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 | licenciesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai licencié | licenciaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais licencier | licencieraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | licenciessounds the same as another form in this tense | as licenciésounds the same as another form in this tense | licenciaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas licenciersounds the same as another form in this tense | licencierassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | licenciesounds the same as another form in this tense | a licenciésounds the same as another form in this tense | licenciaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va licenciersounds the same as another form in this tense | licencierasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | licencions | avons licencié | licenciions | allons licencier | licencieronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | licenciez | avez licencié | licenciiez | allez licencier | licencierezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | licencientsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont licencié | licenciaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont licencier | licencierontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. licencie covers both "I lay off, to dismiss" and "I am lay off, to dismissing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and licencié does not — ai licencié.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so licencions gives you licenciais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; licencier never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on licencier-, 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 licencier |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de licencier |
| il/elle | vient de licencier |
| nous | venons de licencier |
| vous | venez de licencier |
| ils/elles | viennent de licencier |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | licencie |
|---|---|
| nous | licencions |
| vous | licenciez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en licenciant
What this table tells you about licencier
The past participle is licencié, 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 licencier-, 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: licencie, licencies, licencient — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know licencions you already know licenciais, licenciait and licenciaient. Futur proche keeps licencier untouched.