je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | finissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai fini | finissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais finir | finiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | finissounds the same as another form in this tense | as finisounds the same as another form in this tense | finissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas finirsounds the same as another form in this tense | finirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | finitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a finisounds the same as another form in this tense | finissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va finirsounds the same as another form in this tense | finirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | finissons | avons fini | finissions | allons finir | finironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | finissez | avez fini | finissiez | allez finir | finirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | finissent | ont fini | finissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont finir | finirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. finis covers both "I finish" and "I am finishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and fini does not — ai fini.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so finissons gives you finissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; finir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on finir-, 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 de finir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de finir |
| il/elle | vient de finir |
| nous | venons de finir |
| vous | venez de finir |
| ils/elles | viennent de finir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | finis |
|---|---|
| nous | finissons |
| vous | finissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en finissant
What this table tells you about finir
The past participle is fini, 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 finir-, 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: finis, finit — 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 finissons you already know finissais, finissait and finissaient. Futur proche keeps finir untouched.