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 | louesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai loué | louaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais louer | loueraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | louessounds the same as another form in this tense | as louésounds the same as another form in this tense | louaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas louersounds the same as another form in this tense | louerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | louesounds the same as another form in this tense | a louésounds the same as another form in this tense | louaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va louersounds the same as another form in this tense | louerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | louons | avons loué | louions | allons louer | loueronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | louez | avez loué | louiez | allez louer | louerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | louentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont loué | louaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont louer | louerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. loue covers both "I rent" and "I am renting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and loué does not — ai loué.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so louons gives you louais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; louer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on louer-, 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 louer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de louer |
| il/elle | vient de louer |
| nous | venons de louer |
| vous | venez de louer |
| ils/elles | viennent de louer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | loue |
|---|---|
| nous | louons |
| vous | louez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en louant
What this table tells you about louer
The past participle is loué, 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 louer-, 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: loue, loues, louent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know louons you already know louais, louait and louaient. Futur proche keeps louer untouched.