il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | entendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai entendu | entendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais entendre | entendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | entendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as entendusounds the same as another form in this tense | entendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas entendresounds the same as another form in this tense | entendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | entendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a entendusounds the same as another form in this tense | entendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va entendresounds the same as another form in this tense | entendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | entendons | avons entendu | entendions | allons entendre | entendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | entendez | avez entendu | entendiez | allez entendre | entendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | entendent | ont entendu | entendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont entendre | entendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. entends covers both "I hear" and "I am hearing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and entendu does not — ai entendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so entendons gives you entendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; entendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on entendr-, 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'entendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'entendre |
| il/elle | vient d'entendre |
| nous | venons d'entendre |
| vous | venez d'entendre |
| ils/elles | viennent d'entendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | entends |
|---|---|
| nous | entendons |
| vous | entendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en entendant
What this table tells you about entendre
The past participle is entendu, 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 entendr-, 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: entends, entend — 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 entendons you already know entendais, entendait and entendaient. Futur proche keeps entendre untouched.