conduire
to driveIrregularਇਹ 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 | conduissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai conduit | conduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais conduire | conduiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | conduissounds the same as another form in this tense | as conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | conduisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas conduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | conduirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a conduitsounds the same as another form in this tense | conduisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va conduiresounds the same as another form in this tense | conduirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | conduisons | avons conduit | conduisions | allons conduire | conduironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | conduisez | avez conduit | conduisiez | allez conduire | conduirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | conduisent | ont conduit | conduisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont conduire | conduirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. conduis covers both "I drive" and "I am driveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and conduit does not — ai conduit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so conduisons gives you conduisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; conduire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on conduir-, 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 conduire |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de conduire |
| il/elle | vient de conduire |
| nous | venons de conduire |
| vous | venez de conduire |
| ils/elles | viennent de conduire |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | conduis |
|---|---|
| nous | conduisons |
| vous | conduisez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en conduisant
What this table tells you about conduire
The past participle is conduit, 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 conduir-, 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: conduis, conduit — 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 conduisons you already know conduisais, conduisait and conduisaient. Futur proche keeps conduire untouched.