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 | marchesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai marché | marchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais marcher | marcheraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | marchessounds the same as another form in this tense | as marchésounds the same as another form in this tense | marchaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas marchersounds the same as another form in this tense | marcherassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | marchesounds the same as another form in this tense | a marchésounds the same as another form in this tense | marchaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va marchersounds the same as another form in this tense | marcherasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | marchons | avons marché | marchions | allons marcher | marcheronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | marchez | avez marché | marchiez | allez marcher | marcherezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | marchentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont marché | marchaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont marcher | marcherontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. marche covers both "I walk, to work (function)" and "I am walk, to work (function)ing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and marché does not — ai marché.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so marchons gives you marchais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; marcher never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on marcher-, 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 marcher |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de marcher |
| il/elle | vient de marcher |
| nous | venons de marcher |
| vous | venez de marcher |
| ils/elles | viennent de marcher |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | marche |
|---|---|
| nous | marchons |
| vous | marchez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en marchant
What this table tells you about marcher
The past participle is marché, 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 marcher-, 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: marche, marches, marchent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know marchons you already know marchais, marchait and marchaient. Futur proche keeps marcher untouched.