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 | ralentissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai ralenti | ralentissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais ralentir | ralentiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | ralentissounds the same as another form in this tense | as ralentisounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas ralentirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | ralentitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a ralentisounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va ralentirsounds the same as another form in this tense | ralentirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | ralentissons | avons ralenti | ralentissions | allons ralentir | ralentironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | ralentissez | avez ralenti | ralentissiez | allez ralentir | ralentirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | ralentissent | ont ralenti | ralentissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont ralentir | ralentirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. ralentis covers both "I slow down" and "I am slow downing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and ralenti does not — ai ralenti.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so ralentissons gives you ralentissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; ralentir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on ralentir-, 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 ralentir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de ralentir |
| il/elle | vient de ralentir |
| nous | venons de ralentir |
| vous | venez de ralentir |
| ils/elles | viennent de ralentir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | ralentis |
|---|---|
| nous | ralentissons |
| vous | ralentissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en ralentissant
What this table tells you about ralentir
The past participle is ralenti, 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 ralentir-, 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: ralentis, ralentit — 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 ralentissons you already know ralentissais, ralentissait and ralentissaient. Futur proche keeps ralentir untouched.