ouvrir
to openIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | ouvresounds the same as another form in this tense | ai ouvert | ouvraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais ouvrir | ouvriraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | ouvressounds the same as another form in this tense | as ouvertsounds the same as another form in this tense | ouvraissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas ouvrirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ouvrirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | ouvresounds the same as another form in this tense | a ouvertsounds the same as another form in this tense | ouvraitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va ouvrirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ouvrirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | ouvrons | avons ouvert | ouvrions | allons ouvrir | ouvrironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | ouvrez | avez ouvert | ouvriez | allez ouvrir | ouvrirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | ouvrentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont ouvert | ouvraientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont ouvrir | ouvrirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. ouvre covers both "I open" and "I am opening" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and ouvert does not — ai ouvert.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so ouvrons gives you ouvrais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; ouvrir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on ouvrir-, 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'ouvrir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'ouvrir |
| il/elle | vient d'ouvrir |
| nous | venons d'ouvrir |
| vous | venez d'ouvrir |
| ils/elles | viennent d'ouvrir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | ouvre |
|---|---|
| nous | ouvrons |
| vous | ouvrez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en ouvrant
What this table tells you about ouvrir
The past participle is ouvert, 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 ouvrir-, 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: ouvre, ouvres, ouvrent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know ouvrons you already know ouvrais, ouvrait and ouvraient. Futur proche keeps ouvrir untouched.
Worth knowing about ouvrir
This pattern is shared by couvrir, découvrir, offrir, and souffrir, which are classified as -ir verbs but conjugate like regular -er verbs in most positions.
Unlike regular -ir verbs, ouvrir conjugates with -e endings in singular and third-person plural forms (ouvre, ouvres, ouvre, ouvrent).
J'ouvre la porte chaque matin.
I open the door every morning.
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