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 | défendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai défendu | défendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais défendre | défendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | défendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as défendusounds the same as another form in this tense | défendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas défendresounds the same as another form in this tense | défendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | défendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a défendusounds the same as another form in this tense | défendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va défendresounds the same as another form in this tense | défendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | défendons | avons défendu | défendions | allons défendre | défendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | défendez | avez défendu | défendiez | allez défendre | défendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | défendent | ont défendu | défendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont défendre | défendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. défends covers both "I defend, to forbid" and "I am defend, to forbiding" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and défendu does not — ai défendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so défendons gives you défendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; défendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on défendr-, 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 défendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de défendre |
| il/elle | vient de défendre |
| nous | venons de défendre |
| vous | venez de défendre |
| ils/elles | viennent de défendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | défends |
|---|---|
| nous | défendons |
| vous | défendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en défendant
What this table tells you about défendre
The past participle is défendu, 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 défendr-, 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: défends, défend — 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 défendons you already know défendais, défendait and défendaient. Futur proche keeps défendre untouched.