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 | déclaresounds the same as another form in this tense | ai déclaré | déclaraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais déclarer | déclareraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | déclaressounds the same as another form in this tense | as déclarésounds the same as another form in this tense | déclaraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas déclarersounds the same as another form in this tense | déclarerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | déclaresounds the same as another form in this tense | a déclarésounds the same as another form in this tense | déclaraitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va déclarersounds the same as another form in this tense | déclarerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | déclarons | avons déclaré | déclarions | allons déclarer | déclareronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | déclarez | avez déclaré | déclariez | allez déclarer | déclarerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | déclarentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont déclaré | déclaraientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont déclarer | déclarerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. déclare covers both "I declare" and "I am declareing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and déclaré does not — ai déclaré.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so déclarons gives you déclarais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; déclarer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on déclarer-, 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 déclarer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de déclarer |
| il/elle | vient de déclarer |
| nous | venons de déclarer |
| vous | venez de déclarer |
| ils/elles | viennent de déclarer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | déclare |
|---|---|
| nous | déclarons |
| vous | déclarez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en déclarant
What this table tells you about déclarer
The past participle is déclaré, 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 déclarer-, 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: déclare, déclares, déclarent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know déclarons you already know déclarais, déclarait and déclaraient. Futur proche keeps déclarer untouched.