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 | contactesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai contacté | contactaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais contacter | contacteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | contactessounds the same as another form in this tense | as contactésounds the same as another form in this tense | contactaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas contactersounds the same as another form in this tense | contacterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | contactesounds the same as another form in this tense | a contactésounds the same as another form in this tense | contactaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va contactersounds the same as another form in this tense | contacterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | contactons | avons contacté | contactions | allons contacter | contacteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | contactez | avez contacté | contactiez | allez contacter | contacterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | contactentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont contacté | contactaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont contacter | contacterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. contacte covers both "I contact" and "I am contacting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and contacté does not — ai contacté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so contactons gives you contactais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; contacter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on contacter-, 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 contacter |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de contacter |
| il/elle | vient de contacter |
| nous | venons de contacter |
| vous | venez de contacter |
| ils/elles | viennent de contacter |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | contacte |
|---|---|
| nous | contactons |
| vous | contactez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en contactant
What this table tells you about contacter
The past participle is contacté, 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 contacter-, 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: contacte, contactes, contactent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know contactons you already know contactais, contactait and contactaient. Futur proche keeps contacter untouched.