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 | obéissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai obéi | obéissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais obéir | obéiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | obéissounds the same as another form in this tense | as obéisounds the same as another form in this tense | obéissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas obéirsounds the same as another form in this tense | obéirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | obéitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a obéisounds the same as another form in this tense | obéissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va obéirsounds the same as another form in this tense | obéirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | obéissons | avons obéi | obéissions | allons obéir | obéironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | obéissez | avez obéi | obéissiez | allez obéir | obéirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | obéissent | ont obéi | obéissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont obéir | obéirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. obéis covers both "I obey" and "I am obeying" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and obéi does not — ai obéi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so obéissons gives you obéissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; obéir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on obéir-, 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 d'obéir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'obéir |
| il/elle | vient d'obéir |
| nous | venons d'obéir |
| vous | venez d'obéir |
| ils/elles | viennent d'obéir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | obéis |
|---|---|
| nous | obéissons |
| vous | obéissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en obéissant
What this table tells you about obéir
The past participle is obéi, 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 obéir-, 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: obéis, obéit — 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 obéissons you already know obéissais, obéissait and obéissaient. Futur proche keeps obéir untouched.