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 | jouesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai joué | jouaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais jouer | joueraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | jouessounds the same as another form in this tense | as jouésounds the same as another form in this tense | jouaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas jouersounds the same as another form in this tense | jouerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | jouesounds the same as another form in this tense | a jouésounds the same as another form in this tense | jouaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va jouersounds the same as another form in this tense | jouerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | jouons | avons joué | jouions | allons jouer | joueronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | jouez | avez joué | jouiez | allez jouer | jouerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | jouentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont joué | jouaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont jouer | jouerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. joue covers both "I play" and "I am playing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and joué does not — ai joué.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so jouons gives you jouais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; jouer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on jouer-, 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 jouer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de jouer |
| il/elle | vient de jouer |
| nous | venons de jouer |
| vous | venez de jouer |
| ils/elles | viennent de jouer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | joue |
|---|---|
| nous | jouons |
| vous | jouez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en jouant
What this table tells you about jouer
The past participle is joué, 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 jouer-, 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: joue, joues, jouent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know jouons you already know jouais, jouait and jouaient. Futur proche keeps jouer untouched.