apprendre
to learnIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | apprendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai appris | apprenaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais apprendre | apprendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | apprendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as apprissounds the same as another form in this tense | apprenaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas apprendresounds the same as another form in this tense | apprendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | apprendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a apprissounds the same as another form in this tense | apprenaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va apprendresounds the same as another form in this tense | apprendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | apprenons | avons appris | apprenions | allons apprendre | apprendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | apprenez | avez appris | appreniez | allez apprendre | apprendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | apprennent | ont appris | apprenaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont apprendre | apprendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. apprends covers both "I learn" and "I am learning" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and appris does not — ai appris.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so apprenons gives you apprenais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; apprendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on apprendr-, 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'apprendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'apprendre |
| il/elle | vient d'apprendre |
| nous | venons d'apprendre |
| vous | venez d'apprendre |
| ils/elles | viennent d'apprendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | apprends |
|---|---|
| nous | apprenons |
| vous | apprenez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en apprenant
What this table tells you about apprendre
The past participle is appris, 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 apprendr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: apprends, apprend — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know apprenons you already know apprenais, apprenait and apprenaient. Futur proche keeps apprendre untouched.