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 | bâtissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai bâti | bâtissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais bâtir | bâtiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | bâtissounds the same as another form in this tense | as bâtisounds the same as another form in this tense | bâtissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas bâtirsounds the same as another form in this tense | bâtirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | bâtitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a bâtisounds the same as another form in this tense | bâtissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va bâtirsounds the same as another form in this tense | bâtirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | bâtissons | avons bâti | bâtissions | allons bâtir | bâtironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | bâtissez | avez bâti | bâtissiez | allez bâtir | bâtirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | bâtissent | ont bâti | bâtissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont bâtir | bâtirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. bâtis covers both "I build" and "I am building" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and bâti does not — ai bâti.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so bâtissons gives you bâtissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; bâtir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on bâtir-, 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 de bâtir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de bâtir |
| il/elle | vient de bâtir |
| nous | venons de bâtir |
| vous | venez de bâtir |
| ils/elles | viennent de bâtir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | bâtis |
|---|---|
| nous | bâtissons |
| vous | bâtissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en bâtissant
What this table tells you about bâtir
The past participle is bâti, 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 bâtir-, 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: bâtis, bâtit — 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 bâtissons you already know bâtissais, bâtissait and bâtissaient. Futur proche keeps bâtir untouched.