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 | formesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai formé | formaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais former | formeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | formessounds the same as another form in this tense | as formésounds the same as another form in this tense | formaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas formersounds the same as another form in this tense | formerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | formesounds the same as another form in this tense | a formésounds the same as another form in this tense | formaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va formersounds the same as another form in this tense | formerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | formons | avons formé | formions | allons former | formeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | formez | avez formé | formiez | allez former | formerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | formentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont formé | formaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont former | formerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. forme covers both "I train" and "I am training" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and formé does not — ai formé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so formons gives you formais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; former never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on former-, 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 former |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de former |
| il/elle | vient de former |
| nous | venons de former |
| vous | venez de former |
| ils/elles | viennent de former |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | forme |
|---|---|
| nous | formons |
| vous | formez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en formant
What this table tells you about former
The past participle is formé, 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 former-, 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: forme, formes, forment — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know formons you already know formais, formait and formaient. Futur proche keeps former untouched.