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 | dînesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai dîné | dînaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais dîner | dîneraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | dînessounds the same as another form in this tense | as dînésounds the same as another form in this tense | dînaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas dînersounds the same as another form in this tense | dînerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | dînesounds the same as another form in this tense | a dînésounds the same as another form in this tense | dînaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va dînersounds the same as another form in this tense | dînerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | dînons | avons dîné | dînions | allons dîner | dîneronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | dînez | avez dîné | dîniez | allez dîner | dînerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | dînentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont dîné | dînaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont dîner | dînerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. dîne covers both "I have dinner" and "I am have dinnering" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and dîné does not — ai dîné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so dînons gives you dînais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; dîner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on dîner-, 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 dîner |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de dîner |
| il/elle | vient de dîner |
| nous | venons de dîner |
| vous | venez de dîner |
| ils/elles | viennent de dîner |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | dîne |
|---|---|
| nous | dînons |
| vous | dînez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en dînant
What this table tells you about dîner
The past participle is dîné, 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 dîner-, 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: dîne, dînes, dînent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know dînons you already know dînais, dînait and dînaient. Futur proche keeps dîner untouched.