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 | correspondssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai correspondu | correspondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais correspondre | correspondraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | correspondssounds the same as another form in this tense | as correspondusounds the same as another form in this tense | correspondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas correspondresounds the same as another form in this tense | correspondrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | correspondsounds the same as another form in this tense | a correspondusounds the same as another form in this tense | correspondaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va correspondresounds the same as another form in this tense | correspondrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | correspondons | avons correspondu | correspondions | allons correspondre | correspondronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | correspondez | avez correspondu | correspondiez | allez correspondre | correspondrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | correspondent | ont correspondu | correspondaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont correspondre | correspondrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. corresponds covers both "I correspond, to match" and "I am correspond, to matching" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and correspondu does not — ai correspondu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so correspondons gives you correspondais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; correspondre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on correspondr-, 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 correspondre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de correspondre |
| il/elle | vient de correspondre |
| nous | venons de correspondre |
| vous | venez de correspondre |
| ils/elles | viennent de correspondre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | corresponds |
|---|---|
| nous | correspondons |
| vous | correspondez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en correspondant
What this table tells you about correspondre
The past participle is correspondu, 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 correspondr-, 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: corresponds, correspond — 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 correspondons you already know correspondais, correspondait and correspondaient. Futur proche keeps correspondre untouched.