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 | étudiesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai étudié | étudiaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais étudier | étudieraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | étudiessounds the same as another form in this tense | as étudiésounds the same as another form in this tense | étudiaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas étudiersounds the same as another form in this tense | étudierassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | étudiesounds the same as another form in this tense | a étudiésounds the same as another form in this tense | étudiaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va étudiersounds the same as another form in this tense | étudierasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | étudions | avons étudié | étudiions | allons étudier | étudieronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | étudiez | avez étudié | étudiiez | allez étudier | étudierezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | étudientsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont étudié | étudiaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont étudier | étudierontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. étudie covers both "I study" and "I am studying" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and étudié does not — ai étudié.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so étudions gives you étudiais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; étudier never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on étudier-, 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'étudier |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'étudier |
| il/elle | vient d'étudier |
| nous | venons d'étudier |
| vous | venez d'étudier |
| ils/elles | viennent d'étudier |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | étudie |
|---|---|
| nous | étudions |
| vous | étudiez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en étudiant
What this table tells you about étudier
The past participle is étudié, 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 étudier-, 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: étudie, étudies, étudient — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know étudions you already know étudiais, étudiait and étudiaient. Futur proche keeps étudier untouched.