écrire
to writeIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | écrissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai écrit | écrivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais écrire | écriraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | écrissounds the same as another form in this tense | as écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | écrivaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas écriresounds the same as another form in this tense | écrirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | a écritsounds the same as another form in this tense | écrivaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va écriresounds the same as another form in this tense | écrirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | écrivons | avons écrit | écrivions | allons écrire | écrironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | écrivez | avez écrit | écriviez | allez écrire | écrirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | écrivent | ont écrit | écrivaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont écrire | écrirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. écris covers both "I write" and "I am writeing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and écrit does not — ai écrit.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so écrivons gives you écrivais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; écrire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on écrir-, 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 d'écrire |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'écrire |
| il/elle | vient d'écrire |
| nous | venons d'écrire |
| vous | venez d'écrire |
| ils/elles | viennent d'écrire |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | écris |
|---|---|
| nous | écrivons |
| vous | écrivez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en écrivant
What this table tells you about écrire
The past participle is écrit, 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 écrir-, 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: écris, écrit — 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 écrivons you already know écrivais, écrivait and écrivaient. Futur proche keeps écrire untouched.