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 | détestesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai détesté | détestaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais détester | détesteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | détestessounds the same as another form in this tense | as détestésounds the same as another form in this tense | détestaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas détestersounds the same as another form in this tense | détesterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | détestesounds the same as another form in this tense | a détestésounds the same as another form in this tense | détestaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va détestersounds the same as another form in this tense | détesterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | détestons | avons détesté | détestions | allons détester | détesteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | détestez | avez détesté | détestiez | allez détester | détesterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | détestentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont détesté | détestaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont détester | détesterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. déteste covers both "I detest, to hate" and "I am detest, to hateing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and détesté does not — ai détesté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so détestons gives you détestais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; détester never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on détester-, 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 détester |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de détester |
| il/elle | vient de détester |
| nous | venons de détester |
| vous | venez de détester |
| ils/elles | viennent de détester |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | déteste |
|---|---|
| nous | détestons |
| vous | détestez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en détestant
What this table tells you about détester
The past participle is détesté, 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 détester-, 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: déteste, détestes, détestent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know détestons you already know détestais, détestait and détestaient. Futur proche keeps détester untouched.