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 | utilisesounds the same as another form in this tense | ai utilisé | utilisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais utiliser | utiliseraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | utilisessounds the same as another form in this tense | as utilisésounds the same as another form in this tense | utilisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas utilisersounds the same as another form in this tense | utiliserassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | utilisesounds the same as another form in this tense | a utilisésounds the same as another form in this tense | utilisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va utilisersounds the same as another form in this tense | utiliserasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | utilisons | avons utilisé | utilisions | allons utiliser | utiliseronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | utilisez | avez utilisé | utilisiez | allez utiliser | utiliserezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | utilisentsounds the same as another form in this tense | ont utilisé | utilisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont utiliser | utiliserontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. utilise covers both "I use" and "I am useing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and utilisé does not — ai utilisé.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so utilisons gives you utilisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; utiliser never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on utiliser-, 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 d'utiliser |
|---|---|
| tu | viens d'utiliser |
| il/elle | vient d'utiliser |
| nous | venons d'utiliser |
| vous | venez d'utiliser |
| ils/elles | viennent d'utiliser |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | utilise |
|---|---|
| nous | utilisons |
| vous | utilisez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en utilisant
What this table tells you about utiliser
The past participle is utilisé, 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 utiliser-, 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: utilise, utilises, utilisent — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous and vous carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know utilisons you already know utilisais, utilisait and utilisaient. Futur proche keeps utiliser untouched.