched.
Mistakes Punjabi speakers make with aimer
- Il aime son mère.Il aime sa mère.He loves his mother.ਫ਼ਰਾਂਸੀਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ son / sa ਉਸ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ, ਮਾਲਕ ਦੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ। ਇਸ ਲਈ sa mère ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ "ਉਸ ਦੀ ਮਾਂ" ਹੈ — ਭਾਵੇਂ ਮਾਲਕ ਮਰਦ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਔਰਤ।Agreement