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 | franchissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai franchi | franchissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais franchir | franchiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | franchissounds the same as another form in this tense | as franchisounds the same as another form in this tense | franchissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas franchirsounds the same as another form in this tense | franchirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | franchitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a franchisounds the same as another form in this tense | franchissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va franchirsounds the same as another form in this tense | franchirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | franchissons | avons franchi | franchissions | allons franchir | franchironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | franchissez | avez franchi | franchissiez | allez franchir | franchirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | franchissent | ont franchi | franchissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont franchir | franchirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. franchis covers both "I cross, to get past" and "I am cross, to get pasting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and franchi does not — ai franchi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so franchissons gives you franchissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; franchir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on franchir-, 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 franchir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de franchir |
| il/elle | vient de franchir |
| nous | venons de franchir |
| vous | venez de franchir |
| ils/elles | viennent de franchir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | franchis |
|---|---|
| nous | franchissons |
| vous | franchissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en franchissant
What this table tells you about franchir
The past participle is franchi, 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 franchir-, 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: franchis, franchit — 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 franchissons you already know franchissais, franchissait and franchissaient. Futur proche keeps franchir untouched.