je, tu, il ਅਤੇ ils ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -e, -es ਅਤੇ -ent ਸਾਰੇ ਚੁੱਪ ਹਨ। ਸਿਰਫ਼ nous (-ons) ਅਤੇ vous (-ez) ਵੱਖਰੇ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | signesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai signé | signaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais signer | signeraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | signessounds the same as another form in this tense | as signésounds the same as another form in this tense | signaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas signersounds the same as another form in this tense | signerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | signesounds the same as another form in this tense | a signésounds the same as another form in this tense | signaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va signersounds the same as another form in this tense | signerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | signons | avons signé | signions | allons signer | signeronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | signez | avez signé | signiez | allez signer | signerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | signentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont signé | signaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont signer | signerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. signe covers both "I sign" and "I am signing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and signé does not — ai signé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so signons gives you signais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; signer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on signer-, 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 signer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de signer |
| il/elle | vient de signer |
| nous | venons de signer |
| vous | venez de signer |
| ils/elles | viennent de signer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | signe |
|---|---|
| nous | signons |
| vous | signez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en signant
What this table tells you about signer
The past participle is signé, 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 signer-, 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: signe, signes, signent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know signons you already know signais, signait and signaient. Futur proche keeps signer untouched.