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 | saisissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai saisi | saisissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais saisir | saisiraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | saisissounds the same as another form in this tense | as saisisounds the same as another form in this tense | saisissaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas saisirsounds the same as another form in this tense | saisirassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | saisitsounds the same as another form in this tense | a saisisounds the same as another form in this tense | saisissaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va saisirsounds the same as another form in this tense | saisirasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | saisissons | avons saisi | saisissions | allons saisir | saisironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | saisissez | avez saisi | saisissiez | allez saisir | saisirezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | saisissent | ont saisi | saisissaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont saisir | saisirontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. saisis covers both "I seize, to enter (data)" and "I am seize, to enter (data)ing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and saisi does not — ai saisi.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so saisissons gives you saisissais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; saisir never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on saisir-, 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 saisir |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de saisir |
| il/elle | vient de saisir |
| nous | venons de saisir |
| vous | venez de saisir |
| ils/elles | viennent de saisir |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | saisis |
|---|---|
| nous | saisissons |
| vous | saisissez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en saisissant
What this table tells you about saisir
The past participle is saisi, 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 saisir-, 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: saisis, saisit — 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 saisissons you already know saisissais, saisissait and saisissaient. Futur proche keeps saisir untouched.