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 | embauchesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai embauché | embauchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais embaucher | embaucheraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | embauchessounds the same as another form in this tense | as embauchésounds the same as another form in this tense | embauchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas embauchersounds the same as another form in this tense | embaucherassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | embauchesounds the same as another form in this tense | a embauchésounds the same as another form in this tense | embauchaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va embauchersounds the same as another form in this tense | embaucherasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | embauchons | avons embauché | embauchions | allons embaucher | embaucheronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | embauchez | avez embauché | embauchiez | allez embaucher | embaucherezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | embauchentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont embauché | embauchaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont embaucher | embaucherontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. embauche covers both "I hire" and "I am hireing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and embauché does not — ai embauché.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so embauchons gives you embauchais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; embaucher never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on embaucher-, 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'embaucher |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'embaucher |
| il/elle | vient d'embaucher |
| nous | venons d'embaucher |
| vous | venez d'embaucher |
| ils/elles | viennent d'embaucher |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | embauche |
|---|---|
| nous | embauchons |
| vous | embauchez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en embauchant
What this table tells you about embaucher
The past participle is embauché, 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 embaucher-, 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: embauche, embauches, embauchent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know embauchons you already know embauchais, embauchait and embauchaient. Futur proche keeps embaucher untouched.