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 | cuisinesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai cuisiné | cuisinaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais cuisiner | cuisineraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | cuisinessounds the same as another form in this tense | as cuisinésounds the same as another form in this tense | cuisinaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas cuisinersounds the same as another form in this tense | cuisinerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | cuisinesounds the same as another form in this tense | a cuisinésounds the same as another form in this tense | cuisinaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va cuisinersounds the same as another form in this tense | cuisinerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | cuisinons | avons cuisiné | cuisinions | allons cuisiner | cuisineronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | cuisinez | avez cuisiné | cuisiniez | allez cuisiner | cuisinerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | cuisinentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont cuisiné | cuisinaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont cuisiner | cuisinerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. cuisine covers both "I cook" and "I am cooking" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and cuisiné does not — ai cuisiné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so cuisinons gives you cuisinais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; cuisiner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on cuisiner-, 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 cuisiner |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de cuisiner |
| il/elle | vient de cuisiner |
| nous | venons de cuisiner |
| vous | venez de cuisiner |
| ils/elles | viennent de cuisiner |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | cuisine |
|---|---|
| nous | cuisinons |
| vous | cuisinez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en cuisinant
What this table tells you about cuisiner
The past participle is cuisiné, 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 cuisiner-, 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: cuisine, cuisines, cuisinent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know cuisinons you already know cuisinais, cuisinait and cuisinaient. Futur proche keeps cuisiner untouched.