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 | gagnesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai gagné | gagnaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais gagner | gagneraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | gagnessounds the same as another form in this tense | as gagnésounds the same as another form in this tense | gagnaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas gagnersounds the same as another form in this tense | gagnerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | gagnesounds the same as another form in this tense | a gagnésounds the same as another form in this tense | gagnaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va gagnersounds the same as another form in this tense | gagnerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | gagnons | avons gagné | gagnions | allons gagner | gagneronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | gagnez | avez gagné | gagniez | allez gagner | gagnerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | gagnentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont gagné | gagnaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont gagner | gagnerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. gagne covers both "I win, to earn" and "I am win, to earning" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and gagné does not — ai gagné.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so gagnons gives you gagnais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; gagner never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on gagner-, 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 gagner |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de gagner |
| il/elle | vient de gagner |
| nous | venons de gagner |
| vous | venez de gagner |
| ils/elles | viennent de gagner |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | gagne |
|---|---|
| nous | gagnons |
| vous | gagnez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en gagnant
What this table tells you about gagner
The past participle is gagné, 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 gagner-, 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: gagne, gagnes, gagnent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know gagnons you already know gagnais, gagnait and gagnaient. Futur proche keeps gagner untouched.