ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਟੈਮ ਬਦਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ nous ਅਤੇ vous ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡ ਕੇ ਬਾਕੀ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | répètesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai répété | répétaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais répéter | répéteraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | répètessounds the same as another form in this tense | as répétésounds the same as another form in this tense | répétaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas répétersounds the same as another form in this tense | répéterassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | répètesounds the same as another form in this tense | a répétésounds the same as another form in this tense | répétaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va répétersounds the same as another form in this tense | répéterasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | répétons | avons répété | répétions | allons répéter | répéteronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | répétez | avez répété | répétiez | allez répéter | répéterezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | répètentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont répété | répétaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont répéter | répéterontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. répète covers both "I repeat" and "I am repeating" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and répété does not — ai répété.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so répétons gives you répétais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; répéter never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on répéter-, 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 répéter |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de répéter |
| il/elle | vient de répéter |
| nous | venons de répéter |
| vous | venez de répéter |
| ils/elles | viennent de répéter |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | répète |
|---|---|
| nous | répétons |
| vous | répétez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en répétant
What this table tells you about répéter
The past participle is répété, 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 répéter-, 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: répète, répètes, répètent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know répétons you already know répétais, répétait and répétaient. Futur proche keeps répéter untouched.