il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | mordssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai mordu | mordaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais mordre | mordraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | mordssounds the same as another form in this tense | as mordusounds the same as another form in this tense | mordaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas mordresounds the same as another form in this tense | mordrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | mordsounds the same as another form in this tense | a mordusounds the same as another form in this tense | mordaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va mordresounds the same as another form in this tense | mordrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | mordons | avons mordu | mordions | allons mordre | mordronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | mordez | avez mordu | mordiez | allez mordre | mordrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | mordent | ont mordu | mordaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont mordre | mordrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. mords covers both "I bite" and "I am biteing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and mordu does not — ai mordu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so mordons gives you mordais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; mordre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on mordr-, 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 mordre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de mordre |
| il/elle | vient de mordre |
| nous | venons de mordre |
| vous | venez de mordre |
| ils/elles | viennent de mordre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | mords |
|---|---|
| nous | mordons |
| vous | mordez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en mordant
What this table tells you about mordre
The past participle is mordu, 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 mordr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: mords, mord — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know mordons you already know mordais, mordait and mordaient. Futur proche keeps mordre untouched.