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 | laissesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai laissé | laissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais laisser | laisseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | laissessounds the same as another form in this tense | as laissésounds the same as another form in this tense | laissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas laissersounds the same as another form in this tense | laisserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | laissesounds the same as another form in this tense | a laissésounds the same as another form in this tense | laissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va laissersounds the same as another form in this tense | laisserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | laissons | avons laissé | laissions | allons laisser | laisseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | laissez | avez laissé | laissiez | allez laisser | laisserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | laissentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont laissé | laissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont laisser | laisserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. laisse covers both "I leave, to let" and "I am leave, to leting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and laissé does not — ai laissé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so laissons gives you laissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; laisser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on laisser-, 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 laisser |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de laisser |
| il/elle | vient de laisser |
| nous | venons de laisser |
| vous | venez de laisser |
| ils/elles | viennent de laisser |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | laisse |
|---|---|
| nous | laissons |
| vous | laissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en laissant
What this table tells you about laisser
The past participle is laissé, 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 laisser-, 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: laisse, laisses, laissent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know laissons you already know laissais, laissait and laissaient. Futur proche keeps laisser untouched.