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 | réagissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai réagi | réagissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais réagir | réagiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | réagissounds the same as another form in this tense | as réagisounds the same as another form in this tense | réagissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas réagirsounds the same as another form in this tense | réagirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | réagitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a réagisounds the same as another form in this tense | réagissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va réagirsounds the same as another form in this tense | réagirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | réagissons | avons réagi | réagissions | allons réagir | réagironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | réagissez | avez réagi | réagissiez | allez réagir | réagirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | réagissent | ont réagi | réagissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont réagir | réagirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. réagis covers both "I react" and "I am reacting" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and réagi does not — ai réagi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so réagissons gives you réagissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; réagir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on réagir-, 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 réagir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de réagir |
| il/elle | vient de réagir |
| nous | venons de réagir |
| vous | venez de réagir |
| ils/elles | viennent de réagir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | réagis |
|---|---|
| nous | réagissons |
| vous | réagissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en réagissant
What this table tells you about réagir
The past participle is réagi, 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 réagir-, 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: réagis, réagit — 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 réagissons you already know réagissais, réagissait and réagissaient. Futur proche keeps réagir untouched.