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 | discutesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai discuté | discutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais discuter | discuteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | discutessounds the same as another form in this tense | as discutésounds the same as another form in this tense | discutaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas discutersounds the same as another form in this tense | discuterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | discutesounds the same as another form in this tense | a discutésounds the same as another form in this tense | discutaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va discutersounds the same as another form in this tense | discuterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | discutons | avons discuté | discutions | allons discuter | discuteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | discutez | avez discuté | discutiez | allez discuter | discuterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | discutentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont discuté | discutaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont discuter | discuterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. discute covers both "I discuss" and "I am discussing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and discuté does not — ai discuté.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so discutons gives you discutais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; discuter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on discuter-, 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 discuter |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de discuter |
| il/elle | vient de discuter |
| nous | venons de discuter |
| vous | venez de discuter |
| ils/elles | viennent de discuter |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | discute |
|---|---|
| nous | discutons |
| vous | discutez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en discutant
What this table tells you about discuter
The past participle is discuté, 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 discuter-, 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: discute, discutes, discutent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know discutons you already know discutais, discutait and discutaient. Futur proche keeps discuter untouched.