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 | terminesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai terminé | terminaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais terminer | termineraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | terminessounds the same as another form in this tense | as terminésounds the same as another form in this tense | terminaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas terminersounds the same as another form in this tense | terminerassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | terminesounds the same as another form in this tense | a terminésounds the same as another form in this tense | terminaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va terminersounds the same as another form in this tense | terminerasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | terminons | avons terminé | terminions | allons terminer | termineronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | terminez | avez terminé | terminiez | allez terminer | terminerezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | terminentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont terminé | terminaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont terminer | terminerontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. termine covers both "I end, to finish" and "I am end, to finishing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and terminé does not — ai terminé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so terminons gives you terminais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; terminer never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on terminer-, 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 terminer |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de terminer |
| il/elle | vient de terminer |
| nous | venons de terminer |
| vous | venez de terminer |
| ils/elles | viennent de terminer |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | termine |
|---|---|
| nous | terminons |
| vous | terminez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en terminant
What this table tells you about terminer
The past participle is terminé, 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 terminer-, 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: termine, termines, terminent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know terminons you already know terminais, terminait and terminaient. Futur proche keeps terminer untouched.