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 | étendssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai étendu | étendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais étendre | étendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | étendssounds the same as another form in this tense | as étendusounds the same as another form in this tense | étendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas étendresounds the same as another form in this tense | étendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | étendsounds the same as another form in this tense | a étendusounds the same as another form in this tense | étendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va étendresounds the same as another form in this tense | étendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | étendons | avons étendu | étendions | allons étendre | étendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | étendez | avez étendu | étendiez | allez étendre | étendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | étendent | ont étendu | étendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont étendre | étendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. étends covers both "I extend, to spread out" and "I am extend, to spread outing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and étendu does not — ai étendu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so étendons gives you étendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; étendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on étendr-, 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'étendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'étendre |
| il/elle | vient d'étendre |
| nous | venons d'étendre |
| vous | venez d'étendre |
| ils/elles | viennent d'étendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | étends |
|---|---|
| nous | étendons |
| vous | étendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en étendant
What this table tells you about étendre
The past participle is étendu, 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 étendr-, 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: étends, étend — 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 étendons you already know étendais, étendait and étendaient. Futur proche keeps étendre untouched.