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 | traversesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai traversé | traversaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais traverser | traverseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | traversessounds the same as another form in this tense | as traversésounds the same as another form in this tense | traversaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas traversersounds the same as another form in this tense | traverserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | traversesounds the same as another form in this tense | a traversésounds the same as another form in this tense | traversaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va traversersounds the same as another form in this tense | traverserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | traversons | avons traversé | traversions | allons traverser | traverseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | traversez | avez traversé | traversiez | allez traverser | traverserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | traversentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont traversé | traversaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont traverser | traverserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. traverse covers both "I cross" and "I am crossing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and traversé does not — ai traversé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so traversons gives you traversais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; traverser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on traverser-, 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 traverser |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de traverser |
| il/elle | vient de traverser |
| nous | venons de traverser |
| vous | venez de traverser |
| ils/elles | viennent de traverser |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | traverse |
|---|---|
| nous | traversons |
| vous | traversez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en traversant
What this table tells you about traverser
The past participle is traversé, 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 traverser-, 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: traverse, traverses, traversent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know traversons you already know traversais, traversait and traversaient. Futur proche keeps traverser untouched.