il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | confondssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai confondu | confondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais confondre | confondraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | confondssounds the same as another form in this tense | as confondusounds the same as another form in this tense | confondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas confondresounds the same as another form in this tense | confondrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | confondsounds the same as another form in this tense | a confondusounds the same as another form in this tense | confondaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va confondresounds the same as another form in this tense | confondrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | confondons | avons confondu | confondions | allons confondre | confondronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | confondez | avez confondu | confondiez | allez confondre | confondrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | confondent | ont confondu | confondaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont confondre | confondrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. confonds covers both "I confuse, to mix up" and "I am confuse, to mix uping" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and confondu does not — ai confondu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so confondons gives you confondais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; confondre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on confondr-, 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 confondre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de confondre |
| il/elle | vient de confondre |
| nous | venons de confondre |
| vous | venez de confondre |
| ils/elles | viennent de confondre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | confonds |
|---|---|
| nous | confondons |
| vous | confondez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en confondant
What this table tells you about confondre
The past participle is confondu, 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 confondr-, 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: confonds, confond — 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 confondons you already know confondais, confondait and confondaient. Futur proche keeps confondre untouched.