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 | consultesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai consulté | consultaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais consulter | consulteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | consultessounds the same as another form in this tense | as consultésounds the same as another form in this tense | consultaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas consultersounds the same as another form in this tense | consulterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | consultesounds the same as another form in this tense | a consultésounds the same as another form in this tense | consultaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va consultersounds the same as another form in this tense | consulterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | consultons | avons consulté | consultions | allons consulter | consulteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | consultez | avez consulté | consultiez | allez consulter | consulterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | consultentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont consulté | consultaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont consulter | consulterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. consulte covers both "I consult" and "I am consulting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and consulté does not — ai consulté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so consultons gives you consultais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; consulter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on consulter-, 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 consulter |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de consulter |
| il/elle | vient de consulter |
| nous | venons de consulter |
| vous | venez de consulter |
| ils/elles | viennent de consulter |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | consulte |
|---|---|
| nous | consultons |
| vous | consultez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en consultant
What this table tells you about consulter
The past participle is consulté, 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 consulter-, 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: consulte, consultes, consultent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know consultons you already know consultais, consultait and consultaient. Futur proche keeps consulter untouched.