je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | avertissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai averti | avertissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais avertir | avertiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | avertissounds the same as another form in this tense | as avertisounds the same as another form in this tense | avertissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas avertirsounds the same as another form in this tense | avertirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | avertitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a avertisounds the same as another form in this tense | avertissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va avertirsounds the same as another form in this tense | avertirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | avertissons | avons averti | avertissions | allons avertir | avertironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | avertissez | avez averti | avertissiez | allez avertir | avertirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | avertissent | ont averti | avertissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont avertir | avertirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. avertis covers both "I warn" and "I am warning" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and averti does not — ai averti.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so avertissons gives you avertissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; avertir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on avertir-, 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'avertir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'avertir |
| il/elle | vient d'avertir |
| nous | venons d'avertir |
| vous | venez d'avertir |
| ils/elles | viennent d'avertir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | avertis |
|---|---|
| nous | avertissons |
| vous | avertissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en avertissant
What this table tells you about avertir
The past participle is averti, 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 avertir-, 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: avertis, avertit — 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 avertissons you already know avertissais, avertissait and avertissaient. Futur proche keeps avertir untouched.