recevoir
to receiveIrregularਇਹ 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 | reçoissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai reçu | recevaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais recevoir | recevraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | reçoissounds the same as another form in this tense | as reçusounds the same as another form in this tense | recevaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas recevoirsounds the same as another form in this tense | recevrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | reçoitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a reçusounds the same as another form in this tense | recevaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va recevoirsounds the same as another form in this tense | recevrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | recevons | avons reçu | recevions | allons recevoir | recevronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | recevez | avez reçu | receviez | allez recevoir | recevrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | reçoivent | ont reçu | recevaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont recevoir | recevrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. reçois covers both "I receive" and "I am receiveing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and reçu does not — ai reçu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so recevons gives you recevais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; recevoir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on recevr- — not the infinitive recevoir. The conditional reuses this stem.
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 recevoir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de recevoir |
| il/elle | vient de recevoir |
| nous | venons de recevoir |
| vous | venez de recevoir |
| ils/elles | viennent de recevoir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | reçois |
|---|---|
| nous | recevons |
| vous | recevez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en recevant
What this table tells you about recevoir
The past participle is reçu, 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 recevr-, which is not the infinitive recevoir. This stem has to be learned, and it is the same one the conditional uses later.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: reçois, reçoit — 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 recevons you already know recevais, recevait and recevaient. Futur proche keeps recevoir untouched.