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 | comparesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai comparé | comparaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais comparer | compareraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | comparessounds the same as another form in this tense | as comparésounds the same as another form in this tense | comparaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas comparersounds the same as another form in this tense | comparerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | comparesounds the same as another form in this tense | a comparésounds the same as another form in this tense | comparaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va comparersounds the same as another form in this tense | comparerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | comparons | avons comparé | comparions | allons comparer | compareronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | comparez | avez comparé | compariez | allez comparer | comparerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | comparentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont comparé | comparaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont comparer | comparerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. compare covers both "I compare" and "I am compareing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and comparé does not — ai comparé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so comparons gives you comparais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; comparer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on comparer-, 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 comparer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de comparer |
| il/elle | vient de comparer |
| nous | venons de comparer |
| vous | venez de comparer |
| ils/elles | viennent de comparer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | compare |
|---|---|
| nous | comparons |
| vous | comparez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en comparant
What this table tells you about comparer
The past participle is comparé, 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 comparer-, 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: compare, compares, comparent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know comparons you already know comparais, comparait and comparaient. Futur proche keeps comparer untouched.