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 | postulesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai postulé | postulaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais postuler | postuleraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | postulessounds the same as another form in this tense | as postulésounds the same as another form in this tense | postulaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas postulersounds the same as another form in this tense | postulerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | postulesounds the same as another form in this tense | a postulésounds the same as another form in this tense | postulaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va postulersounds the same as another form in this tense | postulerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | postulons | avons postulé | postulions | allons postuler | postuleronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | postulez | avez postulé | postuliez | allez postuler | postulerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | postulentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont postulé | postulaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont postuler | postulerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. postule covers both "I apply (for a job)" and "I am apply (for a job)ing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and postulé does not — ai postulé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so postulons gives you postulais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; postuler never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on postuler-, 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 postuler |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de postuler |
| il/elle | vient de postuler |
| nous | venons de postuler |
| vous | venez de postuler |
| ils/elles | viennent de postuler |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | postule |
|---|---|
| nous | postulons |
| vous | postulez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en postulant
What this table tells you about postuler
The past participle is postulé, 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 postuler-, 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: postule, postules, postulent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know postulons you already know postulais, postulait and postulaient. Futur proche keeps postuler untouched.