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 | parlesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai parlé | parlaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais parler | parleraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | parlessounds the same as another form in this tense | as parlésounds the same as another form in this tense | parlaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas parlersounds the same as another form in this tense | parlerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | parlesounds the same as another form in this tense | a parlésounds the same as another form in this tense | parlaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va parlersounds the same as another form in this tense | parlerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | parlons | avons parlé | parlions | allons parler | parleronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | parlez | avez parlé | parliez | allez parler | parlerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | parlentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont parlé | parlaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont parler | parlerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. parle covers both "I speak" and "I am speaking" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and parlé does not — ai parlé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so parlons gives you parlais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; parler never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on parler-, 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 parler |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de parler |
| il/elle | vient de parler |
| nous | venons de parler |
| vous | venez de parler |
| ils/elles | viennent de parler |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | parle |
|---|---|
| nous | parlons |
| vous | parlez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en parlant
What this table tells you about parler
The past participle is parlé, 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 parler-, 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: parle, parles, parlent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know parlons you already know parlais, parlait and parlaient. Futur proche keeps parler untouched.