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 | tombesounds the same as another form in this tense | suis tombé(e) | tombaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais tomber | tomberaisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | tombessounds the same as another form in this tense | es tombé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | tombaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas tombersounds the same as another form in this tense | tomberassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | tombesounds the same as another form in this tense | est tombé(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | tombaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va tombersounds the same as another form in this tense | tomberasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | tombons | sommes tombé(e)s | tombions | allons tomber | tomberonssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | tombez | êtes tombé(e)(s) | tombiez | allez tomber | tomberezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | tombentsounds the same as another form in this tense | sont tombé(e)s | tombaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont tomber | tomberontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. tombe covers both "I fall" and "I am falling" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and tombé does not — suis tombé(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so tombons gives you tombais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; tomber never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on tomber-, 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 tomber |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de tomber |
| il/elle | vient de tomber |
| nous | venons de tomber |
| vous | venez de tomber |
| ils/elles | viennent de tomber |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | tombe |
|---|---|
| nous | tombons |
| vous | tombez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en tombant
What this table tells you about tomber
The past participle is tombé, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est tombée, ils sont tombés.
The futur simple is built on tomber-, 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: tombe, tombes, tombent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know tombons you already know tombais, tombait and tombaient. Futur proche keeps tomber untouched.