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 | déjeunesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai déjeuné | déjeunaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais déjeuner | déjeuneraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | déjeunessounds the same as another form in this tense | as déjeunésounds the same as another form in this tense | déjeunaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas déjeunersounds the same as another form in this tense | déjeunerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | déjeunesounds the same as another form in this tense | a déjeunésounds the same as another form in this tense | déjeunaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va déjeunersounds the same as another form in this tense | déjeunerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | déjeunons | avons déjeuné | déjeunions | allons déjeuner | déjeuneronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | déjeunez | avez déjeuné | déjeuniez | allez déjeuner | déjeunerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | déjeunentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont déjeuné | déjeunaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont déjeuner | déjeunerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. déjeune covers both "I have lunch, to have breakfast" and "I am have lunch, to have breakfasting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and déjeuné does not — ai déjeuné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so déjeunons gives you déjeunais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; déjeuner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on déjeuner-, 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 déjeuner |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de déjeuner |
| il/elle | vient de déjeuner |
| nous | venons de déjeuner |
| vous | venez de déjeuner |
| ils/elles | viennent de déjeuner |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | déjeune |
|---|---|
| nous | déjeunons |
| vous | déjeunez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en déjeunant
What this table tells you about déjeuner
The past participle is déjeuné, 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 déjeuner-, 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: déjeune, déjeunes, déjeunent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know déjeunons you already know déjeunais, déjeunait and déjeunaient. Futur proche keeps déjeuner untouched.