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 | coûtesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai coûté | coûtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais coûter | coûteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | coûtessounds the same as another form in this tense | as coûtésounds the same as another form in this tense | coûtaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas coûtersounds the same as another form in this tense | coûterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | coûtesounds the same as another form in this tense | a coûtésounds the same as another form in this tense | coûtaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va coûtersounds the same as another form in this tense | coûterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | coûtons | avons coûté | coûtions | allons coûter | coûteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | coûtez | avez coûté | coûtiez | allez coûter | coûterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | coûtentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont coûté | coûtaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont coûter | coûterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. coûte covers both "I cost" and "I am costing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and coûté does not — ai coûté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so coûtons gives you coûtais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; coûter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on coûter-, 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 coûter |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de coûter |
| il/elle | vient de coûter |
| nous | venons de coûter |
| vous | venez de coûter |
| ils/elles | viennent de coûter |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | coûte |
|---|---|
| nous | coûtons |
| vous | coûtez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en coûtant
What this table tells you about coûter
The past participle is coûté, 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 coûter-, 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: coûte, coûtes, coûtent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know coûtons you already know coûtais, coûtait and coûtaient. Futur proche keeps coûter untouched.