je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ (-is, -is, -it)। ਬਹੁਵਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ -iss- ਸਾਫ਼ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਫ਼ਰਕ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | nourrissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai nourri | nourrissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais nourrir | nourriraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | nourrissounds the same as another form in this tense | as nourrisounds the same as another form in this tense | nourrissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas nourrirsounds the same as another form in this tense | nourrirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | nourritsounds the same as another form in this tense | a nourrisounds the same as another form in this tense | nourrissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va nourrirsounds the same as another form in this tense | nourrirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | nourrissons | avons nourri | nourrissions | allons nourrir | nourrironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | nourrissez | avez nourri | nourrissiez | allez nourrir | nourrirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | nourrissent | ont nourri | nourrissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont nourrir | nourrirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. nourris covers both "I feed, to nourish" and "I am feed, to nourishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and nourri does not — ai nourri.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so nourrissons gives you nourrissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; nourrir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on nourrir-, 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 nourrir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de nourrir |
| il/elle | vient de nourrir |
| nous | venons de nourrir |
| vous | venez de nourrir |
| ils/elles | viennent de nourrir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | nourris |
|---|---|
| nous | nourrissons |
| vous | nourrissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en nourrissant
What this table tells you about nourrir
The past participle is nourri, 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 nourrir-, 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: nourris, nourrit — 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 nourrissons you already know nourrissais, nourrissait and nourrissaient. Futur proche keeps nourrir untouched.