il ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | répondssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai répondu | répondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais répondre | répondraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | répondssounds the same as another form in this tense | as répondusounds the same as another form in this tense | répondaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas répondresounds the same as another form in this tense | répondrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | répondsounds the same as another form in this tense | a répondusounds the same as another form in this tense | répondaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va répondresounds the same as another form in this tense | répondrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | répondons | avons répondu | répondions | allons répondre | répondronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | répondez | avez répondu | répondiez | allez répondre | répondrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | répondent | ont répondu | répondaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont répondre | répondrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. réponds covers both "I answer" and "I am answering" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and répondu does not — ai répondu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so répondons gives you répondais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; répondre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on répondr-, 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 répondre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de répondre |
| il/elle | vient de répondre |
| nous | venons de répondre |
| vous | venez de répondre |
| ils/elles | viennent de répondre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | réponds |
|---|---|
| nous | répondons |
| vous | répondez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en répondant
What this table tells you about répondre
The past participle is répondu, 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 répondr-, 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: réponds, répond — 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 répondons you already know répondais, répondait and répondaient. Futur proche keeps répondre untouched.