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 | commandesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai commandé | commandaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais commander | commanderaisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | commandessounds the same as another form in this tense | as commandésounds the same as another form in this tense | commandaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas commandersounds the same as another form in this tense | commanderassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | commandesounds the same as another form in this tense | a commandésounds the same as another form in this tense | commandaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va commandersounds the same as another form in this tense | commanderasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | commandons | avons commandé | commandions | allons commander | commanderonssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | commandez | avez commandé | commandiez | allez commander | commanderezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | commandentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont commandé | commandaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont commander | commanderontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. commande covers both "I order" and "I am ordering" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and commandé does not — ai commandé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so commandons gives you commandais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; commander never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on commander-, 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 commander |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de commander |
| il/elle | vient de commander |
| nous | venons de commander |
| vous | venez de commander |
| ils/elles | viennent de commander |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | commande |
|---|---|
| nous | commandons |
| vous | commandez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en commandant
What this table tells you about commander
The past participle is commandé, 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 commander-, 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: commande, commandes, commandent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know commandons you already know commandais, commandait and commandaient. Futur proche keeps commander untouched.