joindre
to join, to attachIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | joinssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai joint | joignaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais joindre | joindraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | joinssounds the same as another form in this tense | as jointsounds the same as another form in this tense | joignaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas joindresounds the same as another form in this tense | joindrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | jointsounds the same as another form in this tense | a jointsounds the same as another form in this tense | joignaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va joindresounds the same as another form in this tense | joindrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | joignons | avons joint | joignions | allons joindre | joindronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | joignez | avez joint | joigniez | allez joindre | joindrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | joignent | ont joint | joignaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont joindre | joindrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. joins covers both "I join, to attach" and "I am join, to attaching" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and joint does not — ai joint.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so joignons gives you joignais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; joindre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on joindr-, 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 joindre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de joindre |
| il/elle | vient de joindre |
| nous | venons de joindre |
| vous | venez de joindre |
| ils/elles | viennent de joindre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | joins |
|---|---|
| nous | joignons |
| vous | joignez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en joignant
What this table tells you about joindre
The past participle is joint, 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 joindr-, 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: joins, joint — 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 joignons you already know joignais, joignait and joignaient. Futur proche keeps joindre untouched.
Worth knowing about joindre
In formal correspondence, the phrase je joins... is idiomatic, meaning 'I attach' or 'I enclose' (e.g., je joins mon CV). This specific phrasing is more frequent and valued in formal French writing than other uses of joindre.
The d of the stem disappears in present singular forms (joins, joint) and before the nasal consonant in 3rd plural (joignent), avoiding phonotactically illegal consonant clusters. Compare the future stem joindrai, which retains the d.
Je joins mon CV.
I attach my CV.
ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੀ ਵੀ ਜੋੜਦਾ ਹਾਂ।